I'm sure everyone is just ITCHING to read a post about new carpet, right?! Well I'm SUPER pumped about it so tough. :)
Anyway, we've been wanting new carpet in our playroom and living room since we moved in. But I thought the house was only a few years old, you ask. Right, but there was a stain when we moved in and it's builder grade, not-too-soft light cream stuff that showed EVERYTHING.
We went with Stainmaster and opted for the highest quality pad and I'm sooooo glad we did. I could sleep on the carpet it's so soft! But first we had to tear out the old stuff. After a couple friends told us it was pretty easy to DIY, we watched some youtube videos and decided it was worth saving near $250.
The smallest nugget was our supervisor while the bigger one played.
It actually turned out to not be too bad! For anyone that's getting new carpet in just a couple rooms, I'd recommend you save some mula and rip out the old stuff yourself! We aren't even that handy and thought it was pretty easy.
New pad:
And TA-DA! New carpet!
While we had to move everything, we also chalk painted our TV stand and bookshelf a light cream color to freshen up the room. You can see the tip of the black stand and brown bookshelf in the before picture above.
Here's an after shot with the lighter stand and bookshelf. Definitely freshens up the room! (bonus points if you spot the 4-legged kid)
Can I tell you how excited this makes me to rip up our carpet? It will be a while but still. CANNOT WAIT. Love the new room!
ReplyDeleteI love your new carpet- looks so comfy!
ReplyDeleteAnd Annie Sloan old white chalk paint? We are twins bc everything in my downstairs is getting painted that after I used it on the chairs for our table. Amazing!
And yes we go to COR in KC! Such a small world! We used to go to Leawood and then moved to western johnson county so rez west is our home church now. When are you baptizing your daughter? My parents usually go to 9am leawood service!
Looks wonderful! New carpet is such a great feeling, especially when the old stuff you are ripping up was used with a previous owner. And we went with the more expensive pad in our old house when we replaced the carpet and it totally is worth it! You guys did an awesome job on the furniture too!
ReplyDeleteIt looks so fresh!
ReplyDeleteIt looks great!!
ReplyDeleteWe don't have carpet ANYWHERE in our place, and I'm dying for something super soft in our living room. Your carpet looks like perfection!
ReplyDeleteIt looks great! I love the color. I also noticed your floors- they're really pretty! Are they hardwood or laminate?
ReplyDeleteIt looks great! Fresh & new - loves it! Nice work. :)
ReplyDeleteMandie ~ http://badbrewpack.blogspot.com/
Thank you for this advice. I have been pricing carpet and hardwood floors and this was just what I needed!
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It is definitely better to rip the carper out yourself! My Dad always did that and like you said you can get a better carpet and pad because of the money you saved. :) I love it! It all looks great.
ReplyDeleteYeh for DIY! Not only does it save money, but it usualy feels good after knowing you did it :) Love the new carpet and the painted pieces! Looks great!
ReplyDeleteLooks awesome!! I love the chalk painted pieces, too!
ReplyDeleteI love it! Looks great! And I love the fresh look of the white paint on the tv stand and bookshelf! Looks perfect!
ReplyDeleteIt looks great!!! We recently ripped out our carpet in our formal living room (my now studio) and the hardwood is being put down today! Andy did all the carpet ripping on his own. Definitely a great way to save some cash.
ReplyDeleteWow!! I would have likely stayed away from such a "dark" color, but it looks FABULOUS. Very nice job coordinating everything.
ReplyDeleteI love the color of the carpet! And I love the furniture redo too :)
ReplyDeleteI think it looks fantastic!
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