Wool is a great fiber for all the reasons you list. It's also very soft and nice on the feet. If you can afford it, you should get it. It's also sustainable because it lasts forever. Even a wool blend is great, if you want to keep t he price down.

IMO wall to wall carpet is gross and for sure in a kids room No matter how careful and clean you are carpet holds on to smells, and dust I think a nice hard surface floor and an area rug is always the best choice for every space not just bedrooms. If you must I like wool it at least is antural fiber. I will say it does not last forever but in a guest room probably would last as long as you wanted it to.

I also wouldn't put wall to wall carpet in a child's bedroom - or any room that gets any kind of use frankly. I did have wool wall to wall in my master bedroom and even with relatively limited hard use - i.e. shoes weren't generally worn in there - food wasn't eaten for the most part except bon bons in bed :-) - it still got grubby.

It is far better to put down flooring that can be cleaned because kids are going to mess up a floor inevitably. Then purchase a cozy area rug which can be sent to a cleaner often or replaced relatively inexpensively.

I think it would be wonderful.

Every house I’ve ever lived in had wall-to-wall carpet in the bedroom (and I’m still alive). I don’t find it gets so dirty …unless people eat, drink and wear shoes, paint, etc. in the bedroom. I also do not see a difference (sanitary wise) between a huge rug on top of solid surface flooring and wall- to- wall, because they both can be cleaned, I really like your choice. I live in a cold climate though…and know I would not want wall-to-wall if I were to live in a warm climate

We added wool carpeting (loved) on our staircase (as a runner) and upstairs bedrooms in our previous home. As with anything, quality can play a big part, so we chose 100% New Zealand wool content (well known for quality of its wool). Another thing we learned was that good under padding can help prolong the life of the carpet. Invest in the best option that that you can afford.

I agree with everything Gargamel said (except I’m in a very warm climate). :)

Another vote yes. Have always happily had it in the bedrooms of every house I’ve ever lived in, including my daughter’s rooms.

I am a no on wall to wall carpet. I have had it and some how no matter how well you take care of it, there is that one stain you cannot get out. The dust that collects between the wall and trim drives me insane. I definitely do not recommend it for bedrooms with a bath. Wet feet destroys a carpet. Wood floors, area rugs are my go to for any room.

How old are the kids? It would depend on the ages and what they do in their rooms.

Guest room would probably be a yes.

This is wool velvet cut from Stark. I did not want loop with a pet.

This is not wall to wall, but it is full room size and just out of curiosity I pulled up the corner of the carpet and then the underpad to show the floor right inside the bedroom door.

This is 5 years and while the carpet gets vacuumed regularly the pad has never been picked up and swept under. This is the floor from when this carpet was put down And we have had construction going on the entire time, and we have a pet.

We don't wear shoes in the bedrooms but with proper care, it's not gross, as you can see.

Now, the former carpet we pulled up, which was brand new when we rented the house out for two years, that was disgusting underneath. But I don't think the renters even owned a vacuum cleaner.

I think whether carpet is "gross" or not must have something to do with the housekeeping.

And I would recommend wool if it is in your budget. Even when it wears it wears with a different quality than synthetic. I have antique persians that are 100 years old and some of them are practically bald but still look good.

The wool carpet from 1975 was still in the basement of my parents house when it was sold 40 years later and save for one very worn area under my dads desk chair where he continually rubbed his feet back and forth, it looked brand new.

I agree with Jan about room size. Ours are true room size with less than 6" around the edges with a bit of floor showing. But we are going to carpet the stairs in wool, fully. There is nothing nice about the wood on the stairs to reveal on the sides, and I actually think that's harder to keep clean than full rug.

About a year ago, we put in a patterned 80/20 wool/nylon carpet upstairs, which consists of a playroom and two kids' bedrooms. Mostly, we wanted carpet to help with sounds. I can definitely tell the difference between this new high quality carpet and our old Stainmaster stuff. I tested about 10 different brands and blends, and this one was the best to clean. Have you tried getting stains out of your sample? Do you already have flooring in those bedrooms? I think if you already have hardwood, I wouldn't put wall-to-wall carpet over it, but if you're starting from scratch it could be a good idea.

Thank you everyone! Our current home is 100% hardwood in all rooms and we generally despise carpet but (plot twist) it’s actually very practical in kids rooms for the simple comfort factor. But also for NOISE REDUCTION.

Our new home is a two story house and honestly the idea of them stomping around is enough to make me choose any carpet. They are 4 and 5, we don’t wear shoes in the house, and we absolutely never eat anywhere other than the kitchen or living room. I guess that’s all to say I’m not looking for anyone’s pros and cons of carpet in general. Just actual feedback from wool carpet owners :) I really don’t need the carpet to last forever because I know the ick factor will make me replace it in 10 years anyway.

Buy the best 100% nylon you can find, and it ISN'T a "Stainmaster" It's a Masland, or a Rosecore or an Antrim...... The "stomp/noise" factor? HA!!!! the far bigger factor is a huge barf/hurl episode in the middle of the night. Good luck!

Honestly? In a kid room? No way. One night on your hands and knees with hydrogen peroxide will cure you........You're forty or under? That explains it.

Kids rooms are fun, inexpensive with a nice big area rug, hard surface for some play ( Legos come to mind ) and yes........that other thing. I've been thanked MANY time for this exact advice, but have at it. In Nylon.

I had NZ wool wall-to-wall in my bedroom in my first apartment in Sydney (brand new and super high-end - before they did away with LAFHA!). Anywho, it was pretty awesome, but it definitely "shed" quite a bit when cleaned. I remember being pretty disturbed thinking the cleaners had damaged it, but apparently it's normal. It was crazy soft and luxurious under-foot - I liked it a lot.

I have not got wool wall-to-wall myself, but grew up with all wool wall to wall. It was very durable, held up under 5 kids and a couple of cats.

Still,for a kids room I would say perhaps a room sized rug (can have the edges bound of the carpeting that you like) or even smaller (for ease of removal to clean). I have had several wool area rugs that were stained by kid's art supplies - marker, crayon, paint, nail polish etc. and have had good luck removing the stains using my favorite stain remover.

When they got dirty enough overall, it was easy to take them outside on a sunny day, hang over the patio chairs, soap them up with rug cleaner, then rinse with the hose. - they get much cleaner than from a carpet machine (and you don't pull out half the fibers either) and dry pretty quickly in the sun. Word of warning - that only works with a loomed rug (ie woven into backing). Those rugs that are fibers glued to a backing will fall apart if gotten wet - & that includes using a carpet cleaning machine on them.

Sounds like carpet might be a good answer for you! I'll add that I think the rug pad is important for the sound factor too; get a good one! We got our first carpet when the kids were 2 and newborn, and replaced it when they were 10 and 12. No vomit on it but other mystery stains... For our new carpet, I smeared mustard, lipstick and red wine on all the samples and tried to clean them, and the 80 wool/20 nylon came totally clean.

For a scary story about wool carpet: my BIL and SIL live in Utah and somehow got carpet moths they absolutely couldn't get rid of. Moths ate a huge patch of carpet under their bed and around their bedroom. For that reason, my SIL will never have wool anything ever again. But I have several vintage wool rugs and wool carpet and have never had that problem here in Texas. I had never heard of carpet months so just something to add to the discussion.

I have good-quality 100% New Zealand wool wall-to-wall. It shed for years even with a special gentle-touch vacuum. And it stains very easily, with even the mildest soap and good rinsing and blotting leaving marks.

it is beautful in the space and feels great underfoot. i would never put it in a kid’s room.

If you get wall-to-wall carpet, do get wool. It's durable and does very well with kids. (It's naturally somewhat flame resistant.) (Or what exactly do we think kids are doing in their rooms that they can't have carpet?)

I have wool in a guest room and a playroom (which is now an office for teenagers). It doesn't shed and is holding up well to office chairs. Dirty spots have easily cleaned up.

Durable, yes. comfortable, no. i’d ask your kids if they think its comfortable to play on or walk on barefoot. i had it in a bedroom once and i hated it. id rather have cold hard tile with a rug.