We desperately need to replace the carpet in our 1970s-era split level home. Currently there is red marmoleum (put in by previous owners about 8 years ago)) in the kitchen with wood cabinets, black slate (original) in the entry and dining room, and berber carpet in the sunken living room, on the stairs going up and down, and in all the bedrooms and halls upstairs. We live in western Oregon and our house is cool (68) and dry in the winter and hot (big walls of south facing windows and no A/C) and dry in the summer. We would like to stay with carpet upstairs, but I'm very conflicted about what to do on the main level. I would like to replace the slate as well as the carpet, but some people recommend keeping it because it fits with and is original to the house. I don't think wood will look good in the kitchen with all the wood cabinets. We could put wood (real) in the entry, living room and dining room, but then should the stairs be carpet or wood? We could stay with carpet in the living room and replace the slate with stone in the entry and dining room - and maybe the same stone in the kitchen? Or we could just replace the carpet and leave everything else as is. I just haven't been able to solve this one myself, so any suggestions would be appreciated. Sorry for the poor quality pictures. Thanks!