hardwood in the main family room

esperanza · 12-27-2018, 09:51 PM

I really want to replace the carpet in our family room. It's our main living space. We've been in the house 6 years, and I don't know when it was put in before we moved in. It's a beige color, and of course gets so dirty. We get it cleaned but stiil.... I like the idea of hardwood, but dh feels like it will be cold (we do live in a cold climate). We'd need a big area rug. We'd also put it down the hallway (ranch house), that leads to the three bedrooms. The three bedrooms do have hardwood floors that we would not be replacing. I'm thinking it will look funny to not have the same wood, right?

Dh isn't a big fan of the berber carpet that we have in the basement, but I think it's also good for high traffic areas. If we don't do hardwood, what else would be good?

ECingMama · 12-27-2018, 10:53 PM

Hardwood is pretty and cold. Also not helpful with absorbing noise. I like carpet with children who sit in the floor to play.

knitlove · 12-28-2018, 06:39 AM

I grew up with hardwood floors in the living room, we had pillows that we kept to sit in the floor. I love the hard wood floors.

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MudPies · 12-28-2018, 06:55 AM

Following- same question at our house

twoplustwo · 12-28-2018, 08:57 AM

The downstairs is all that fake hardwood. I forget what it's called. The home came with it like that.

The stairs and upstairs is the original hardwood (we pulled up the carpet and refinished).
So the transition from down to up is a different colored wood and I think looks good.

We have a big area rug in the front room.
I love easy to clean floors with area rugs especially as we had a dog and cat.

I admit, once we changed from carpet to hardwood - it did become noticeably noisier with the running upstairs. As my kids grow get older, the noise level is reducing anyway.

I don't notice it cold on the floors at all - HOWEVER we have boiler heat so all the heating is run through the floors so that might be why.

ViolaMum · 12-28-2018, 09:44 AM

All of our floors are hardwood or tile. I love the wood, hate the tile. (I've got kids with allergies, so it's preferable to carpet.) The wood is easy to care for; I just sweep or dust mop.

Our living room is over the garage, but it's extremely well insulated; the floor doesn't feel cold to me. (The kitchen tile does, though.) I have an area rug in the living room for color and to protect the finish from the furniture. (Oy, the scraping!

My kids can't leave the furniture alone!) Our last place was an old house and when we took up the ugly carpets that were there, I did notice drafts - mainly around the radiators and from under the molding. Apparently there were gaps that weren't initially visible. If we had stayed longer, I'd have wanted to re-insulate because it was an expensive place to heat. Our current place is new construction, though and extremely snug.

JoannaV · 12-28-2018, 11:17 AM

We're in an old house and the crawlspace isn't insulated. I don't generally like barefeet. But the kids always have barefeet and sit on the floor, despite the cold hardwood.

(We don't have a rug.) I think it's possible to do different hardwoods, just depends on which and how you transition.

Virginia · 12-30-2018, 09:35 AM

We love our fake hardwood. It’s durable, easy to clean, hard to scratch, helpful with DH’s allergies, and beautiful.

Can you do a similar or complementary color in regards to what’s in your bedroom?

Also, we put a rug down in the living room for DD to play on, but I can’t wait to get rid of it when she’s a little older

I grew up with hardwood and love it so much.

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ECingMama · 12-30-2018, 12:40 PM

Hardwood is $12 a sq ft, installed. Nice padding and carpet ( good but not expensive is $4 a sq ft.). We’re doing our basement now.

I’ve been walking barefoot on our hardwood this week. It’s not cold. It’s pretty. I would change our main floor to hardwood if weren’t for the noise and hardness.

I hope you can get what you like.

mummy2boys · 01-08-2019, 06:35 PM

We are looking at the same sort of thing here. Our living area has the dining room as well and its all a light beige colour...including under the dining table

who does that with little kids??

My MIL keeps telling me it will be colder but I've told her it will be less work for me in the long run so I think we will go for hardwood or tiles.'

12-27-2018, 09:51 PM	#1
esperanza Rose Garden Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 5,240	hardwood in the main family room I really want to replace the carpet in our family room. It's our main living space. We've been in the house 6 years, and I don't know when it was put in before we moved in. It's a beige color, and of course gets so dirty. We get it cleaned but stiil.... I like the idea of hardwood, but dh feels like it will be cold (we do live in a cold climate). We'd need a big area rug. We'd also put it down the hallway (ranch house), that leads to the three bedrooms. The three bedrooms do have hardwood floors that we would not be replacing. I'm thinking it will look funny to not have the same wood, right? Dh isn't a big fan of the berber carpet that we have in the basement, but I think it's also good for high traffic areas. If we don't do hardwood, what else would be good? __________________ Wife to mi amor Mama to my gift from the Lord (07/2013)

12-27-2018, 10:53 PM	#2
ECingMama Rose Garden Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 16,750	Re: hardwood in the main family room Hardwood is pretty and cold. Also not helpful with absorbing noise. I like carpet with children who sit in the floor to play. __________________ ENFp Wife who is thankful to be in love....17 years Homeschooling Mom of three....15 DD dancer and 12 DS mountain biker and 5 DD calico critter and dolly mommy 12/2014 8/2015 11/2015 9/2016

12-28-2018, 06:39 AM	#3
knitlove Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle area Posts: 21,260	Re: hardwood in the main family room I grew up with hardwood floors in the living room, we had pillows that we kept to sit in the floor. I love the hard wood floors. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk __________________ Wife to a wonderful DH for 19 years. Momma to my 29 weeker Early Bird who is thirteen and my little Wiggle Worm born 33 weeks who is nine. How do I have a teenager?! I don't feel ready for this.

12-28-2018, 06:55 AM	#4
MudPies Moderator My kiddos Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: What is a Hoosier???? Posts: 9,987	Re: hardwood in the main family room Following- same question at our house __________________ Kathy , INFJ Loving Wife to Hubby since 8/97 Mama to Dink 12/06 Link 7/07 Wink 3/10 Pink 12/10 and Tink 5/16 Remembering

12-28-2018, 08:57 AM	#5
twoplustwo Moderator Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 6,537	Re: hardwood in the main family room The downstairs is all that fake hardwood. I forget what it's called. The home came with it like that. The stairs and upstairs is the original hardwood (we pulled up the carpet and refinished). So the transition from down to up is a different colored wood and I think looks good. We have a big area rug in the front room. I love easy to clean floors with area rugs especially as we had a dog and cat. I admit, once we changed from carpet to hardwood - it did become noticeably noisier with the running upstairs. As my kids grow get older, the noise level is reducing anyway. I don't notice it cold on the floors at all - HOWEVER we have boiler heat so all the heating is run through the floors so that might be why. __________________ ESFJ DYT 3/2, Enneagram 9w8 married to My Guy (2003) mom to: Cherished (dd, 12/2005) Warrior (ds, 07/2007) saved & baptized (2004) Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:16

12-28-2018, 09:44 AM	#6
ViolaMum Rose Garden Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,542	Re: hardwood in the main family room All of our floors are hardwood or tile. I love the wood, hate the tile. (I've got kids with allergies, so it's preferable to carpet.) The wood is easy to care for; I just sweep or dust mop. Our living room is over the garage, but it's extremely well insulated; the floor doesn't feel cold to me. (The kitchen tile does, though.) I have an area rug in the living room for color and to protect the finish from the furniture. (Oy, the scraping! My kids can't leave the furniture alone!) Our last place was an old house and when we took up the ugly carpets that were there, I did notice drafts - mainly around the radiators and from under the molding. Apparently there were gaps that weren't initially visible. If we had stayed longer, I'd have wanted to re-insulate because it was an expensive place to heat. Our current place is new construction, though and extremely snug. __________________ Darcy married to my Photographic Genius (1/00) Mom to: Prima, Secunda, Tertia, and Quarta Youth and Beauty are fleeting, but the ability to bake a great chocolate cake lasts forever!

12-28-2018, 11:17 AM	#7
JoannaV Rose Trellis Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: VA, USA Posts: 2,606	Re: hardwood in the main family room We're in an old house and the crawlspace isn't insulated. I don't generally like barefeet. But the kids always have barefeet and sit on the floor, despite the cold hardwood. (We don't have a rug.) I think it's possible to do different hardwoods, just depends on which and how you transition. __________________ Joanna INTJ A Brit living in America DH (ISFP) 07/09 DS1 01/12 DS2 06/14 DD1 01/16

12-30-2018, 09:35 AM	#8
Virginia Rose Garden Don't mind my faces. They usually don't mean anything. Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 8,644	Re: hardwood in the main family room We love our fake hardwood. It’s durable, easy to clean, hard to scratch, helpful with DH’s allergies, and beautiful. Can you do a similar or complementary color in regards to what’s in your bedroom? Also, we put a rug down in the living room for DD to play on, but I can’t wait to get rid of it when she’s a little older I grew up with hardwood and love it so much. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Christine WAHM as writer/editor; part-time high school teacher; wife to pharmacist DH since 7.31.2010 Lila in heaven, 8/2015 DD1 "KO" born 8/2017 DD2 GIRL born 1/2020 My Blog- full of opinions and teacher stories

12-30-2018, 12:40 PM	#9
ECingMama Rose Garden Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 16,750	Re: hardwood in the main family room Hardwood is $12 a sq ft, installed. Nice padding and carpet ( good but not expensive is $4 a sq ft.). We’re doing our basement now. I’ve been walking barefoot on our hardwood this week. It’s not cold. It’s pretty. I would change our main floor to hardwood if weren’t for the noise and hardness. I hope you can get what you like. __________________ ENFp Wife who is thankful to be in love....17 years Homeschooling Mom of three....15 DD dancer and 12 DS mountain biker and 5 DD calico critter and dolly mommy 12/2014 8/2015 11/2015 9/2016

01-08-2019, 06:35 PM	#10
mummy2boys Moderator in We'd Love to Meet You, Let's Talk, High Need/Spirited Children, Joyous Homekeeping, and The Cookbook Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 16,027	Re: hardwood in the main family room We are looking at the same sort of thing here. Our living area has the dining room as well and its all a light beige colour...including under the dining table who does that with little kids?? My MIL keeps telling me it will be colder but I've told her it will be less work for me in the long run so I think we will go for hardwood or tiles.' __________________ Alysia Married to the love of my life Mama to 2 wonderful boys Waiting to meet 3 in heaven 2/2005, 5/2007 & 8/2011 Striving, with God's help, to be a gentle mother each day

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