I like the center one too. It's fresh and looks current. The other two look a bit old and drab (at least on my phone's little screen.)

Looking at it on my larger screen, the left and center one look like the same/similar pattern just different colors. I'd rather have something darker that would be less likely to show a spill or stain so I'd say the one on the left. The one on the right does look a bit boring.

For me it would be the one on the right. I think it would blend better with most colors or patterns in upholstery people may have.......boring is generally safe :-)))

Left one for me, too. I like the nearly white one, but the thought of maintaining a carpet that light is terrifying. I don’t like the one on the right. Could be monitor differences, but it looks like it isn’t friends with your wall color.

How would the lightest one stand up to stains? I'm thinking cat barf, which we are forever cleaning from our carpeted floors.

IdaClaire, I have no idea how the lightest one would stand up to stains, but the thought of stains prompted me to include the dark one on the left.

When choosing carpeting for a house that you are going to sell shortly, the prime concern is the appeal to the multitude of buyers. To help you make your decision, think of all your friends and their furnishings, the difference in tastes and colors, and try to select something that will go with most peoples decor. Chances are, whoever buys the house will eventually replace, but in the meantime, they have to live with it.

As a decorator, none of the three. Left - too dark. Middle - too busy. Right - too colorful.

If you absolutely must put down new carpet, go with a neutral taupe without color shading...as in no pink, orange, purple, etc shading to the taupe...in a plush cut. Just a nice, indiscreet, soft grayish-tan color. It will blend with any accent colors that a possible buyer may have. Buy a 100% nylon fiber unless you want to spend the money for 100% wool. And put the best padding you can buy under it. The plush feel and overall life/wear of a carpet is reliant upon the padding that's under it. If you doubt my word...ask a reputable carpet installer in your area. And, nylon cleans easily, wears the longest and recovers from almost any insult you can throw at it. Despite all the advertising hoopla...even the carpet industry will tell you that nylon is the best fiber...aside from 100% wool...that you can put on a floor and I've had them all at one time or another.

The middle one looks to be berber which is a more modern look. The right is more traditional so it depends on your house. The color on the left is a huge turn-off to me. Plush carpet in a cooler climate would be more liked and the low textured berbers would be better like in warmer climates.

So take Georgymom's advice and get what is trending in your neighborhood.

Anything but the left one. It will darken the room, and you need something more like what Winter describes.

I’m not crazy about any of them either really. The one in the middle is ok but it is very pale and will show stains quickly if that is a concern with kids or pets. I would pick it if it is for bedrooms and not main living areas. The one on the right is drab and looks boring. The one on the left is also pretty drab and dark. Can you find something in a mixed color pattern that better matches your current wall color and the rest of your color palette?

What other colors does the patterned one come in — is there a medium shade in between those two? IF I had to pick one of those, though, I’d pick the middle one; I definitely wouldn’t pick the “builder’s special” on the right!!

If you could find something like this, that’d be good.

The carpeting will only be in the bedrooms. The rest of the house has hardwood or stone flooring. I would love to put down on-site finished hardwoods in the bedrooms, but the cost and the mess are only reasonable if I were staying in the house forever which is not the case.

Just how bad is the bedroom carpet now? Perhaps an allowance at closing for new carpet would be a better way to go. That leaves the choices up to the new buyer.

Hardwood or engineered wood, in many areas it's difficult to sell a house with any carpet. You need to check with your realtor on what needs to be changed to increase the likelihood of a fast sale.

When we sold our home last year, we were "encouraged" to replace the existing wall to wall ( in bedrooms and stairs) to a " more updated" look. It was something similar to your center one but possibly a tad darker or more tan.

We actually thought it looked terrible, but apparently it is what buyers consider desirable and the house did sell in under a week. DH and I kept thinking that it reminded us of what we had originally when we moved in in 1990 (Berber I guess was a bit more textured) but again, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and I guess buyers thought it was a good look.

Lvt or laminate flooring is number one to put down...then the carpet to the right is the plushest as a 2nd choice. You want the house to feel "nice", "fresh" and cozy.

For selling, I'd go with the one in the middle. Being lighter, it will brighten up the space and I think it is more in line with current trends. If it were just for me, I would opt for the stain-hiding potential of the one on the left, even though it is dark. I don't like the one on the right at all; it looks off with your paint color, is boring, won't hide stains, and looks builder-grade.