Mom2Five Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 We are pulling up carpet in our old house, so I have a chance to pick what I want to put down. We have 5 kids, ages 9,8,6,2 and 1. It will be playroom/school room since this house is teeny tiny and there will literally be no where else to do school or to use for toy storage. I would prefer carpet. We are in a rental now with absolutely no carpets, it is all hardwood and tile. My feet are cold :). I know that carpet would probably not be ideal for science projects, art projects... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I'd put down commercial grade LVT and get some Uggs slippers. :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 could you do a laminate or cork flooring? then you could do an area rug for playtime - and roll it up for science . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medawyn Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I would second the suggestion for cork. We almost went with cork in our downstairs playroom. We ended up just replacing the carpet (funneling those $$ elsewhere), but I really wanted to do the cork. Pretty and functional! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I love our cork flooring. Love it We have a slate tile in the playroom/school room area, that's ok, too, but the cork is nicer. Is hardwood an option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2Five Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 We put down slate tile in the living room, and kitchen the last time we had to replace the carpets. I do like that a lot. That might be an option with some area rugs that would could roll up for projects like someone posted above. Hardwood would be too expensive. Cork might be as well, but I need to look into it. Off to price cork, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medawyn Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 We put down slate tile in the living room, and kitchen the last time we had to replace the carpets. I do like that a lot. That might be an option with some area rugs that would could roll up for projects like someone posted above. Hardwood would be too expensive. Cork might be as well, but I need to look into it. Off to price cork, lol I will say it wasn't that cork was exorbitantly more expensive than the carpet, but we already had a mix of flooring down on the second level. We really would have had to replace ALL the flooring if we went with cork, rather than just replace the carpet and leave the rest. That was the cost I just couldn't justify. Maybe someday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternallytired Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 We did some vinyl in our last (beloved) house that I liked quite a bit. One was in wood-like strips and easily matched the oak on the stairs; one was sheet vinyl that looked like tile and was frequently mistaken for it. We chose it because it was warmer on the feet, didn't have the hardness of tile (more comfortable to play on, less likely for things to break when they drop), but could easily be cleaned after spills. (One area we did vinyl was the basement, and they said the vinyl we chose there would handle being flooded, too--just in case.) We then had a big area rug with a cushy pad underneath (though we had to remind kids not to mess with/pick at the pad!) over by the couch for cozy reading/floor play and the hard surface for our craft table and train tracks, etc. The only drawback is that one of the types of vinyl scratched more easily than I'd like...though the other one was awesome and still looked new five years later when we had to move. Whatever you do, if you go with anything not-carpet be sure it has a matte finish and preferably slightly textured (but not super-deep grooves for things to get lodged). In our current house, we have shiny laminate and smooth tile in most of the house. Both surfaces show every drip--even the streaks of being washed or the footprints from being walked over. It drives me nuts because they NEVER look clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I also have cork in our school room. Really like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 concrete with a drain in the center of the room so you can just hose stuff down :lol: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 One more thought on cork: we have our upstairs and bedroom areas done with cork. It's warmer than tile or hardwood. But I have read that dog toenails can make small holes in it. Might want to research that if you have dogs. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pehp Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I am wild about our basement flooring, which is vinyl plank flooring. I had no idea I'd like it as much as I do! I use area rugs to "warm" things up, but it's not especially cold underfoot--nothing like tile would be! Here's a photo of it--lots of people have mistaken it for hardwood.... http://thejoyfulhouse.blogspot.com/2014/10/dark-basement-before-and-after.html (The "after" pictures were before I mopped/cleaned it, when the workmen were all still stomping all over it with their dirty boots. in reality it is shinier and clean!) I like that the maintenance is so easy (vacuum/mop, no fussing around), that I don't have to worry about the washing machine leaking and ruining it (like I would with wood) and that's it not carpet, b/c we have a dog and live on a farm...there is no way I could ever keep carpet allergy-free! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 The flooring in our basement playroom is a high quality plywood that my dh sealed and varnished with a polyurethane finish. It looks nice, is incredibly durable and was extremely cheap. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroe1 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Try to match the rest of the house and add rugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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