I have a 5 year old and a 6 month old and the amount of things that have been spilled on the.
Carpet or laminate with baby.
Firstly and obviously carpet is soft.
But you re stuck because tile and laminate are both awesome types of flooring and each one offers tons of advantages.
Whilst this has proved a wise move with toddlers and growing children for wiping spills etc i m now worried about not having the comfort of carpet for a new baby.
I ve gone for a continuation of the stairs and landing carpet which is stain resistant and suitable for high traffic areas including cat ownership.
They re legwarners for babies we ve used them with both kids good for layering too arm warmers even a cast cover.
But they also keep the space warmer and quieter.
Of course these carpets are harder to clean and trap dirt a bit more.
We have laminate in our flat in the living room and hallway carpet in bedrooms.
We have laminate in the living room as we dont have a hall so you go in our front door to a porch and straight into the living room so if i had a carpet it would probably get really mucky.
It s a great option for babies to learn to crawl and for you and your baby to play on your butt bone will thank you for this.
Soft carpets are nice for babies and toddlers.
Updated august 3 2020 you re trying to decide on new floors and you ve narrowed it down to tile vs.
But even with those two advantages the disadvantage of carpet is the dust stains and accumulation of grime.
When the baby begins crawling around on the floor you want something soft to protect little knees and as the baby grows into a toddler carpet provides a nice cushion to break the inevitable.
Hi all when redecorating about a year ago we ripped up our living room carpet and replaced with wooden flooring in fact there is no longer any carpet in the downstairs of my house.
I had this dilemma eventually decided on carpet as i really don t fancy dragging myself out of bed at 3am to sit on pace cold vinyl or laminate.
Roughly half of new flooring sold in.
It is easier on a crawling baby s knees to have carpet and carpet is a softer landing place for falls.
And each one offers tons of advantages.
Their cost is usually comparable and is cheaper than solid hardwood flooring.
When looking at flooring options carpets and laminate floors are popular choices.
I couldn t live without the laminate to be honest.