We live in a rental that has floor boards throughout and no insulation! It is colder in our house than outside. There are drafts everywhere. Yes the floorboards look lovely but carpet would be much nicer underfoot and act as an insulator.
Just get some cheap carpet (that wont show alot of stains and make sure you state in your lease agreements that carpets must be professionally steam cleaned at end of lease and receipt shown or something like that.
Definately carpet! One house I rented had polished floorboards (in Melbourne) in the study area, and the roller chairs (office chairs) mark wood very badly, the only advice I'd have would be to keep it out of the kitchen!!! (the same house had carpet in the kitchen - go figure!).
One option for high-traffic areas is carpet tiles - you can buy extra and just replace them easily ...
Dark carpet in the major areas and you're on a winner!
We have very light carpet here, and even with minor spills that have been cleaned straight away... it's stained. Worst idea EVER was the dude putting such light carpet in here.
I rented a house with polished floor boards years ago and it was a condition of my lease ( I had a three year lease) upon exiting the that entire floor would be stripped and repolished. Just food for thought.
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