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Our playroom has carpet and we have been happy with it!

Once we get settled in our new house, I want to replace the carpeting in the bedrooms with hardwood. I have indoor allergies, and carpet is a dust mite haven! I do think I'll add some (washable) rugs, though, to get some softer play spots.
What about those rubbery puzzle squares I've seen some people use in play spaces? That way you don't need to cover the hardwood, but still have a softer place to play (and at a lower cost).

With pets and/or LO I prefer hardwood, alas we have carpet almost everywhere except kitchen and bathrooms. We're talking about replacing with hardwood because the carpet is nearly impossible to keep clean.

Hardwood – for both allergen reasons and aesthetic reasons (I hate the way wall to wall carpeting looks).

We have hardwood on our whole first level. It's just more attractive and cleaner for high traffic areas. But for upstairs (bedrooms and a loft that will become a play room) we have carpet. I prefer carpet in bedrooms... I admit hardwood looks nicer but carpet is just cozier.

@chopsuey119: maybe you should just get some large area rugs. it would be a shame to cover up hardwood floors -- unless they are in poor condition.

We have tile, we're just going to live with it. In the short term id love carpet, but in the long run we just cant afford to keep switching.

I agree with pp, I'd stick with hardwood and use this as an excuse to get a pretty rug.

We have hardwood in all the common areas (Living/kitchen/dining) and carpet in all the bedrooms. I like the hardwood floors (with an area rug in the living room), but one thing I wasn't prepared for is how much NOSIER my house is with hardwood as opposed to carpet. I hope that doesn't bother future LO when they are napping....