My son put this flooring in his house because of pet damage to the carpeting. It looked great, but he lives out of state & I do not know about the durability.
As for WHITE carpet, it is SO Impractical. My mother insisted on white carpet in her bedroom when they built a house in the 70's. It was a Bit**!!! to keep clean, if you'll pardon my expression. As the daughter who had to vaccumm and clean the house, Please do not put yourself OR your husband through white carpet... Just my "two floors worth.