Carpets hold onto dust making it harder to get the dust out of your house. They also produce dust of their own in the form of carpet fibers. Vinyl and leather furniture or wooden furniture produces and harbors less dust than upholstered furniture.

Do houses with carpet have more dust?

If a room has carpet and other upholstered furniture, dust levels increase even more.” To keep a handle on it, make sure you're washing bedding regularly (including your pillows), and vacuuming carpets and rugs often (with a clean filter on your vacuum).

Does carpet cause a lot of dust?

Carpets are harbors' of dust and, therefore, dust mites. ... According to a study by the Queensland University of Technology, “Both vacuum cleaning and the act of vacuuming can release and re-suspend dust and allergens, leading to increased exposure.”