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I say Nay. I have allergies and asthma, so hardwood is much better for me.
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Bedrooms are the only place where I prefer carpet.
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I personally don't like carpet anywhere but in the bedrooms there are plenty of people who love it/don't mind it. If you are going to enjoy it yourself for the next few years, definitely go for it. I would say that since you have to get flooring anyway, putting in hardwoods that you don't enjoy (and possibly the cost of getting rugs too) would not add enough value to your house in 5 years that it would be worth it given your preference to have carpeting in the meantime. If that makes sense.
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@Greentea: wow! every other day? do you want to move in? Or lend me some of your motivation? Aye, I won't even mention how often we wash our floors and we have 4 fur creatures as well. I suppose that will change when LO is mobile. For now we just have blankets for each area to put down for her. She scooted off one today and ended up with a face full of fur! I'm pretty sure I will be fired as a mother if my 5 mo old gets a hairball...
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i'm not a fan of carpet. aesthetically, i could get over a neutral colored carpet in a bedroom (new, carpet someone else had lived with would freak me out), but from a health prospective, i could not. carpets are trap dirt & allergens, they are full of VOCs, especially stain proof types. there may be some better alternative carpets being made now that i'm not familiar with, but i'd imagine they'd be expensive and if new owners are coming in a few years, they'd probably just rip them out and want to put their own new carpet in. but from the sounds of it, most people wouldn't be against buying a home with carpeted bedrooms, so if that would be your preference for while you're there, go for it!
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I much prefer carpet over wood in bedrooms. So much more cozy!
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my entire house has polished hardwood floors, but last year we decided to install carpet in 3 of the 4 bedrooms (one is a study). best decision ever. so much comfier, warmer and cosier in winter. they are a dark greyish-beige colour and I'm sure they will get dirty in the future and need cleaning/replacing but I think its worth it.
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Unless your LO has allergies, carpet masks sounds so much better. My youngest now naps a lot less than his big brother b/c we have gigantic tiles throughout the house. I woke him up yesterday when I opened a bag of chips. Just when I was going to sit down and eat some chips he woke up.
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I like carpet for bedrooms, tile for kitchen and bath and hardwood for common areas.
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Like many others have said, I prefer hardwood (or laminate) with area rugs for bedrooms or anywhere else where you would otherwise consider carpet. However,if you're going to have carpet anywhere, I think the bedroom is the best place for it.
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@erwoo: that is my nightmare! Haha
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I have a near-irrational hatred of carpets, so for me, carpeted bedrooms would be a deal-breaker (and was when we were house hunting last summer). I know a lot of people who prefer carpet in the bedrooms, however, so I don't think worry about damaging your chances of selling in five years should affect your decision at this point. Like Shellio said, I don't think it will make enough difference not to pick what will make you happiest.
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I don't mind carpet in bedrooms, especially childrens' rooms. We only have it in the nursery and the spare bedroom and find its been perfect for the way our son lives and plays in his room.
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The carpet in our house is the bane of our existance. We hate it. We are slowly replacing it with hardwood or tile. When we did DS' room, we put down bamboo hardwood and got a big rug for the middle of the room. I had asthma as a child and couldn't sleep in a room with carpet, so maybe that's why I don't like it in bedrooms!
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