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Mercy! I got these two rooms creamy french vanilla yellow. It really opens the old eyes, but I love it. And yes, my pink and yellow cotton candy office does show dirt something fierce. I got a zone shock collar for the dog, and he hears a beep first, but then a shock if he crosses the threshold. The room doesn't exist for him anymore. When I go in, I may as well have transported to another planet. The basement Berber (totally destroyed by puppy/dog and many 'accidents') is currently being taken up. By me. ARRRGH. You know I couldn't abide the lingering, pervasive odor.
BUT, my big plan is to do a faux finish and seal it under polyurethane, exactly like friend of mine did in her old house We will see. The first cut, I looked at Jon, and said "I'm going to be sorry I started this."
And yet, I did it anyway. I will never understand myself.

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Originally Posted by bottoni The carpet should match the curtains. Heh... I can't help but remember Roger (the alien) from American Dad looking at Hayley's newly-dyed bright green hair and lewdly asking Hayley if "the carpet matches the curtains."

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Some man or another once jibed Marilyn Monroe about being brown below. She kept it dyed blonde to match her hair from then on.

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We have hardwood floors with rugs scattered about. We have begun collecting rugs made in Pakistan, since we cannot get Persian rugs from Iran. But one of my favorite rugs is a Marshall's cheapie. Anyway, none of the curtains match the rugs around here! Sometimes I would rather have carpeting upstairs in the bedrooms.

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Originally Posted by sherrie11 We have hardwood floors with rugs scattered about. We have begun collecting rugs made in Pakistan, since we cannot get Persian rugs from Iran. But one of my favorite rugs is a Marshall's cheapie. Anyway, none of the curtains match the rugs around here! Sometimes I would rather have carpeting upstairs in the bedrooms. Yup, that's where I have it, just in the bedrooms. The main bedrooms still have incredibly glorious (not) beige carpet, worn and flat in all the pathways. I'll update that the basement is still raw unsealed untouched concrete.......eh heh, at least it doesn't stink, though!

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Hi Shycat, I just had all my wall to wall carpeting ripped out and Laminate in oak put in. I put down a lot of Persian rugs. This way it stays smelling fresh and if I get tired of the rugs after several years, I can switch them aound. Why don't you post for us some pictures of your new work on your house?

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I don't know how. I can work on it, though...

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You could stencil your concrete basement floor, or give it some kind of faux look, and then seal it. Might be fun if you're artsy-craftsy.