Carpet selection

rugs

If you have a vacation house, no matter where it is, it should be easy to take care of. Don't choose floorcoverings that must be coddled. You may prefer small washable rugs, flat woven fibers or even no rugs at all. If it is a winter cabin you need something warm on the floor, but be sure it is a practical pattern and color so you don't have to fuss over it.

Choose rugs small enough so they can be easily sprinkled with moth flakes and rolled up when the place is closed.

The size, ages, and activities of your family and their pets are all-important. In a real home there are few keep-off-the-grass signs. An oyster white carpet might be stunning in your living room, and would certainly impress your friends, but wait till the children grow up to indulge in such delicacies.

You certainly don't want to be constantly shooing them out, or—dreary alterna­tive—eternally following them with vacuum and spot cleaner.