Bedrooms hardwood or carpet?

Albermarle

AdventureRocks said:

If I go with the carpet option what material do I need for something which is good quality?

There are various different material used for carpet, and they all come at different qualities.
I think Polypropylene fibre carpets are popular for low traffic areas, as they feel soft underfoot and are stain resistant.

adam06_2

Go carpet it warmer, quieter and softer when the kid starts to crawl/pull up/walk

twopenny

Definitely carpet.
Children, especially toddlers, don't step lightly in the early hours.
And you'd have to take off your shoes and tiptoe in to see if they are ok/asleep and not wake them up.
Hardwood toys can be made to skid and spin across the room in all directions as a great game. And you have to collect them.

Eldi_Dos

There is a train of thought that polished wooden floors and leather settees make it more difficult for kids when they are learning to pull themselves up and start toddling, as it is more difficult to get purchase on a polished surface than a carpet or fabric settee.

Chickereeeee

AdventureRocks said:

If I go with the carpet option what material do I need for something which is good quality?

Over 45 years and four houses, raising a family in that period, I have never found a reason NOT to use wool carpets. 

Bigphil1474

IME, always carpet for a bedroom. As others have said, noise is less, and it's safer for kids. You could always have a rug as well near the cot to keep it nice, but rugs on shiny floors are an accident waiting to happen.  

For carpets, we've always gone on cost, depending where it is. Spent more on living room than stairs for example. We use a local fitter who usually gets us off cuts to save a few £ when he can, but charges a fair rate in any case. Good quality underlay is as important as the carpet. 

Postik

In my old office I had laminate flooring.  When I turned it into a nursery I switched it for carpet.  As someone else mentioned above, I've never had a child stain a carpet permanently from being sick (as long as you clean it up quickly).  I seem to recall in most major sick related instances it mostly ends up going all over the bed.  Yes, babies drool and can bring up small amounts of sick but that's generally easily cleaned up.

ChilliBob

100% carpet. We actually went from nice wooden floorboards - professionally sanded, oiled by us, done really well... to carpet.. .which wasn't an easy decision!

Essentially it just wasn't cosy enough when we had a baby in our room. Having a 6.5 year old and 18 month old I'd say it's anywhere there's food consumed you need to be wary of the floor - first time parents feeding the baby in the the dining room with champagne coloured carpet and no mat - what were we thinking!

Kitchen now with wipe clean tiles all the way!

Albermarle

 Yes, babies drool and can bring up small amounts of sick but that's generally easily cleaned up.

Usually they are sick on you, rather than the carpet,  if I remember well.