It’s generally true that your perfect, pristine carpets won’t stay that way. This is why I told my teenage son (who likes curries and coffee and invites pets into his room) that no, he could not have a white carpet in his bedroom, no matter how much he likes the clean, minimalistic look (although the way he keeps his bedroom casts a few doubts on how serious he is about the minimalistic look… but that’s another story!). Even carpets that are a more forgiving colour than white will soon look less than their best. Carpets are for living on, after all, so it’s not surprising that they get dirty quickly enough.