Originally Posted by
DogHouseMom
Carpet in master bedroom, sewing room and the bathroom all have carpet from a big box store (Menards or Lowes). They've all been in there 10 years now and only the bathroom has started looking shabby recently.
As the others have said ... get the BEST padding you can buy. If you have a budget to stick to, spend on the padding and save on the carpet.
Happily, I'm carpet free these days, but years ago I was given that advice. I bought the best padding available and that carpet stood up forever.