Major Wall to Wall Carpet Fail
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Comments (1)I did a major overhaul of my dining room (right before Thanksgiving, of course) and got a lot of information on the best way to rid the ceiling of popcorn, right here. So, I wanted to return the favor and talk about how easy it is to paint over River Rock paint. I'd painted the dining room with a maroony brown several years ago, and most of the comments on the internet about painting over it are crazy. Saying you can't, saying you need to sand it down first, etc. Here is what I did. I vacuumed the walls, because all those little specks of "sand" can hold dust. Then primed with a high hiding primer. I used Zinsser Cover Stain, which has the consistency of marshmallow cream, with a fairly fluffy roller. The paint was Hirschfield's, two different colors, one an eggshell and one a satin. I used the original Lauren wool rollers to put them on, and the room looks lovely. The combination of the primer and the two coats of the paints has done a wonderful job of smoothing the roughness, and the walls just feel softly textured now, instead of like sandpaper....See MoreHardwood flooring in the bedroom or wall to wall carpeting
Comments (38)Hardwood, no question. The happiest day of my home decorating life in this house was the one last summer in which my son ripped out the LAST of the wall-to-wall carpet, in his bedroom, and laid hardwood. Now I have wood in the foyer, LR, DR, hall and all 3 bedrooms. As many others have pointed out it is far easier to keep clean, and I love the clean spare appearance of the wood floors. My son also ran the flooring directly through the hallway and into the bedrooms so there are no thresholds and it makes the space look larger. Someday when I do a full remodel of my kitchen I'll continue the same wood flooring into there and the back contiguous hall. A few months ago as a stopgap we pulled up the horrible homeade vinyl floor in there and laid a laminate floor that looks similar to the wood, just a lot less expensive. My goal is that the only non-hardwood flooring in my house will be tile in our florida room, which is a separate (added-on before we bought the house) space. Hardwood rules! Ann...See Morewall color recommendations for new carpet
Comments (9)Love the oatmeal “sample”. Before you decide, and I strongly advise you to have the store get you larger samples of the both. Wool is expensive and will last you a lifetime….don’t judge by those little pieces. I did find larger photos on-line from Home Depot and on my monitor, B.M. Taupe looks like tit would work on the walls, The rug itself, is made by Mohawk. Which leads me to the best ever rug pad…Mohawk SmartStep. My entire lower level and my master bedroom is wool carpet. I was advised by the store manager to invest in the SmartStep. It is far and away better than any pad I have ever used. The top is waterproof. As I was educated, it isn’t what lands on the rug which makes the stain. It is what seeps into the pad which does the damage. He even has his installers duct tape any seams....See MoreCarpet color for green walls?
Comments (0)It is probably past the appropriate time for us to replace the decades old rug in our very large living room. Because it’s such a large space, the current rug is just a length of carpet and padding that has been cut to fit the room/around the fireplace. We are likely going to go the same route when we replace it as there just aren’t any area rugs that can cover the territory and I want something plush over the wood so it’s comfortable for the kids and baby. Obviously (because of said kids and baby, plus the addition of our pets) I want something very durable and stain resistant. I’m stumped on what color will look good with our walls, painted Farrow & Ball’s Breakfast Room Green. I love the clean contrast of white, but am thinking that would be a major mistake, stain resistant or not. 😅...See Moreingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
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