I don't have wood floors - I have cheap vinyl tiles and I love them. I chose them over wood at this time since my sewing room is also my craft room where I occasionally paint, spray dyes on fabric, etc., so wanted something that could be easily cleaned and which would look artsy even if I couldn't get all the paint and stuff cleaned up. and the best thing is, it's easy to replace and/or cover the whole thing later if I want a better surface (like for resale). Not sure why anyone would want carpeting, especially wall to wall carpeting in a sewing room - too much chance of losing pins then later finding them with one's foot...