Lifestyle matters and carpet color.
Light colored carpet on stairs.
For households with children wall to wall carpets prevent slipping on the floor and stairs as well cushion the fall if such a slip does happen.
With so many people on the stairs it will show dirt soon that s a fact.
Otherwise the color has little to do with the overall impact it makes on the house as other design factors will add interest and color to the house.
Your lifestyle and the way how the carpeted room will be used are huge considerations in carpet color.
Wall to wall carpets have been popular for a long time and there are quite a few reasons for that.
A busy household with kids pets and working parents doesn t usually lend itself well to white carpets which can show soiling more easily than other colors.
Stairs are the most common place in the home to have carpet and yet they are also the trickiest.
High foot traffic increases the likelihood that your light carpeting will soon look dingy.
Pick a carpet color that covers dirt and stains.
I can help you with that.
Here s a job where i proposed a runner in a light color with a cross hatch pattern to break up the big dark blob of a wood stair.
You may love creams and ivories but your stairs won t.
When it comes to carpeting on stairs that s a tough one.
Choosing carpet for the stairs can be a bit more difficult than choosing carpet for other areas of the home.