Our house is pretty new. Just a couple of years old. However, it was built in a development. Right smack in the middle of the giant building boom a few years back.
You know what that means: Builder's Special everything. Golden oak. White appliances. Lower-grade cabinetry. Formica countertops. And the biggest offender - the carpet. It's just nast. It's cheap, low pile, awful synthetics. Holds stains like Polydent holds dentures to gums. Out kitchen, on the other hand, has very lovely golden oak wood flooring. Yes, in the kitchen. Why? I have no idea... I kind of think that the previous owners were planning on putting wood in more than just the kitchen but never got that far.
So, they leave it to us.
Making the floors lovely is the #1 priority on our list. Without having the floor the way we want it, we can't really pick the right paint colors or new dining set or build our bookshelves or put anything on the walls or reupholster our dumpster dive chairs.
Once we've got the floors done (just upstairs - the previous owners completed the downstairs and put a MUCH nicer carpet down that we want to keep), it's on to making built-in shelves, choosing new furniture, and DECORATING.
Until then, I'll keep hunting for images that strike a chord with me, that inspire me to get the floor done faster. So we can move on to picking out wood to create the shelving... :)
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