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“The war on carpets. The fact that they need to be replaced every 15 years and that they get stained makes people forget that they serve several important functions throughout much of the home. There’s physical comfort, of course, and they are very helpful for reducing sound coming from traversing a second floor, but one of the biggest things is acoustic comfort. Wall-to-wall carpeting with at least a little fluff is critical to the quality of sound in a room, and how it feels to be in it.”

“Don’t have carpet in the hallways, the entrance, the kitchen, or especially the bathroom, sure, but leave the living room and bedroom carpeting alone, please! Enough of the cold, hard millennial remodels.“

—Anonymous, 31, Wyoming