I have laminate in my sewing room and love it! So glad when we pulled out carpet that I wanted laminate--just run the dust mop to pick up threads. And we just made some flooring changes in our 20 yr old house too--we put in click together vinyl (like tongue and groove) that looks like stone--totally waterproof, no adhesive used, warranty for 25 yrs. and DH (who is not slender!) uses a rolling chair at the computer for several hrs daily without any marks showing up. Then in the basement, where I long arm, we pulled up the cruddy carpet and had new laminate installed there---very blond in color and I'm loving it! So easy to keep clean! And I do use a rolling drafting stool at the LA and no marks there either. Was told by the flooring folks that the new laminates and vinyls are much more sturdy than even 5 years ago.