October 02, 2006

new carpet

Gary and I finally made the plunge to replace the carpet in the downstairs. We had wanted to do so when we first moved into the house (nearly 6 years ago!), but at the time we didn't have sufficient funds. And in the meantime we did put in hardwood floors in the dining room and living room, which was well worth it. We considered hardwood for the rest of the house, but decided for now we would just do carpet.

The carpet guys are here now, removing the old carpet and pad.

We also had our first sprinkle of rain for the season this morning, after they unloaded the new carpet and pad from their truck. Gary called me on his way to work to let me know that it was starting to rain, so I pulled my car out of the garage so they could put the new rolls in there.

The new carpet is tan with dark specks. I had liked the carpet sample we brought home from the store, but when they showed us the roll of carpet this morning I thought it looked too brown. So I'm not sure I like it. On the other hand, almost anything would look better than what we have now (well, what we had an hour ago), so I'm sure I'll get used to it.

I've got some before and during pictures, but they're still in my camera. Since our computers are packed away (I'm on my laptop with more limited capabilities), it'll be a day or so before I can post them.

Posted by Jen at October 2, 2006 09:32 AM
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