What carpet would you choose to do the upstairs throughout?

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Recently moved into a 30s house that has barely seen an update since the 80s. Will need to redo all upstairs carpet, plus stairs and living room. Looking for suggestions on type and colour that would work for something long lasting and neutral. Thinking of having the same carpet throughout (maybe not living room). Really want to find something that doesn't show wear lines - in last house got some more luxury pile in bedroom and it looked awful after 1 year.

5 bedrooms, so know this is going to cost an absolute bomb - haven't even started to think about replacing curtains/blinds yet (all bedrooms have 2 windows) 🫣

I've got the same to do next year but only three bedrooms and a hallway/stair case. I'm going for something on the beige colour range rather than grey as I think it is warmer and I think grey has been overdone. I had a nice oatmeal carpet at the last place that wore very well but I didn't put that in so don't know what it was. I do like the Berber style looped carpets but will probably go for a flat weave. I plan on selling sometime after this so think the beige will be nice and neutral.

Avoid wool carpet. I speak as a person who has had horrendous issues with moth infestations this year.

I've got a 100% wool grey carpet. It's moth proof.

Something beige and speckled is a good pick IMO, as it doesn't show the dirt so much and is "warmer" than grey.

As for quality, avoid "fluffy" as it's a bitch to vacuum, but go as dense/thick as you can afford.

I hate beige carpeting. It is soul destroying.

That said I just fitted two stair runners for less than £300 which were a kind of straw (desperate claim for them not to be taken as beige) colour herringbone and navy border and they look great against the white painted bare stairs. Took me about three days for each though to tidy up the bare stairs then fit with stair rods.

Sorry, I didn't mean flat weave. The carpet I had was a short pile that was dense/thick as Zingally mentioned. It had a slight fleck in it up close. I think the carpet had been down five years when I moved in. I cleaned it with a Rug Doctor machine and then lived there for 8 years (shoes off). It wore very well. Didn't look dirty or worn at all.

The thing is if you don't go for beige or grey what do you choose? The current property has a peacock blue hall carpet that is expensive, I'm sure. It is really dense and hoovers beautifully. However, I don't want the whole house done it and want it all to match. I've got colourful rugs everywhere so beige is a good neutral for underneath.

We have everything done in walnut coloured carpet, not the prettiest colour but it feels cosier than grey and doesn't show up spilled cups of tea!

Ha ha, 2orangey - that was my mum's criteria years ago - doesn't show spilled tea stains.

Isn't walnut just a fancy name for beige. Or am I missing something ?

I'd say walnut is darker than beige.

Definitely NOT grey I find it really cold and in a 1930s house with hopefully some character it's not really in keeping (unless you like that kind of thing)

All good point thanks.

The beige vs grey debate is our current hot topic. I am not keen on blue greys which are too cold, but we have come across brown greys which sort of bridge the gap between beige and grey - is that greige? I just can't decide if what works on stairs and landings is also suitable for bedrooms.

The current carpets are a real mishmash, with a lot of lilac and orangey tones. The current dining room is a horror story of busy brown floral - which I guess hides a lot of sins. I do like the idea of some kind of fleck though, and tea/coffee resistability is a good idea.

I'm undecided about wool vs. plastic. We had some very hard wearing wool blend in our last living room, but it had a bit of twist and was not the comfiest underfoot/to sit on. And we never encountered moths - but I've heard some horror stories about them, and I'm worried about the likelyhood in an older building.

@garageconvodilemma there has been a lot of of additions and bodging over the years, so we're not too worried about a period look. That said we're not up for a stark modern look either, warm and homely is my aim, with accessories for colour. It still has the original solid oak front door and staircase which we'll keep. However the brass flip light switches with working service bells will be removed during the rewire (kids are already driving me mad with the bells!)

I have grey with a slight almost-lavender hue to it. It makes the grey look warm but doesn’t take over (each room has a different paint scheme). Very happy with it. It’s also wool but if memory serves it may have been treated with something.
I used oak stair cladding on my stairs instead of carpet. Saved me redoing the stairs completely (which were not in great condition) and looks great but I always seem to slip on carpeted stairs.