My New Living Room!

If you didn't already see or hear on Facebook (you couldn't have missed it unless...well...you're NOT on Facebook!), we finally, Finally, FINALLY got new carpet in our formal living room.  It only took us 10 years to grow up and take the plunge but, we did it.

First you have to understand that we have what are called 'Poor Man's hardwood floors'.  The hardwood is around the perimeter of the room with about a 10'X13' section in the middle that is made up of less costly pine (in our case).  Back in the day, the builders figured that this middle section would be covered by a rug anyway therefore skip the expense of the hardwood that would never be seen anyway.

Now, we also have a fireplace in the corner of our living room which means that section of pine, was at an angle and we could not buy a regular square rug as the corner of it would be in TO our fireplace.  HUGE issue.  I knew the only solution was either wall-to-wall carpet or a custom made rug.  Can you say EXPENSIVE?  I know I can!

I finally called a carpet company and asked them to come out and measure us for a custom rug.  Well, then I kicked myself in the ass about 10 times for not doing this sooner.  It cost less than HALF of what we had thought.

So...here we go!

We had to move most of the furniture from my living room into my dining room.  Due to Jeremy's schedule, we lived like this for about 3 days.  Then the morning of the installation the guy called to cancel.  There is a couch, love seat, hutch, dining table, and small dresser in my dining room!  I almost cried!  I couldn't live like this for another week!

Most of the furniture out and the old rug freshly steam cleaned (with my new steam cleaner - love it!).  See how it's on an angle-so it wouldn't be in the fireplace?

There is the 'Poor Man's Hardwood Floor' also known as the new playroom!  Jacob was pretending to be a Viking and slaying dragons with Thomas.  The echo was deafening!

Delivery Day!  The rug maker guy (he's not a carpet installer) had this sewing machine on wheels that went around the room and sewed the binding on the rug.  Coolest thing to watch!  And I watched it all!

Jacob was at school but, I left the room empty for a little while (Jeremy had to work and couldn't help me move the furniture back!).  And you can see the angle to the fireplace. 

And Kelsey getting ready to give her nap of approval.

I also put new tile down in front of our fireplace.  I tore the old out 10 years ago.  It sat without tile for 7 years.  I bought the tile (slate) and the new tile sat around in the box for over a year, then I spread out the tile, tossed the box and the tile sat loose for about 2 years.  Over the course of a week, I finally set the tile, grouted, and sealed it.  It was so easy!  I'm still not sure what I was afraid of! 

And this was taken this morning.  I moved the chair back in over the weekend.  I still need the ottoman back down - it's been up in the office since long before Christmas.  I'm working on a little change up over the fireplace.  Rearranging the photos but, we can't BELIEVE how much more room we have now with a big rug!  I just sit there and look around saying, "WOW!"