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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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