I would never have a beige carpet. My area rugs are fake Persians. Polypropylene, actually — I can hang them over the fence and hose them off after shampooing them in the (scrubbed) driveway.
It helps that it’s a no-shoes house, both for cleanliness and so I don’t have to listen to folks stomping on hardwood overhead. Hardwood floors and the robovac are my secrets to guests clicking the “sparkling” box.