My DH says white carpeting....you gotta be kidding!!!!! We do have an off white carpet in our bedroom but when we built our house we had a good sheet vinyl laid on most of the floors in the house. It has held up well for almost 20 yrs now. I have had people feel it because they couldn't believe it wasn't wood. My only regret is not getting a lighter color. What you have picked out is beautiful!
The only problem is in the winter, the floors are colder. I have large area rugs I use then. The floors are so much easier to take care of then carpet. I do love the feel of carpet but it would have had to be replaced by now and my vinyl floors still look good!!
Ditter