My friends have a very large house, and oddly enough most of it is carpeted in black. Stairs, living room, dining room, etc. It actually looks nice when they clean up, and oddly enough, they have a dog and a cat who are both black I would Not suggest it if you have white dogs/cats. Being a person who wears mostly black, I know that after petting other people's light animals, I look like I am wearing a mohair sweater lol.