How to Pick the Best Carpet for Bedrooms in Your Home

The average American spends 11 hours of their day in their bedrooms. Around 7 are spent on actual sleeping, while the rest are spent relaxing and watching TV.

Needless to say, the bedroom is a sacred place in the house. And you want to make sure it’s not only beautiful, but comfortable as well.

A good way to do so is to get a nice room carpet. This can help immensely if your carpet is old and dingy. It’s time to get rid of the old, and put in some new!

Wondering how to pick the best carpet for bedrooms in your home? Then read on! We’ll give you all the top tips you need to know.

The Color

One of the most important things you should consider first is the color of your carpet.

Think about the current color theme in your bedroom; are you going to be changing it anytime soon, or will it be staying the same?

If you’re thinking of switching things up soon (or often), it may be best to go with a neutral color, such as brown, gray, or tan. These neutral shades will go with pretty much any other tone, so you won’t have to worry much if you’re going to be redecorating every other year.

On the other hand, if you’re happy with the way your bedroom looks and won’t be changing it ever, then you can be bolder with the color of your carpet.

If you’re not sure what shades match your current color theme, you can always consult with a color wheel. This will tell you which colors complement one another.

Take Foot Traffic Into Account

The amount of foot traffic you get in your bedrooms will also impact which color you should choose for your carpets.

For instance, if you’re always coming in and out of your room with shoes on, and your messy dog loves to visit as well, then you’ll want to stay away from lighter colors. Any dirt and dust will show up more noticeably on white or beige carpets, so you’ll want to go with something darker.

But if you have a guest bedroom, and you don’t get many visitors, it may be acceptable to go with a lighter hue. Shades like white and beige do give bedrooms a more upscale feeling, after all. So if you want your guests to feel pampered, lighter tones might work in guest bedrooms.

The Pattern

Most homeowners like to go with carpet that’s just one solid color. But you can get a little creative and add some life to your bedroom by choosing a carpet that has a slight pattern and several colors to it.

There is such thing as overdoing it, though. The bedroom should be a place where you’re relaxed, not on edge, so you want to stick with shades that aren’t too bright and patterns that aren’t too busy.

The Fiber

As with clothing, there are different types of fibers and materials you can choose from when it comes to carpeting. The main 2 types of fiber are natural and synthetic.

In general, natural fiber will be more expensive, as they’re harder to come by. However, if you don’t have such a tight budget, natural fiber carpet may be a better choice, as it’ll feel much softer and more comfortable.

If you’re looking to splurge and spoil yourself, then something like wool is definitely an excellent pick. You’ll be spending half your life in this room, after all.

But maybe you’re on a budget, and while you’d like to get natural fiber, you don’t have the bankroll for it. In this case, synthetic fiber carpet can still be nice.

The synthetic fiber that’ll be the closest to natural is nylon; it’s super soft. However, because of this, it’s the most expensive synthetic fiber on the market.

For those of you on the smallest budget possible, then you’ll want to go with polyester. The main benefit is it’s non-allergenic. But its main drawback is it may shed or pill.

The Texture

Your bedroom is your haven. Plus, it’s somewhere where you’ll be walking barefoot a lot. Therefore, you want to make sure you pick out the right texture carpet so you won’t feel uncomfortable when you get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom.

For this purpose, we’d recommend either Saxony or velvet pile. Both are extremely soft and plush, so whenever you’re walking around in your bedroom, you’ll feel nice and cozy.

Do note that while both of these pile types are very soft and plush, they do give different looks. Saxony pile is long and loose; on the other hand, velvet pile is short and dense.

So depending on what look you’re going for in your bedroom, one may work better than the other. For bedrooms that get lots of foot traffic, velvet may be the better choice, as it’ll show less wear and tear throughout the years.

Pick the Best Carpet for Bedrooms in Your House

Now you have some great tips on how to pick the best carpet for bedrooms in your home, no matter what stylistic tastes you have.

Once you have an idea of what you want, make sure you go to a showroom so you can feel the fibers and textures for yourself. Some will even let you take samples home, which means you can really put the carpets to the test.

Take off your shoes, rub your feet against each sample, and you’ll be able to tell which ones are the best for your comfort.

For more tips on interior decor, please check out our other blog posts.