Leather sofas..yay or nay?
canadianmiss
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Comments (31)When we purchased our home we had all the floors refinished and I thought I'd leave the stairs bare. That lasted a few months when I began to notice tiny little scratches on the oak. In 32 years we've only had 2 runners on the staircase. We replaced the first when we redecorated. It was about 20 years old and there was very little sign of wear or dirt. It was a good carpet - an Axminster wool with a small pattern. I don't like our current runner nearly as well since it's solid. As for Pledge on the stairs .....one year after returning from a long road trip DH thought he'd surprise me by having my Suburban detailed. It did look great but they applied Armour All to the running boards which not only made them shiny but slippery too. I didn't realize it until I stepped up and then promptly slid off. Glad you had the bannisters to grab - I banged my shin on the edge of the running board and had a nasty looking bruise for a week or two. I think you'll like having the carpeted stairs....See MoreYea or nay to this?
Comments (32)In the early 19th c. they were still transitioning into specific rooms having specific purposes even in large houses. (In the 18th c. The main parlor or receiving room was often where the best bed in the house was as well.) My particular building had been a 10K+ sq foot house at one point. My living room was probably the best bedroom and it was connected to the bedroom behind (now the living room of another appointment). Our bedrooms were probably a box rooms or maids dormitory, there was an entry into the attic in this room. The house next door (now part of this building) had obvious maids' quarters with low ceilinged rooms some without a real window. Every room had a fireplace below the attic level, some rooms had two. There was no kitchen until the 1960s when the house was turned into apartments. The original house had it in a back wing, then it was converted into a boarding house and then dorms, with the kitchen serving it in a different building....See MoreReupholster sofa... yay or nay?
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