I'm in love I'm in love and I don't care who knows it! I will shout it from the rooftops! To Andrew, yes I'm in love with you and have been for nearly a decade. Sorry, but that's old news. To my new vinyl flooring, you hear me. You know I love you and I have been waiting for your installation since July 2.
We can now walk barefoot without being in pain. Our feet are relieved to be rid of the jagged tile edges.
We can now get more barstools for our island and not have to worry about the fact that carpet falls up against it. Who puts carpet in a kitchen!?
We can now walk on clean floors. No matter how many times I tried, our old tile and spotted carpet never felt immaculate. Black, dirty feet were the norm around here.
We can now hear our children's echoes and the piano acoustics even more.
We can now use our washer and dryer again! I have never been more excited to do a load of laundry.
We now have a working oven! You better believe I made both muffins and cookies within hours of that puppy being plugged back in. I didn't get to making dinner, but priorities...
The process:
The tile removal was incredibly dusty. I'm still finding dust as I open blinds, cupboards, and the pantry.
We were told to expect this flooring project to take 2 weeks-- it was a big project. They removed carpet in the office, playroom, piano room, hallways, and family room. The workers also took out tile in the kitchen, entryway, laundry room, and bathroom. Lucky them. It's hard to explain the amount of joy I felt when I learned they worked so hard that they would finish the project in only 1 week! I felt like we were camping and everything was displaced. I'll let you in on a little secret... Okay, it's not so much of a secret. I'm vocal about the fact that I dislike camping.
We ate many meals in our garage on camping chairs. Our trampoline box was a great makeshift table.
We ate cereal every morning on a blanket on the floor in the master bedroom. Dreamy.
The kids limited T.V time went out the window. We were locked in the master bedroom for hours on end. What else were we to do? Our master bedroom is humungous and we were able to store lots of the furniture from other rooms in there. (A couch, 2 end tables, a bookshelf, the piano, extra lamps, a filing cabinet, a chest, etc.)
I walked above my average amount of steps that week. Our walks grew longer because we were in no rush to get back home.
Did I mention how loud it was? The first night, I had a headache and ringing ears. They sure did have to pound hard to remove that stubborn tile.
We still haven't gotten rid of all the flies that were let in while the doors were left open for days on end. Nothing like nature and the great outdoors... Love me some bugs.
Antonio and his teammate worked tirelessly! They were here for 12 plus hours a day, and bedtime got delayed which is rare around here. Antonio even enlisted the help of his wife and FIL one evening. They were enamored by Isabelle and said she has "princess eyes." Lack of sleep always adds to a good camping trip.
I taught piano lessons in the master bedroom. "Why hello, students! Do you fancy my bed?"
The toilet in our half bathroom was removed. The bathroom situation might be the WORST part of camping. Hmm, it's the middle of the night. Let me find a flashlight to make the trek through the wilderness to a smelly stall. (if there even is one)
We appreciate all the help we had during this time. Some friends had us over for dinner, my mom brought us dinner, and family helped us move our appliances not only once, but twice. I also enlisted Jessica and Lindsey's expertise to help me pick the color for the floors which was stressful for me. I didn't want to spend thousands of dollars and not love the end result.
I've never been so eager to mop! Even before all the big footprints disappeared from our new floors, I knew we made the right choice.
The end result is LOVE. Pictures don't truly capture love, so you'll have to come visit or use your imagination. Vinyl flooring, you were worth the wait!
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