I'm so excited to FINALLY say that we have our new hardwood floors in the living room. And they aren't just any hardwood, they're bamboo!! My inner 'tropical girl' loves that!!! We've been saving for this for quite some time and they're so beautiful and worth the wait!
Backstory...when we moved into the house, the carpet in the living room was ok but our 4 dogs quickly changed that. During a trip to a wholesale building supply warehouse we found an amazing deal on some tile carpet. Yep, you read that right. Tile carpet. We quickly bought the 2'x 2' carpet tiles and ripped up the old carpet. We knew we wanted to eventually put in hardwoods so the tiles were going to be a temporary fix until we saved up. That was winter of 2007.
That tile carpet was great at first. If the dogs had an accident, no problem! Just simply replace said tile with a new one. Since it took significantly longer to get our hardwoods than we anticipated, we ran out of tile. That carpet did not hold up well to the pressures of our family. It got to the point where it disgusted me.
Our next step in the living room is a difficult one for me. Finding an area rug. I really LOVE the color Turquoise (robins egg) and I love bold damask patterns for drapes, pillows, etc but I'm having trouble finding what I like. That makes finding an area rug really difficult. The rug is a big purchase and one that will be with us for awhile. Talk and pressure and stress. (I stress over the weirdest things!)
Anywho...here's a few pics of the floors!!
Before - pardon my naked walls and my fireplace mantel. I haven't decided what to do for either and all red pillows are outta here
Let the demo begin!!!
After - we still have to put down shoe molding
Another shot
3 comments:
Not only "tropical" but environmentally friendly, too! Bamboo is an easily sustainable resource...you are so green at heart! Love it! :)
beautiful!!!
Wow Ash, they look beautiful!
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