About a month ago, my new upholstered sofa & loveseat was delivered.
A week later, I was going out of town & arranged for the demolition of my living room while I was gone. This is what it looked liked when I left.
A couple of days later, I returned home to a newly rewired & dry-walled living room. It’s been the same way ever since … except I moved some of the furniture back in.
Underneath the carpeting that was removed is T&G pine flooring. It is in good condition, but has been painted… or more like primed. Spot primed. I am thinking that it was done after the fire (late 70s or early 80s) to contain the smoke smell.
Once I saw the wood floor, I decided not to go back to wall-to-wall carpeting. It’s just a nightmare with 2 dogs that shed like crazy. I am going to have the floor stripped & sealed… then put down an area rug.
Deciding on a rug has been tough!
I’ve narrowed it down to four choices. Listed below the picture: vendor, price, & my thoughts on it. They are in no particular order. I let the computer insert them into the post randomly. Once I figure out a rug, then the task of deciding on a wall color begins.
Katelyn – Menards – $159
The browns in it are similar to my newly upholstered furniture. Burgundy is my favorite color. Black is the color of my fixtures. The print is similar to the fabric on my tone-on-tone cream color rocker.
Festival 8773 Black – Rugs Direct – $138
Color thoughts are the same as the Katelyn … however, I do love the blue-grey thrown in. The modern print will not make my house look so old-fashioned even though several pieces of my furniture are antique/traditional.
Swirl Tan – Home Depot – $120
I love the simplicity of this one. The colors compliment the new upholstery wonderfully. I like how the colors work with my burgundy upholstered chairs. Another modern print to contrast the pieces of antique/traditional furniture. But … the curtains being either unbleached linen or dropcloth & with the tone-on-tone rocking chair in the room (instead of the burgundy chairs), I’ll have all blah colors.
Modern Tapestry – Menards – $160
This was my first choice. However, in real life, the blue is not my taste in blue. If the blues were more grey or more denim-ish, it would be the unanimous winner.
