tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post4521158218522061358..comments2024-03-27T22:44:20.979-04:00Comments on My Next 20 Years of Living: So it begins ... the carpet requiemRetired Knitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-6528721809854632042014-06-22T21:28:42.540-04:002014-06-22T21:28:42.540-04:00I'm so excited for you. I do love a good makeo...I'm so excited for you. I do love a good makeover! We had an awful "cat 3" sewage back up a few months ago and had to go through the drying out process, the cutting out of the walls and cabinets and then replacing floors, walls, paint, cabinets, baseboards - all with mom in the house. It made me way more nuts than it made her. And everything is beautiful now! Good luck - post pictures!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15499675422244801039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-88981707912633281822014-06-21T23:09:40.173-04:002014-06-21T23:09:40.173-04:00Your hard wood floor will be gorgeous, and definit...Your hard wood floor will be gorgeous, and definitely more clean than carpet (less of a home for dust, pollen, etc.) and then to have your home interior painted, great idea. I would like to do that.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-16114139610441979772014-06-17T06:56:15.399-04:002014-06-17T06:56:15.399-04:00Well, although we were happy with the carpeting fo...Well, although we were happy with the carpeting for many years, I am now ready to be free of it. And we are sort of backed into a corner now to change it.Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-73954526994516044622014-06-17T06:54:31.468-04:002014-06-17T06:54:31.468-04:00And we do NOTHING ourselves. We are the most unha...And we do NOTHING ourselves. We are the most unhandy people you have ever met. My husband likes to say that he is "checkbook man." :-) At least you guys save a lot of money.Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-3332754225623168402014-06-17T06:53:27.078-04:002014-06-17T06:53:27.078-04:00Well, down the road if it helps sell the house, th...Well, down the road if it helps sell the house, that would be good too.Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-28726016474165756972014-06-16T23:04:39.252-04:002014-06-16T23:04:39.252-04:00I so want to do what you are doing . . . all wood ...I so want to do what you are doing . . . all wood floors throughout . . .<br />I am sure you will love it . . .<br />and I will continue to save my pennies . . .Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723721131329150461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-627237643475730892014-06-16T19:27:54.703-04:002014-06-16T19:27:54.703-04:00I think you will like the hardwood floors. I'...I think you will like the hardwood floors. I'd like to do that to this house, though I like carpeting in the bedrooms. It must be nice to have someone come in and do it for you. <br />We always have to do EVERYTHING ourselves!!! : )happyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186179870233267082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-37640088731026252252014-06-16T17:07:08.032-04:002014-06-16T17:07:08.032-04:00You will absolutely LOVE hardwood flooring. It...You will absolutely LOVE hardwood flooring. It's so beautiful and gives a warm. feeling to your home. I guarantee you will get many compliments! Beth F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17177452901536865370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-62303954059787673002014-06-16T17:03:05.004-04:002014-06-16T17:03:05.004-04:00Yes, I am looking forward to easier cleaning. Rig...Yes, I am looking forward to easier cleaning. Right now to clean I must use my steam cleaner and I just don't think it does a complete job.Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-13490864038534408802014-06-16T16:35:40.505-04:002014-06-16T16:35:40.505-04:00The first thing we did when we bought this house i...The first thing we did when we bought this house in 2003 was to rip out the carpets. I was seriously allergic to them. The underlay had turned into a fine dust that was probably puffing up into the air as we walked. Our wooden floors are much easier to clean and still look good.Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03398380737025120541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-88735181612366793842014-06-16T15:48:19.251-04:002014-06-16T15:48:19.251-04:00Ahh, yes, the before and after pictures. I should...Ahh, yes, the before and after pictures. I should take a few right now before I start dismantling everything. :-)Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-86285413531977452632014-06-16T15:32:02.310-04:002014-06-16T15:32:02.310-04:00Always exciting to do some reno's/redecorating...Always exciting to do some reno's/redecorating....remember, we'll be waiting for photos..before and afters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-12432971151642812652014-06-16T13:47:14.352-04:002014-06-16T13:47:14.352-04:00hahaha! Moms are so wise. Did she have any words...hahaha! Moms are so wise. Did she have any words of wisdom regarding unnatural attachments to old smelly 30 year old carpeting? :-)Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-41353085267720862592014-06-16T13:46:22.814-04:002014-06-16T13:46:22.814-04:00I have never had hardwood floors so this will all ...I have never had hardwood floors so this will all be new for me. It is getting to the end result that I don't look forward to.Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-44603482106743505492014-06-16T13:45:28.510-04:002014-06-16T13:45:28.510-04:00I don't have the knack for redecorating. I al...I don't have the knack for redecorating. I always seem to make the wrong choices. So this time when everything is fresh - including the walls, I will take my time decorating, Most of what is on the walls now won't be there again. I am going with the minimalist approach this time. Less is more.Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-17859612071641057682014-06-16T11:49:48.664-04:002014-06-16T11:49:48.664-04:00Repeat after me (courtesy of my mom's training...Repeat after me (courtesy of my mom's training): "I can handle anything for one summer."<br /><br />I'm SURE it will be worth it!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-41856869182168640812014-06-16T09:38:00.773-04:002014-06-16T09:38:00.773-04:00You will love hardwood, we have it all over the ho...You will love hardwood, we have it all over the house now. Installation wasn't bad but the clearing the rooms and then back out again took awhile. Well worth it in the end. All part of getting your own life under control again in many ways. SusieCrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340019114503417086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-58183037856658599182014-06-16T08:29:30.965-04:002014-06-16T08:29:30.965-04:00Oh how exciting. Don't get stressed, just enj...Oh how exciting. Don't get stressed, just enjoy your new floor and walls. It is going to be wonderful. I love redecorating!!A Day in the Life on the Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878132360387905867noreply@blogger.com