Walls – How to clean stains from rice pilaf from the off-white carpet and wall

Fisrt, DON'T REPLACE THE FLOOR, that would lead to a lot of headaches and is probably un-nessassary. That floor shouldn't absorb oil that quickly if it had been sealed properly. My guess is that the floor either wasn't sealed correctly or it's been so long since it has been that it's all been worn off.

Try getting a wood oil soap (like Murphy's or Old English) these soaps have oils in them that are meant to be absorbed into wood. This won't take out the oil, but it might help to make it blend in. I don't think that stain is comming out, even if you sanded the floor, the stain would have absorbed into the wood too deeply.

It's important to remember that wood is pourous and the natural oils that are in it are evaporated over time and have to be replaced, or else the wood becomes discolored and brittle, which is probably the case here. I wash all my wood floors twice a year with an oil soap to help keep them hydrated.

You didn't mention how large your room was, but if it is fairly small you may get away without having to restretch the carpet. You will probably need new tack strip as it is difficult to remove the old without breaking it. Worse case would be that you may need to rent a knee kicker to stretch it back if the results without are disappointing. If the room is large, you may want to have a kicker ready to go. In either case, don't forget to have a 3 or 4 inch chisel or stiff putty knife to tuck the carper edge back down behind the tack strip. Good Luck.