Pink carpet is so 1980

I'll say it right now.  Pink carpet has no purpose in the 21st century.  I know there have been mini revivals amongst decorating folks of pink for a few years now, but the only ones I can get behind are the retro 1950's & 1960's tiled bathrooms.  And even if I owned such a bathroom - I'd still rip it out. Hey, that's just me and I don't have a pink bathroom (mine is yellow and blue, thank you very much and believe me when we have the money - it's going).

Back to pink carpet.  Even though the carpet was very high quality and installed well we decided to chuck it.  I would even go as far as to say that if the carpet was in a range of tones that would be considered acceptable to John and I (browns) we would have kept it for a good long while. Sadly, it wasn't brownish, it was pink.  Like pepto bismol, bubblegum or an 8 year old girls bedroom - PINK.

Proof:

Hi Will!  Thanks for modeling our nifty carpet!!

This picture doesn't do it justice, it was WAY darker pink in person.  So I called my fantastic cousin Marc who runs a local carpet installation/cleaning company and voila, new carpet!

Enjoy:

Yay!  No more pink :)

We went with light toned, mid range (price wise) carpet.  Here is why - we've got 2 boys who have many friends.  Those boys and friends walk and hang out on this carpet.  And now we have cats.  I saw no reason to spend more than I needed to to fret about wear and tear on carpet caused by humans and pets.  When an accident eventually happens, I can just shrug it off and move on, knowing that I'll have a chance in 7 or 8 years after the boys mature and the cats learn to use the litter box properly (cross your fingers for us - please!) to replace it with exactly what I want.  Plus I saved money now to spend on other fun stuff for the house.  Win - Win situation, I'd say.

Moving isn't very much fun. PLUS new pets!!

Well, we've got all of our things here at the house now, 30 - 40% still in boxes.  We have also started approximately 10 projects, none of which have been completed :(

So in the meantime, meet Sir Richard Astley Flagsworth and his sister Vera Flagsworth Tibbles.  They are the new additions to the family.  They are brother and sister and are about 14 weeks old.  Sir Richard (Rick) has emerged from his self imposed exile from behind the washing machine and now spends most of his day in between the washer and dryer and Mme. Vera is working on her litter box skills.  

Sir Richard Astley Flagsworth

Mme. Vera Flagsworth Tibbles