If you have just moved into a new home with hardwood flooring and you would rather have carpeting, what can you do? It would be a lot of money to have wall-to-wall carpeting installed over the hardwood floors. It is possible that the next buyer would love to have the hardwoods exposed. But if you really want to cover up some of the wood, you can do that with large area rugs. That is exactly what I did just a few short months ago.
I have a home with hardwoods in the living room, dining room, hall and kitchen. That is a lot of hardwood flooring that needed to be refinished. However, I did not have time to have the floors redone before I moved in. I also have an older dog that has trouble maneuvering on the hardwoods. I needed a fast and inexpensive answer to my carpet needs.
The solution to my problem, and possibly to your problem, is large area rugs. I could not find an area rug in any store large enough for my space. I wanted about two feet of hardwood flooring to show around the perimeter of the room, and the rest of the room would be a large area rugs.
I finally called in an old friend who owns a carpet outlet store. I knew his prices would be very good. My friend came to my home, did all the measuring and laid out a diagram for the guys who would deliver the large area rugs.
At that time we went over all my carpet options and I finally chose the new short shag look that is so popular. I picked the same exact large area rugs for the dining room and living room, and also a stair runner to the second floor. Once my friend got back to his store, he ran the estimate, faxed it to me and I placed the order for two large area rugs.
Approximately one week later the area rugs were delivered, the furniture was moved, the rugs put down and everything went back in place within a short period of time.
Large area rugs were the answer for me. Now the dog can walk safely, the wood is covered but still has enough exposed to see the beauty, and the floor has warmed up considerably. The answer to your problem might be large area rugs also!
