Carpet for the playroom

My first step in creating a playroom was to find some carpet to replace the sea of blue. Because this space might become someones bedroom one day, I wanted to keep the color neutral.

After my experiences with discount carpet tiles, I’m not ready to pay full price for another flooring option, especially for a playroom. You can’t use padding underneath carpet tiles, but Elise is used to playing on hardwood or area rugs, so I don’t think she’ll mind.
Yesterday, I went on the hunt for some new playroom carpet and here’s what I came home with.

I know! It’s beige! Well, kind of golden. I went in looking for something a whole lot darker, but this was the most subtle/tasteful option I found at the discount store. They had darker shades of brown, but the patterns were either super commercial looking or ugly ’80s-ish shapes.

I wish I would have thought to bring my camera to capture some of the absolutely hideous choices in carpet. I’m talking large-scale geometric patterns that would only be appropriate in a) a casino or b) Chuck E. Cheese. They were pretty hilarious.

From far away, it has a sisal look to it, doesn’t it? But it is.. um.. totally 100% unnatural and not sisal.

We still have to rip out the blue carpet, then paint all the walls. Yeah, I really haven’t started doing anything yet, so the tiles are hanging out in the basement, off-gassing their little carpet tile hearts out.

Anyway, this color choice is kind of changing my vision for the playroom, but I’m OK with that. I initially thought my palette would be something like white walls paired with charcoal gray, plus bright accent colors. I really wanted to bring in some charcoal in the carpet or seating because we have a lot of dark brown in the rest of the house. But after some cursory searches for affordable seating that might fit up our narrow staircase, gray is not really an option.

I’m still planning on painting the walls white. Beige and white: I don’t know who I am anymore.

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