Is carpet in lounge a yay or a nay?

getmore4less

Quality carpet will last more than a few years, think decades.

dunroving

Is the cold factor of hard flooring greater on a solid floor (concrete, etc.) floor? I'm thinking through a similar question (newly purchased house), but will live with the current carpet for at least 6 months before I decide. I may get another dog, which makes me lean towards hard flooring with rugs (I have three large-sized rugs from when I was in the US 11 years ago, all wood flooring).

Maybe harebrained logic, but I was thinking that the air under floorboards would help to insulate against cold floors, whereas a solid floor would be more conductive/similar to the ground temperature.

pollypenny

I do not understand the appalled attitudes to carpet on these American design programmes.

Warm, soft and quiet.

We!!!8217;ve just replaced hall carpet after 28 years.

maisie_cat

We have no carpets except in one bedroom. We do have a large old rug in the sitting room over the oak floor as a soft underfoot. Having said that we now need to carpet the upstairs to sell the house.

Waterlily24

Carpets for me too, don't like hard floors except for kitchens and bathrooms.

steph2901

Carpets for me too! The only rooms without it are the hall, kitchen and bathroom.

Silvertabby

We changed our lounge and dining room carpet for oak last year (elderly cat - enough said!) and we love it. It's warm, quiet and easy to clean.

cajef

Carpet for us all through apart from kitchen and bathroom, we don't have a hoover but we vacuum regularly with a Dyson.:p

katiekittykat

It is up to you I guess, do you have any pets?

We have hard floors in the living room, but have no children so not worried about falls etc ... although if I had my way I would have a carpet

stator

I would never have any other flooring in a living room than carpet.
How could you want something slippery or uncomfortable in the living room?

Carpet is the best flooring there is, except in rooms where you need to wash the floor like kitchens and bathrooms.