We've lived in our little house for over 15 years now and
you know what? That long list of "
we-can-change-this/we-can-move-that/we-can-build-this" that we created
when we were buying our bungalow still has the same ideas on the paper, just
not in reality. Nothing has been crossed
off, checked off, or erased. Oh wait, we
did get new windows.
It isn't that we can't handle a change in our surroundings,
we can. It's just that Rob and I aren't
the DIY-er's that we thought we would be.
Work, children, extra activities have been taking precedence over panel
removing. But Spring is on its way and I
think we're feeling inspired for something fresh and new. Our flooring would be a great place to start.
When purchasing this house we inherited a floor tile that
looks like it would be perfectly acceptable in the kitchen of The Brady
Bunch. I compare the look to brown
confetti. (They don’t make brown
confetti and there’s a reason why.) The
time for a change in our flooring has come so I’m looking into Topps Tile for
inspiration and ideas.
We need a floor that can take the playfulness of our
chocolate lab and the in-and-out of our active backyard. When the rain starts to subside that’s when we
are busy in the yard and garden, weeding, tilling, or planting. Dirt everywhere! So we need to have a floor that cleans
easily. When the sun starts shining the
outside becomes like another room of our house, so I want to find wood flooring
that can hold up to lots of foot traffic.
Also, with me being more diligent with my exercising this
time around, I’m moving furniture out of the way for those hundreds of lunges
and sidekicks (may not really be hundreds, but it sure feels like it!) so I
hope to find flooring that can withstand sliding of couches and chairs and not
leave grooves behind. It’s obvious I've never shopped for wood flooring however, I’m sure they've come up with a
product that can take a good couch moving, or two. Let the shopping begin!