Home Project: New Carpet Installed
Good Morning,
I wanted to say a quick thank you to every veteran that has served this country. My husband served during Desert Storm so I understand it as well. Thank you for your courage!
Yesterday I got quite a bit done. I finished organizing my step-son’s/husband’s mancave. It looks so much better and smells better. My husband finally purged and dropped off some items at Goodwill! I can hear the Hallelujah chorus! We went to Costco and got a few things. I got my turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas and I am so happy! The Honeysuckle turkeys are my absolute favorite! And I put “Alfred” back on his cleaning schedule. The house still feels so empty without Deacon but we are getting better.
I did want to share our recent home project. We have been in need of new carpet for the last 3 years! Our old carpet was in such bad shape! We had rips, tears, dog hair, and dog feet smells!
This was the original carpet. This is the same carpet that we picked out when we built our home. It looks so outdated but we were able to stretch it out for as long as we did. It seemed to have gotten worse over the last 2 years. And with Deacon’s last two weeks with us, it just reeked of pet urine.
I was so excited about this project. My husband and I have been wanting to update the carpet for a few years now. When the workers pulled out the old carpet and placed it outside, I have to admit that I was a bit embarrassed about how it looked. It looks so bad and smelled bad. We were both so happy to see it go!
This is a beautiful gray color. We got extra padding underneath so that if we do have spills or pet accidents we will have that protection in the carpet.
I got new carpet in the sitting room too! So exciting!
It looks so much better and smells wonderful! I love the color and feel like we got a fresh start. After dealing with Deacon for two weeks and cleaning up all the messes it was nice to say goodbye to the smells and damage. It is so soft as you walk on it.
photos via Mrs. Shockley
I love the gray in the sitting room as well. We still have to finish the steps. That will get done this weekend and next year we will replace the carpet in my office and bedrooms. I have a home project binder and it has all of my home inspiration in it. There are still more things that I want to do with our home but we will see. This weekend I will be putting up our Christmas trees. I want to keep things light this year. I am not going to be putting up a bunch of Christmas decor. I want it to be crisp for some reason. So I plan on buying some faux white poinsettias this year. And we will just see what I come up with.
Also please don’t forget about the boutique’s new arrival. It is available for purchase! Have a great weekend!
The carpet looks beautiful Mrs Shockley and I like that color too. I have tile and hardwood laminate in my current space. I’ve gotten used to it but boy does every thing show up. I have to vacuum the floors or sweep daily. At least with carpet sometimes you can hide the dust bunnies and friends but not on floors. I may need to invest in an “Alfred” myself ? I did an 8 bag Spring purge to the Goodwill but I think I may need to weed out some more things. I’ve gotten to the point where I can’t deal with a lot of stuff anymore. Oh yeah I got a Rachel Parcell planner from Target. My local store sold out almost instantly so I had to get the planner online. I got the one with the big pink peonies on it. That’s so Rachel. I’ve been following her since her J. Crew days right after she got married. She has come a long way. Enjoy your weekend and be safe???
Thank you! We love the color as well. I wanted to get laminated flooring everywhere but then I saw how our dog would literally slide into walls because he would run too fast. If you got an Alfred I think you would love him. I have him set to a schedule. It’s great coming home and seeing that he vacuumed everywhere.
Yay! You got a planner. They have been selling out quickly. I didn’t know she was a JCrew girl. Way to go for her!