Whatever your style or budget, you can find carpeting to fit your needs and tastes.
Instructions
•    STEP 1: Decide which areas of your home you want to carpet.
•    STEP 2: Measure the rooms that you want to carpet.
•    STEP 3: Go to several vendors. Try both carpet-only showrooms and general home centers. Ask about installation costs unless you plan to lay the carpet yourself.
•    STEP 4: Consider the various grades of carpeting available. Are you carpeting a high-traffic location or a less frequented area of your home?
•    STEP 5: Consider your long-term needs. Is it worth paying more for carpeting that will last 10 years instead of 5? Do you expect to move or remodel within that time?
•    STEP 6: Take samples of any carpet you are considering so you can view them with your walls and furniture.
•    STEP 7: Expect carpet prices to vary considerably with quality and style. Typically sold by the square yard, carpeting can cost from $10 to $15 per square yard for basic carpet and upward of $30 per square yard for luxury carpeting (not including installation).
•    STEP 8: Make your selection after considering cost, style, color and durability.
•    STEP 9: Decide what type of padding you want under the carpeting. Often, a certain level of padding will be included in the installation price, and you will have the option to upgrade.
•    STEP 10: Have the vendor send someone to your home to measure the area to be carpeted.
•    STEP 11: Clean and empty the room before the installers arrive.
•    STEP 12: Check the carpet to make sure that it is clean and properly installed before signing an invoice.
Tips & Warnings
•    Extra padding is an effective way to improve the feel of less expensive carpeting and is well worth the extra cost.
•    Be extremely careful cutting and measuring carpet if installing it yourself.