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Is a cream carpet and a toddler asking for trouble?

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Jennisaurus · 12/11/2004 17:18

We are going to recarpet the downstairs of our house (living room, dining room, hallway and stairs) after Christmas and I have been looking. Fallen in love with a beautiful beigey/cream carpet but I am concerned that my nearly 1 year old will trash it.

DH thinks it will be fine, but he would happily live in a soil pit and thinkg its fine

What do you think?

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marthamoo · 12/11/2004 17:19

I think you're probably mad !

oxocube · 12/11/2004 17:20

Think you may live to regret it

iota · 12/11/2004 17:21

yes

iota · 12/11/2004 17:23

are you only ever going to give your toddler white food and water to drink?

unicorn · 12/11/2004 17:25

don't do it!!!!!

That kind of naive madness set in when we bought our light beige sofa's... and yup they just look as grubby as hell now.

secur · 12/11/2004 17:25

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Jennisaurus · 12/11/2004 17:26

I know this, but its so beaufiful, a nice colour with squares embossed into it. DD is not too messy, aside from when she knocks over my plants

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PuffTheMagicDragon · 12/11/2004 17:27

We had cream carpets in our last house. They were beautiful until ds1 became mobile. When we were selling it we had to rearrange the furniture artfully to hide all the grotty bits.

Speaking from experience, I'd say don't. Sorry!

unicorn · 12/11/2004 17:27

and whatabout little dd's pals who will come marauding soon??

Don't do it!!!

secur · 12/11/2004 17:27

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marthamoo · 12/11/2004 17:28

We came this close to buying cream sofas when I was pregnant with ds2. We ummed and aahed and said things like "well, the covers are washable...and we won't have food in here." Three years on and looking at the state of the dark red ones we eventually plumped for I can't tell you how relieved I am that we didn't go for cream.

secur · 12/11/2004 17:29

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Donbean · 12/11/2004 17:30

There was a similar thread a few weeks ago and a couple of people got really hot under the collar about the cream carpet question!
Ive got cream carpets and have got a 16 month old.........
The carpet has been down for about 19months now and has survived many family gatherings and childrens parties (birthday and halloween). It still looks great and i have no anxieties about it whatsoever. The question was "do you ask people to remove their shoes?" i do and this was the issue that got the discussion sightly heated.
I think the other main point is that it can cause some anxiety and restriction on little ones playing without a care in the world when the carpet may become marked and damaged.
This hasnt been an issue in our house. I do insist that food is eaten at the dining room table, but i dont think that can be seen as restrictive we just use meal times as a family social time therefore eat together at the table.
Also i think that carpets are much kinder on little feet and legs learning to walk than hard wooden floors. My view is to go ahead with whatever you want to do, it works perfectly ok for me.

secur · 12/11/2004 17:33

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myermay · 12/11/2004 17:36

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blossomhill · 12/11/2004 17:38

We have a cream carpet on our stairs and landing. Big, big mistake!!!!!!

Heathcliffscathy · 12/11/2004 17:42

errr...in short...yes!

blueteddy · 12/11/2004 17:42

We have a cream carpet which is covered in stains!
I would not advise anyone with a baby, toddler or young child to get 1!

Roobie · 12/11/2004 17:42

We recently carpeted our whole place in a cream/beigey carpet and can report no problems so far. It is quite hardwearing though being a wool/sisal mix. We have a mat under DD's highchair (she is 2.6) and the odd accident (ground in play-doh, leaky nappies, blackcurrant juice) has cleaned up fine. Our house is split level though and the entrance hallwear is wood effect laminate so that takes all the muck when you come in - we only ever pad around on the carpets with slippers.

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Jennisaurus · 12/11/2004 17:44

What colour can we get instead? We want something neutral...

DD will be eating in the living room so I know cream is not ideal, I have just fallen in love with this carpet.

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Donbean · 12/11/2004 17:45

No, not trying to start an argument at all, . My carpet wasnt expensive and was bought in the sale. We had the intention of pulling it up in 2/3 years time and putting down laminate. As i said i just wanted DS to get his walking perfected on a softer surface.

secur · 12/11/2004 17:49

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SoupDragon · 12/11/2004 17:51

Mad as a mongoose.

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Jennisaurus · 12/11/2004 17:55

V.annoyed now, even though I knew it already. Bah.

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Donbean · 12/11/2004 17:57

sorry secur, hope ive not offended you, i didnt mean that you have chosen the wrong carpet or anything, sorryxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx