The other night I was talking to my dad about my carpeted stair situation. He said something that kind of scared me: “Well, if there’s one thing I can say about carpet….it’s that it’s usually hiding something.”
And it was. Brown stairs, a broken tread, a million staples, and some nasty wallpaper.
But it was also hiding something else. A pleasant surprise, in the form of nice, warm wood flooring in the upstairs hall.
I finished ripping up the stair carpet today and it led all the way up to the hall. So I figured it might as well go too. And I’m glad it did. Not only did I find these gemly {is gemly a word…as in h”like a gem”?} wood floors, I also took out a lot of gross smell.
Since day one in our house I’ve noticed a smell. And I think I know where a lot of it is coming from. These shag carpets. They soak up bad smells like a Sham Wow. I would be lying if I said I didn’t dry heave at least a half dozen times while tearing up the hall carpet and pad today. It was bad. I cleaned the wood and things smell much improved.
Now, on to the second order of business. I wanted to paint this week…but that is going to be put on hold. It turns out that Sherwin Williams is having a 40% off sale the weekend of the 21st. To me {queen of the cheapskate clan} a savings of 40% is well worth the wait. Fo-Real. So I’ll take it easy on the prep.
I did, however, bring home these sweet paint samples. Tell me what you think.
Now, before you ask…yes this is a photo of the same colors. They are just on two different walls and the light hits them differently. Isn’t it crazy how the colors seem to change?
We are putting one color in the nook with the stairway. And a different color in the dining room and living room. All the trim will be crisp, clean white…as will the wood paneling and the built in hutches. Opinions welcome!
Amy
