https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 20 May 2026 12:59:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651361 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 14:09:07 +0000 creativemomma15 2651361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have hardwood in all but our upstairs bedroom but that was more of a financial choice and I really worried about hardwood steps with 3 LOs and myself carrying a baby up and down the steps. We have carpeted stairs to the basement and had a few falls so when we did the upstairs I wanted to keep with carpet. We might change it down the road. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651357 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 14:06:26 +0000 LemonJack 2651357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: We had hardwood floors in the bedrooms growing up, and do it our house now as well. I really like them! They're easier to keep clean. We have a huge rug in DD's room that's super soft and cozy, but I like knowing that once it's not a nursery, if it's totally gross, it's easier and cheaper to replace than carpeting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651354 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 14:04:54 +0000 snowjewelz 2651354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have hard wood all over and like them. We have a rug under our bed, and DD has a rug next to her bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651343 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 13:25:42 +0000 oskarsmommy 2651343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we put hardwood in our bedrooms. it is beautiful, but if we get to renovate another house I would do carpet, and put the money elsewhere.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651341 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 13:09:33 +0000 PurplePeony 2651341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a ranch style house with hardwood throughout (except the bathroom, which is tiled). I much prefer it to carpet. We have area rugs in the dining room, living room, and DD's room. Someday we'll probably put one in the master but I haven't really decorated it yet so I don't know what look I want from it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651329 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 12:25:02 +0000 MaryM 2651329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had no carpet growing up in an old house, and I prefer it that way. Kids learn how to walk without slipping. No one ever accidentally fell down our stairs. </p> <p>We live in a house with one level. Two bedrooms have wood, two have carpet. The two with carpet only have it because the wood floors were in such bad shape...it was easier to recarpet than repair parquet floors. </p> <p>DH prefers carpet though. It just doesn't mean that much to me. In the rooms with wood floors we have a small rug by the bed in one, and an area rug under the bed in the other (the floor was in worse shape than we thought. We pulled up the carpet thinking it would be fine and didn't order carpet to replace it...but it was pretty bad) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651323 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 12:18:49 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2651323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NorthStar: our new house has carpet in the bedrooms, but not the stair or hallway. The link you posted illustrate how at least having hardwoods in those places make a difference.</p> <p>@AprilD: is that an option for you? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651298 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 11:44:19 +0000 wrkbrk 2651298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@aprild: We are building a house and requested hardwood throughout. The wood we picked is beautiful and with four dogs and a toddler, carpet just wouldnt have worked. We can always get cozy rugs for the bedrooms when we move in! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651294 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 11:29:23 +0000 Anya 2651294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate wall to wall carpeting so much!! Never again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651277 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 10:47:33 +0000 youboots 2651277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have no carpet in the house and the only area rug is in Ts room. I love hardwoods. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651260 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 10:10:35 +0000 fancyfunction 2651260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our entire house is hardwood except for the den. We added hardwood to our bedroom and I like it. We have area rugs in all the rooms to make them more cozy/add texture. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651243 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 09:42:26 +0000 Smurfette 2651243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: We are finishing our basement and DH wanted to replace the carpet on the stairs down to it with tile. I was like hell no, not with another baby on the way. The carpet is being installed today. One day when we refinish the hardwoods and take the tile out of the kitchen and replace with hardwoods, then we will put hardwoods on the stairs. But the girls will be older by the time we can afford to do all that.</p> <p>I like carpet in the bedrooms, but we have hardwoods I am use to it now and it doesn't bother me at all. We are putting carpet in the basement office and guest room cause it is cooler down there, so it warm up those rooms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651241 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 09:41:18 +0000 NorthStar 2651241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would check out these posts from YHL. They had carpet upstairs, but replaced it all with hardwood and the difference in the look now is AMAZING! You can always add rugs to make it feel a certain way in each of the rooms:</p> <p><a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2015/12/decking-the-halls-with-fancy-molding/" rel="nofollow">http://www.younghouselove.com/2015/12/decking-the-halls-with-fancy-molding/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2013/05/get-on-the-floor/" rel="nofollow">http://www.younghouselove.com/2013/05/get-on-the-floor/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651233 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 09:31:07 +0000 Foodnerd81 2651233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have all carpet upstairs and on the stairs. We plan to put in hardwood on the stairs and landing, but maybe just replace the bedroom carpet. It's a while down the line though. </p> <p>I will say while I don't like the look of carpeted stairs, they are really nice with little ones learning to climb them. When we do them in wood we will definitely do a runner down the middle still. My friend just added more carpet in her house to help with noise. </p> <p>So no experience with anything but all carpet but those are my thoughts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651228 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 09:25:12 +0000 raspberries 2651228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have them, and wish they were carpet (not enough to actually put carpet in though, haha.) I'd rather vaccuum than mop though - mopping the entire house is a huge pain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651226 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 09:23:26 +0000 ShootingStar 2651226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In our house the stairs and the hallway upstairs are hardwood, and the bedrooms are carpet. I don't love hardwood stairs because I'm always worried DS is going to fall. But the hardwood is a lot easier to clean. Just 2 minutes running the swiffer vac and done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651218 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 09:01:01 +0000 Mamaof2 2651218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The master bedroom is hardwood and I am ok with that but the other 3 bedrooms are carpet and I love it - we actually just put in new carpet - its so soft and cozy!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651215 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 08:56:02 +0000 skipra 2651215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a mix a carpet and laminate upstairs. I hate it. It's not our top priority right now but we will eventually put in hardwood. We had to replace one carpet when we moved in but DH pushed to just put in another carpet until we were ready to do the whole floor. We got a wool carpet remnant so even though it is good quality it was really inexpensive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651187 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 08:19:10 +0000 Ajsmommy 2651187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have hard wood in the master but carpet in the rest of the upstairs. I'll be honest I don't like the hard wood in the bedroom. Makes it feel less cozy and less warm. </p> <p>We have area rugs under our bed so at least when we get out of bed we are on carpet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651181 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 08:01:26 +0000 looch 2651181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a ranch style house, the main living area and bedrooms are all hardwood, with the exception of the kitchen and baths.</p> <p>I have area rugs in each room. I know people (including my husband) think it makes no sense to have hardwoods and then put carpets on top, but I really like the look. It helps define the room and also separates the wood furniture from the wood floors so it visually pops more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651180 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 08:00:40 +0000 lamariniere 2651180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live in an apartment and the whole thing is hardwood. I also dislike rugs, so it really is just wood floors. We all wear slippers around the house during the cooler months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651179 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 07:59:06 +0000 futuremama 2651179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have hardwoods on our top two floors. I find them much easier to clean, especially since we have a dog. We have area rugs in the bedrooms, but they aren't as soft as carpet. We do have carpet in our finished basement though. If we didn't have that dedicated play space, it might be nice to have carpeted bedrooms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651177 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 07:57:43 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2651177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had hardwood in our last home and grew up with hardwood in a split level. I love hardwood in the bedrooms. Honestly, I'm just not a fan of wall to wall carpet. Area rugs are must of course since hardwood is cold in the morning after toesies have been warm under blankets. Growing up with hardwood stairs just meant you learned to be careful. I don't recall a single fall, but I remember intentionally sliding around the living room before it was filled with furniture. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hardwood-floor-upstairs#post-2651171 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 07:50:33 +0000 cat620 2651171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know I've been asking a lot of home related questions, but your responses are helpful!</p> <p>What do you think of hardwood flooring upstairs where the bedrooms are? Our current house has hardwood downstairs (which I love) and carpet upstairs. My husband thinks instead of replacing the old carpet, we should install hardwood floors. He likes the look of them and thinks they stay cleaner than carpet. My concerns are that the bedrooms might feel less warm/cozy (although we could get nice rugs), and the floors might be slippery around the stairs causing children to potentially fall. Does anyone have hardwood floors upstairs (or in the bedrooms if ranch style house)? If you do, do you like them? If you don't, would you consider it? </p>