Comments on: A Carpet(s) Revolution

By: Patricia

Patricia — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:40:29 +0000

I used to say that when I get my own place, I’ll want carpet in every single room of my house. Then I got my first apartment. It had wood floors throughout and I fell in love. Since then I stick with wood floors mostly. We have 2 rooms with carpeting since those floors are colder than the rooms upstairs. One of those rooms is my daughter’s, and boy, it’s a challenge to keep that carpet clean and plush.

By: Jean

Jean — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:59:04 +0000

Interesting to read this. I need to replace the carpet in my bedroom. I love hardwood floors but want WARM floors in the bedroom. Hmmmm. Lots to think about.

By: emma

emma — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:09:16 +0000

Hi Holly! I am a regular reader of your blog and love it! I was so excited to see your post about carpet – since I work for Shaw (a large flooring company) I probably get more excited about cool carpets and flooring that most people, and the site you posted is great – thanks for sharing those images. It’s so much fun to see how a room can be transformed by what’s on the floor.
I see a few comments on this post about the connection between asthma/allergies and carpet – I just wanted to share that actually there are lots of studies that show just how helpful carpet can be for helping with asthma etc. Carpet actually acts like a trap and actually pulls dust particles etc. into the carpet where they stay until they are vacuumed away. On hardwood etc. the dust etc. doesn’t have any place to go. I think a lot of it comes down to personal preference and opinion, but I just wanted to share this as I’d hate for someone to miss out on some of these gorgeous new flooring designs!

By: Christa

Christa — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:15:52 +0000

I have seven children 4 of them are boys. Basically I HATE carpet!!!

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:05:06 +0000

I have a mix of hardwoods in the kitchen, entry and dining area and then carpet in the living room and bedrooms. It’s just about right with two little kids. The only reason I’d rather have less carpet is because it creates more dust and isn’t as nice to look at as hardwood floors.

By: Janice Ratliff

Janice Ratliff — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:20:02 +0000

I have hardwoods thru-out the downstairs and on my stairs….tile in the kitchen and bathrooms….all HARD surfaces. I love how clean I can keep them but they are called HARD for a reason!! I sometimes miss the yummy carpets with thick pads…..but I like the look of wood….distressed wide planked wood…..it is such a fun look (just not comfy) I wear crocks around my house in the winter months as the floors are really cold. When my grandbaby comes for a visit I wish I had more rugs.

By: Rachelle

Rachelle — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:18:21 +0000

We’ve been living w/o carpet(on wood) for several years…and yes it has helped with my daughter’s asthma. But, we are moving into our new house soon, where we will have carpeted bedrooms. We have really missed carpet in bedrooms, especially in the winter.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:54:49 +0000

That last stripe is the bomb-diggity!

By: Ginger

Ginger — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:37:40 +0000

When we moved into our new house, we had hardwood installed in every room, except the family room, where the kids track in from the pool. I do not regret it at all. My son has asthma and the dr informed me that carpet is one of the worst triggers. You know what, he has only been sick once in the last two years (since we moved). We were at the doctor at least twice a month before. That being said, I really do like some carpet, especially those striped beauties. Amazing. I would simply buy it and have it made into an area rug. Have my cake and eat it too!

By: Lindsay Lee

Lindsay Lee — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:11:17 +0000

I have tile and wood floors throughout my house and with a 7 month old, I am wishing I didn’t. I’ve tried to cover ground with area rugs but for some reason she wants to crawl on everything but the rugs. Naturally. I LOVE this post though. Its interesting to me how carpet is making a comeback and styles change over time. THANKS HOLLY! HUGS!