I put Pergo down after pulling up the carpet years ago.

I would choose hardwood floors.

Are you removing carpet only from one bedroom? Or from the whole house?

If you have hardwood in part of your home, I would remove all of the carpet from the house and replace it with hardwood that matches what you already have. This is assuming that any existing hardwood is in good shape, and that you like it. And is in enough of the house that it is worth the effort to match.

I removed carpet from my home several years ago. At the time, I had hardwood in one room, but did not like the particular color/species. Since it was only in one room, I had it removed along with the carpet and got the hardwood I wanted throughout most of my home (I still have tile in the kitchen and baths, and slate in the foyer).

I noticed just this morning how good the floor still looked after all this time.

Hardwood!

Wood for sure. I would (no pun) not live anywhere without it. We went with engineered wood floors in our condo because between the thicknesses of the subfloor and the oak strips, the base moldings would have been completely covered up. It's been 8 years, and they are still in wonderful condition. I know that we can do two refinishings if we ever needed to. And New England deserves wood.

Nothing compares to the natural beauty of wood floors. It adds value to your house too.

Thank you for taking the time to respond. Yes, I love hardwood, too. We are just taking up the carpet in that bedroom. The spare bedroom has wall-to-wall carpet that we don't love, but it's in good shape and replacing that isn't in the budget right now.

You can also use smaller rugs that can be laundered. That was the recommendation from our allergist when my son had asthma as a kid.

We have terrazzo here.

Hardwood is classic. But I'd strongly consider cork flooring. We have a natural color cork in the kitchen and I love it. It's beautiful, feels good underfoot and doesn't get cold.

I live in an 1840 farmhouse with all its original floors thru out. I have never had carpet in my life. When our last house was built in the 70s we were the only people in our development to opt for hardwood floors throughout. All the other houses had carpet, some shag. I have rugs scattered throughout this house..antique braided, hooked , and oriental,

I love having hardwood in my bedroom. For the first time, I have no broadloom in my house and only an area rug in the dining room and the living room. I love it!

I the budget is there for it, buy hardwood and have it finished the way you want.

I haven't had carpeting since we last rented. We tore up the carpeting in our 'starter' house -- where we lived for 35 years. Our current house is all hardwood, laid without thresholds; medium-dark stain; poly finish. We had the floor layer use only longer lengths, leaving a less 'patchwook' look. Back hall and baths are tile. We have wool area rugs throughout. They're sent out to be thorougly washed every few years. They come back lloking and feeling as clean as a wool sweater.

Site-laid hardwood has 'give'. Tile is hard on your feet, knees, hips. With a poly coating, wood is as easy to keep up.

In a bedroom, you *can* use small rugs on each side of the bed and one at the foot, but the better look is one large rug -- even thought so much is hidden under the bed. My BR rug starts just an inch ahead of the bedside chests.

FWIW, I like having something to put my feet on next to the bed, and have 2 small washable cotton rugs in the main bedroom but as we're aging, I do worry that 'scatter' rugs like that can be a tripping/fall hazard - and terrazzo is HARD. In another room, next to a daybed/guest bed, I have a larger indoor/outdoor flatweave with a pad underneath that doesn't slide around.

Loving Jupidupi's idea! Not only is the cork floor incredibly comfortable, but it also comes with an amazing story of sustainability. Here are a couple of pictures showcasing the cork flooring in a bedroom and master bath.

Hardwood. I have no rugs underneath.

Wouldn't heavy furniture leave divets in the cork? Or serious rockin-and-rollin' on the bed?

Ask allergist about cork. I have allergies and a big one is dust. Can't hide from dust. we have fake wood on our bedroom floors. Easy to clean.

We have hardwoods in our bedroom with no rugs. The room is dusted every Saturday. When I say dusted I mean everything-furniture, top of door trim, windowsills, top of window trim, baseboards, ceiling fan etc. For under the bed I use a dry dusting mop first and then use the vacuum. It is amazing how much dust actually ends up under the bed.

We put bamboo planking in the master closet. Plan on extending it into the master bedroom.

Never had a problem with "divets," although there's no furniture in our kitchen. It's not rough like a cork from a wine bottle. It has a shiny finish and cleans up like dream.

The only problem is that with the particular color we chose, it is very hard to see dirt. I sweep whether I see anything or not, and am surprised when I find some stray bit of food or whatever.

Nicole, be careful when you choose bamboo flooring. My husband has it in his country house and the stuff dents if you walk on it and sneeze at the same time. After it was installed, we were told to clean it with as little moisture as possible because it can swell up. I don't know the brand he got, but maybe you can test some samples before committing.

I have bamboo flooring in my great room and it's for cr*p. IDK what brand or grade or type it is, it was here when we bought the house. All I know is it scratches very easily, and the scratches can't be repaired/buffed out, unlike hardwood, and the finish looks fake and plastic-y-- again, unlike hardwood. When funds allow, I'm ripping it out and replacing it with hardwood, which pretty much the entire rest of the house is. So do your homework on the bamboo.

@Jupidupi....The bamboo flooring we put in the master closet is so hard the chop saw barely cut it with a new blade on it. I assume it's commercial grade since it came off a commercial remodel. The closet is off the master bath & I DO mop it with water. It gets wet and it still looks NEW after 2.5 years. We looked up the manufacturer & they said it's harder than Oak. I have a left over piece I'll match before we do the whole master bedroom. I want the same stuff.

^^ Oh wow, that bamboo floor looks way better than mine!

@mxk3 z5b_MI... My husband says ,"You can beat on it with a hammer and it wouldn't hurt it. He says the backside looks exactly the same as the front. There's no extra sheen to the top. It looks the same all the way through it when you cut it. It's not a layer or an engineered surface. "

I was looking at LVP on a display at Home Depot and it didn't look anything like the LVP I purchased, made by Armstrong. Which has lasted 9 years in a rental and looks new.

I think you have to be careful with what quality material your putting down no matter what it is you decide on.

I would go crazy with all that hard surface. The acoustics in homes with no carpet drive me insane. I wonder if cork is better acoustically?

Wood/cork/bamboo/vinyl isn't exactly a hard surface - is it?

Maybe check out Chiliwich or Bolon luxury woven vinyl flooring. It's warmer and softer than wood and can be found in a huge array of colours and patterns. We put it in our laundry because it's also waterproof. I love the way it feels on my bare feet and it looks lovely.

When I moved into my house, one of the first things I did was tear up all the carpet and linoleum, much to my father's dismay, revealing the original hardwood schoohouse floor. Lately I've been wondering if part of my foot and leg problems could be caused by walking on solid wood floors for over 40yrs. I would not like the look of carpet nor the hassle of keeping pet hair swept up, so I won't be laying it back down, but just wondering. I do have two rugs in the bedroom, one by the side of the bed, a couple in the library, and a rug in front of the entry door. That was suppose to be temporary during one winter, but it is still there.

We have a lot of LVT in our house and I really like it. This is from a bare-footer. It's softer and a lot more durable than hardwood and never needs refinishing. In my craft room, I went with very thick sheet vinyl which I also like as it's even more cushioned and a lot less expensive.

Nicole, you are very fortunate with the quality of your bamboo. I didn't know there was such a thing as commercial grade bamboo. The flooring in my husband's country house seems more like disposable grade.

Another old house owner here. Ditto Lily's post.

We carpeted over the original hard wood bedroom floor. Been thinking of removing it soon.