Anything but carpet for me. I have real hardwood floors throughout the entire house and I absolutely love them. With 3 small dogs and my now 3 rescued kittens plus all the snippets hitting the floor they are so much easier to clean. And even with all the shedding going on around here lately I still breath easier since there is no carpet or rugs in the house for yukky stuff to hide in. And if my feet get chilly in the winter I put socks on. I will never have carpet again.