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anastasia65

Carpet help - what's in, what's out?

6 years ago

I'll just say upfront, I'm clueless when it comes to carpet (among other things). We need to replace carpets for 4 bedrooms which includes the master bedroom. Also for a bonus room. My husband wants me to make a decision and I have no clue what to pick (he brings home samples of different versions of brown, or beige, beige, and more beige! Ugh. How do you even choose a beige?! Some of greenish. Some are grayish. Some are yellow-ish. And some are too brown for my liking.) I don't want to pick something that is already dated. What's in style? Should I do all bedrooms the same, or upgrade the look for the master? Should the bonus room be the same as bedrooms? Or is it ok to do something different there? (On the other hand, just choosing one kind for all would certainly simplify things!) I want a neutral, nothing dark, but can't be too, too light because of kids and pets, so my thought is something with flecks of color...? What about those carpet squares (is that still a thing?) for the bonus room? (The bonus room is the gathering spot - used for socializing, TV, piano, games, treadmill - although I want the treadmill out of there! and an office off of it that would be carpeted the same.) Carpet squares could be swapped out and replaced if needed? What looks good, feels good, is easy to clean, holds up well and doesn't cost a fortune. Am I asking for too much? What do I look for? How do I choose? Any dos and don'ts? (Last I picked carpet 25 years ago Berber was the thing!) Oh, my walls in the bonus room are a yellow mustard color with good-sized white molding and doors and transoms and big windows and high ceilings and the office is cream colored and has skylights and it all faces south, so it's light and sunny. Bedrooms are painted different colors (so looking for a neutral that would go with all of it) and again, with white woodwork/doors. The master bedroom is north and under trees and is pretty dark. The other bedrooms face east and get good amount of sun. Hope that gives you lots of information to go on. I really appreciate any advice you have. Thanks!

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