When we bought our house in 2003 we went with just the basics. Whatever came with the house is what we got. We didn't do any upgrades other that what was offered as an incentive, for example the ceramic tile and the crown molding. We knew we were going to have enough "extras" with the new refrigerator and washer/dryer that we were going to need. Somehow I did end up upgrading our roof to a 40 year roof rather than the 30 year roof...not really sure how I did that, but the insurance adjuster was very impressed with our roof so I am certainly taking credit for that!!
When we found out that we were moving back into our house this summer we decided to rip out the carpet and the pergo floors in the living room and dining room and put down hardwoods. Wow, that was a process. There are sooooo many colors of floors it made me dizzy looking at them all and yes, you guessed it I went with the color shade I liked that was the cheapest. We love our floors and do have plans to redo the floors in the kitchen in the next year or so.
This left me with the delima of looking for an area rug to the living room. As I started searching, I started cringing at the prices...$500 and up for a 8x10 rug, even on discount sites the are over $200. I have been pretty content to just do without, but I don't want the floors to get super scratched and I do want a softer place for the kids to sit and do puzzles and play games. Today I found my rug for less than $100! It's a carpet remnant and not only does the weird size fit perfectly, but it is also a high quality rug.
This purchase has prompted me to rearrange all the furniture and the room will get painted before the month is over, I promise. Speaking of paint, my favorite place to purchase paint is Wal-Mart. I love Glidden paint. It is a one coat wonder and according to online reviews and a friend who works in construction it is the same chemical make up as those paints sold in the bigger box home improvement stores and the speciality paint stores.
I am now on the search for slip covers for the sofa...oh how I am missing Ollies and the Christmas Tree Store. I have found a site that doesn't have prices as good as Ollies, but they are the best I've found so far over at SmartBargins.com. This site also has other housewares and is having a pretty good sale going on right now. JC Penny has some really good online sales and are also featured on Ebates this month so your savings will increase even more.
Home decorating is one of my favorite things to do. The joke in our house is that every time Mason leaves the walls change colors and the furniture is in new spots. That is why I love furniture sliders......this time I had the movers put ALL the furniture on sliders! There is no stopping the madness now!!
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