A recent survey by United Carpets and Beds found that home owners choosing to change their carpet to match a new color scheme outnumber those replacing a carpet that ‘felt unhygienic’ by almost two-to-one.
As many as 86% of those surveyed said they would choose to keep the carpets from the previous owners when moving into a new home, despite old carpets harboring a variety of germs and dirt—including dead skin cells.