New Floors = NO MORE CARPET!

When Justin and I bought this house one of the things we loved was all of the tile in the kitchen/living room/bathrooms/hallways, etc. We did not love the carpet in the bedrooms/office/flex room and we knew it was the first big project we wanted to tackle. At the end of July we were finally ready to get rid of all that carpet - about 1100 square feet! The before pictures are from right after we moved in so things look a lot different now in some of these rooms (thank goodness!) The color we chose is Hickory Mocha and we LOVE it! We chose a 12mm laminate rather than the 8mm we used in the old house and it is SO much better! So quiet and feels more like real wood (without the scratches and upkeep)!

Before

I so miss those awesome window treatments...NOT

Our closet

Guest Room

Guest room 2

Office

Flex Room

After

We finally finished painting our bedroom a few weeks ago (we started the project in Feb...oops!) We also added crown molding in here!

Our next "big" project is the flex room which is going to be my new office. My desk is on back order (ugh) but I'm putting the room together in my head right now!

Walking on Sunshine...Uh I mean Laminate

Last month Justin and I made the decision to remove all of the carpet in our house and replace it with laminate floors (faux wood). Hardwood is too expensive - and not dog friendly, and the carpet was holding so much dust/dog hair we thought it would be best for my allergies - and for looks to go with the laminate. The kitchen, dining room, hallways, enteryway, living room, bathrooms, and laudry room are all tiled so we added the laminate in our bedrooms and our master closet. I am definitely glad we decided to do this now rather than wait a couple years because it looks amazing and now we get to enjoy it for years to come!! (hopefully with less allergies too). So I took some before pictures that morning, some during pictures of what the house looked like with all of our stuff crammed into the living room, dining room, and guest bathroom - and some after pics.

Before



Our bedroom before



Another before shot



Middle bedroom before



another before



Front bedroom before



another before



 During



Our living room slash temporary closet



Our dining room slash storage area



Can you say hoarders?! the bathtub is full!


 

more hoarding...at least it's colorful?

 

Of course I had to take one of my sweet Hunter

 

And Lexie had to follow me around the house while I took pics



After



Our bedroom after! excuse the mess - this was literally right after



Another after view

 

The office/guest bedroom after...yes I know I need to fix our diplomas - it's on my list

 

More office after



Front bedroom after



More front bedroom after

 It's funny...we've only had these new floors for a month but after going through these pictures and looking at the carpet - I can't imagine ever having the carpet! I was a little skeptical about not having a "soft" or "warm" floor but I have no regrets - I love it!


Coming soon to the blog....San Diego, Winter Wreath & Bedroom makeover!