DeM's Profile

As someone with a first floor kitchen, second floor bathroom and third floor family room and deck, I'm going up and down my (extremely steep) carpeted stairs all the time. I dream of bare wood floating stairs, but then I remember how often I slip on the carpeted ones. And I really appreciate the cushioning carpet provides -- not just for when I slip and come down hard on my bum -- but on an everyday basis just stepping down from one tread to the next. My knees LIKE the carpet.
If my stairs were not as steep or if I didn't use them so much, I rip off the carpet in a heartbeat. As it is, I'm still thinking about it -- some days the pros win and others the cons.
Does anyone know of another option that would provide the cushioning of carpet without the "ick" factor?