Where do you live? Do you have a basement under your main floor? Carpet was invented because hard floors were cold and noisy. Bedrooms do not typically have the traffic that soils carpet. It's a personal preference thing in the end. What are your life style priorities?

We considered this a well. Hardwood is thinner than carpet, so your trim would need to be adjusted if you change it. Ultimately we choose to keep the carpet due to the cost of both hardwood floor and fixing all the trim. I would have done hardwood if money were no object, but the noise factor was also a concern in our two story.

Hardwood with a rug. Shoe mold addresses the 1/8” trim issue, and has to be installed anyway, unless you pull all the trim and reinstall.

We have 3 dogs so I would never have anything but hardwood (or tile) with area rugs.

We have carpet in our bedrooms and I like it because it softens the room and feels good on bare feet.

However, carpet has the disadvantage that removing accidental body fluids means that the carpet has to be deep cleaned. This is not fun in a hot humid August when one's spouse is in the hospital. A rug would have been easier to clean.

Hardwood with a large rug....wood is such an easy-to-care-for flooring - rugs are easier to keep vacuumed and less aggravating to allergies, and having a rug gives you lots of color/texture/size choices - and can be updated easier than carpet.

Either works well. Currently I have hardwood in my main floor bedroom and am very happy with it, but if I ever get around to remodeling the attic bedroom I'll likely use carpet to reduce sound transmission. One consideration before your decide -- carpet in bedrooms can be a real problem for people who suffer from allergies, asthma, etc.

I'm excited to install all LVP throughout our house. This is the first time we've had hard floors in the bedrooms. I like the opportunity to decorate the room with a large rug rather than having to stick with the same neutral carpet forever.

I would caution that the cost of a quality large rug for even a queen size bed is costly and then most of it's underneath the bed so we're looking for something affordable if it ends up being a basic design.

Thanks all. I think I am leaning towards hardwood. Especially as I sit here looking at the worn spots on my carpet.

But curled up in your carpeting, these guys are so cute. Whatever will they do without you?

Some bedding produces more lint than others and you need to lug out the vac for carpet but a a dust mop is all you need for wood or tile or vinyl floors. You don't need to cover the entire floor with a rug: consider a pair of runners in winter instead if the floor is cold but enjoy the cooler floor in the summer.