You know those home projects that you've been wanting to do forever? Like the ones…
Sometimes You Just Rip Up the Carpet




Darn.

Nothing but dusty, creaky wooden stairs left.
Now I suppose I have to clean these right?

I was going to wait until hubs “just discovered” what I did but decided to be cautious and show him. He was not 100% happy. “Don’t take out anymore” he tells me.
Um – at least your stairs were in good shape under that carpet!!
Good job π
The stairs look so much better already! The pretty runners from Dash & Albert might be a good choice for your stairs! π
You’re hilarious! Here I thought hubs was going to be Dr. McVampire… until I read the ‘not so happy’ part. But hubs does know by now that bloggers never put off until tomorrow what they can do today, right? Oh, I see… that’s his biggest fear! π
Well, my 1st experience ripping up old nasty carpet in our home can be seen here:
http://www.handbagsnpigtails.com/2010/10/its-little-things.html and then within the last few months I got busy again on the other side of our split stairs as seen here in our Christmas tour:
http://www.handbagsnpigtails.com/2012/01/christmas-2011-part-2-decor.html
Your pictures of ripping up the carpet brought back fond memories of discovering what was underneath. Unfortunately, I too, have been banned from further un-coverings. π Boo
Haha! I’m laughing both at your account of the bleeding-among-vampires event and the reaction to you pulling up the carpet without “permission.” I can relate to both. I’m pretty sure that Mark or I have both shed blood in every renovation project. And I have to be good and not rip up aspects of the house without discussing it first. π