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After a week and a half’s worth of moving, organizing and inconvenience… carpet day arrived.
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With one poor guy doing the whole thing alone.
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He said he’s been doing it that way for 30 years and prefers it, so okay dokay.
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By afternoon, there was carpet fiber everywhere. By the end of the next day?
We were ready for before and after pics.
The den, with its old rippled carpet.
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The den, with its smooth new carpet.
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Not only was there a horrible ripple in the old carpet, but His Lordship had found a loose end by the threshold and proceeded to lift it by scratching on a daily basis.
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New, tightly tucked and cat proofed threshold.
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The office… with the old absolutely hideous dusty rose/Pepto Bismol industrial carpet the previous owners laid.
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Still can’t believe I lived with that abomination for so many years.
The office… with its new soothing beige.
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Pink.
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No pink.
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I’m a neutral girl at heart and was thrilled to see that Barbie inspired flooring make its final journey to the dump.
We purchased the same pricey Karastan carpet that we had laid in the bedrooms and hall last year so it would all coordinate. The store told us there was no guarantee it would match exactly as they would be from different production runs, but I don’t see any difference.
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New to the right, last year’s to the left.
We’re pleased…. and very glad things can now get back to normal.
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Normal… 😶
Let’s see how long that lasts. 😉
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Well, as normal as things ever are around here.
😉
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Whew!
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The matching is close enough. Tho I kinda liked the pepto…
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Ugh.
You wouldn’t if you’d had to live with it…
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Nice! I’m sure His Lordship will be rolling around on it in no time.
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It looks great. Yes, I give you a lot of credit for putting up with the pink carpet for all those years.
I just want to know if you guys take turns sitting on the den couch and watching each other walk on the treadmill?
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We do not.
But probably should…
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After years of cats and dogs named Spot for a reason, we will soon have to redo our living room. I wasn’t looking forward to it. Now I have new hope. 😀 😎
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It’s not an enjoyable experience.
But worth it.
Almost
😉
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Oh, yeah, that pink had to go! We had mint green carpeted stairs in our townhouse. I hated it so much, but it was quality carpeting so I had no excuse to get rid of it.
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The pink was horrible and it was in two bedrooms, the office and a hallway.
Good riddance!
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That’s A LOT of pink. I thought maybe it was just one bedroom.
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Three rooms and a hallway.
It was disgusting…
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Pink carpeting is pretty bad…but not as bad as the carpeted bathrooms and kitchen in our Rapid City home. Sorry, Doris, but what were you thinking??
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Carpeted bathroom?
Ick!
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Even her daughter said she’d told her mom that was gross.
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The new carpet looks fab, in the last photo the old on the left has a different texture than the one on the right
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I think that was just the lighting. In person, they’re close to identical.
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Very nice update.
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You need to get 2 plastic chair sliders to save the carpet in the office
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We don’t use the desks daily, but yes. We probably should..
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