I'm So Old!!!

[Gina]

Janet I just read your thread and I hope that your feeling better, I bet your house is looking beautiful. Post those photos

Marilyn you have not aged since the wedding, those little snots what do they know...lol anyone over 30 is old to them... Btw you still look beautiful.

The vinly flooring looks great, when I go to some homes it is really hard to tell from pergo and vinyl.

[Janet]

Thanks for all the flooring ideas, I really appreciate it. I've been wanting new flooring for a couple of years now and I'm hoping once I get the painting done I'll be able to get it. Tile isn't really a good option for us I don't think. We keep our home cooler in the winter and sometimes the carpet seems cool, so tile would be freezing. I friend of ours has vinyl in her kitchen and I loved it, but it was all one piece...looked like wood.

Where I would really like it is in my family room, but don't think I could get anyone to lay it correctly. Our fireplace is a mixed store fireplace so it where it meets the floor it's not straight by any means like a brick fireplace/hearth would be. Don't know if they could get it to look right or not. Still, I've got to get the painting done first so I'll check it out more later.

You're so right Tink about the recovery time. I was so sore Wednesday night that I was constanctly waking up in the middle of the night in pain when I would rollover or move. Once I got up yesterday and started moving around then the soreness worked itself out.

[judy]

Janet, I'm sorry you're sore! Are you taking a hot bath at night when you're finished. Then, take 2 advil, and go to sleep. It does feel better when you walk it off, doesn't it. I can't wait to see pictures.

You know what Marilyn. I had forgotten all about the vinyl. I'm definitely going to look into it. I'm taking up the rug all through the house for the usual reasons - the dogs, it's not mine, and it is turquoise! Bright turquoise.

I would certainly like to save money, and it looks great in the pictures.

I don't know yet what I want to do o the stairs. I may go with a compatible color carpet with treads. I don't like the idea of slippery steps.

Any ideas?

[Janet]

Hi everyone...today I totally finished the bedroom. I haven't taken pictures of it yet, but it looks exactly the same...just cleaner looking walls and cleaner carpet....LOL. I've missed being on the computer so I'm glad I'm taking at least the weekend off. Not only did I get the bedroom totally done, but I cleaned the rest of the house and now I'm finishing laundry. I won't have a darn thing to do all weekend unless I want to...LOL. I may give the dogs a quick bath in the morning...no trimming, I don't know yet.

Not near as sore as I was, as long as I keep moving, but once I sit down...man it's rough getting back up again.

[Tink]

Wow Janet, I wish I could buy some of your ambition! My house is in need of some TLC and I don't have the energy to even start. This hot weather just kicks the wind right out of me. I go out to take care of the dogs, come in and crash. lol

[Janet]

When I think of how sore I get a bedtime, it makes me not want to try to do anymore. I still have the computer/dog room, hall way, living room and family room to do. I still may call and see how much I would be charged if I had everything ready and ALL they had to do was paint. That climbing up and down the ladder just kills my knees.

[judy]

Originally Posted by Janet

When I think of how sore I get a bedtime, it makes me not want to try to do anymore. I still have the computer/dog room, hall way, living room and family room to do. I still may call and see how much I would be charged if I had everything ready and ALL they had to do was paint. That climbing up and down the ladder just kills my knees.

I think that's probably a wise idea. You don't want to hurt yourself over it. I hope it doesn't cost too much.

[DianaB]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

Janet, you mentioned new flooring. We're getting rid of most of our carpet on the first floor of our home. The area around the living room is ceramic tile, so we are going with tile in the living room. We were thinking of laminate in the bedroom, a type by Armstrong that I mentioned to Judy in an earlier thread, then we looked at something else new. Don't go yuck, when I tell you. It's vinyl plank flooring. The flooring store we use has it down in their entry and the walkway to their office. It looks so much like wood that my hubby the custom builder was fooled. It really looks like wood. The pieces of vinyl are in planks with texture and color like wood. They are even contoured on the edges so that when it is laid, it looks like wooden planks. It's less expensive than laminate, more durable and does not have a hollow sound when you walk on it.

Here are a couple of links to some information on it: http://www.associatedcontent.com/art..._of_vinyl.html
http://homeimprovement.superpages.co...-flooring.html

Marilyn, thanks for posting about this! I really like the looks and what was said about it. It would be perfect for our basement, if we ever to finish it.