naughty cats.
and dogs. big hairy dogs.
so some time ago we replaced out carpet with laminate. i wanted wood, but laminate was cheaper.
so be it. it's actually holding up pretty well and looks like rustic board so i really have no complaints.
but carpet is nice, warm and soft.
that's where one turns to rugs.
-but then we're back to the cats. and the dogs.
my nice, relatively expensive rugs were getting destroyed.
i needed a plan.
i was using those dollar rag-rugs, sewing them together to get the size i needed.
but they are difficult to wash, and sewing them takes time.
bummer.
what to do...
now, i don't know if i mentioned this before, but i have a little addiction to crocheted blankets.
luckily it's a cheap and practical addiction, they cost only about 1-5 dollars at thrift stores and garage sales, and i use them for everything from guest room bedding, dog blankets, throws to a cover for my tatty sofa cushion.
one fine day, upon realizing the replacement for my sofa cushion was too small, i set the blanket on the floor.
neat. i just bought a new rug.
as it turns out, most blankets are the perfect size and shape for my living room.
and since i have a large coffee table to anchor it down, i don't need to put a non-slip mat underneath.
and when they get dirty...toss em in the wash.
a bit worn and tattered...into the dog kennel.
it's probably one of the most efficient way i could be spending $2, when it's all said and done.
plus, being that cheap, i have no reservations about switching them out as often as i like.
this is my living room now, with the "rug" i bought for $1 a day ago, ant the other blanket workin hard as my sofa cover.
i also wanted to change up the dining room table, (though i was given specific instruction not got get too "springy" from the love of my life who, apparently, enjoys wallowing in the misery of wisconsin winters) so into the cupboards i went, found an old bottle and butter jar, a table runner, an antique glass pitcher from my grandma and an antique book in some language i can't read.
all i needed was a candle, a stick from the lilac bush outside and a couple old christmas decorations (and owls, of course) and i was in business.
done.
the butter jar held egg-shaped chocolates (which are now gone, thanks to the above mentioned winter wallower. perhaps that's how he's staving off the winter blues) and the candle got plopped inside the pitcher.
simple, easy, free.
ooohhh...
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