Don t understand why - Page 2

ninjawife · ‎11-15-2011

@ollie5 wrote:
People love wood floors but plop a big area rug on them. Just moved into a new home with wood floors and really don t want to put a big rug down.

But then again I have a York's that thinks that a rug is a pee pee pad, lol!

@ollie5 When we moved into our home 10 years ago, we put an area rug in our family room and our cat picked out a spot to continually pee on. I guess she was marking our new home as hers. Anyway, someone suggested putting orange peels on the spot and it worked! She stopped peeing there and never did it again. She does however have a thing with our bathmat in the master bath. Haven't been able to brreak her of that habit. I have a teak mat in front of the shower and we put up the one in front of the tub when we are not using it but she still manages to pee on it regularlly.

frenchie · ‎03-12-2010

I need one under the kitchen table and chairs. Pulling out chairs makes scratches. Our living room has one under our two lounge chairs, the other in front of the couch. Also have a runner in my galley kitchen. I don't even use a dishwasher in case it overflows and ruins my floors.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@drizzellla Have you looked at the vinyl faux hardwood planks? You can scarcely tell them from the real thing. They'd be my choice for new floors.

New Mexico☀️Land Of Enchantment

drizzellla · ‎03-14-2010

@Kachina624 wrote:
@drizzellla Have you looked at the vinyl faux hardwood planks? You can scarcely tell them from the real thing. They'd be my choice for new floors.

@Kachina624 It seems like everytime we look there is more of a selection and so many materials to pick from.

I am so tempted to go back to the guy who designed our kitchen. He was wonderful. After I picked out my kitchen cabinets, counter and appliances, he gave me a choice of about 12 different flooring samples. I was so happy. The store had hundreds maybe thousands of samples. I never would have known what to pick.

But he picked an excellent quality and samples that went well with the colors of the cabinets and counter top.

But I made a note about vinyl faux hardwood planks. That sound exactly what the room would need.

We rescue cats · ‎01-25-2023

@Kachina624 The vinyl wood-look planks are what we have in our family room, most of the house has oak hardwood floors, baths and kitchen are tiled. You are exactly right, I love having seating areas defined, otherwise I felt the furniture was 'floating' in the rooms, I think the area rugs give each area a bit of warmth.

Lynn-Critter Lover!
(especially cats!)

Enufstuff · ‎03-12-2010

@phoenixbrd I also love Oriental rugs on my hardwood floors.

I have them in the living room, dining room and TV room.

In the upstairs bedrooms are just regular area rugs.

One of my daughters has hardwood floors and has never used rugs. She has asthma sufferers in her family, so she avoids rugs.

When I go over there, the rooms are cold and echo-ie. (If that is a word)

Trailrun23 · ‎05-31-2022

If you'd I want a rug, try an indoor/ outdoor one . DD got one for her new DR and I couldn't tell it was one until she told me. It is a deep green and taupe small animal print. Her two naughty cats and three preschoolers are no match for it

80i find bare wood floors to be uncomfortable to walk on and cold. I prefer a rug to cozy things up.

Caffeina · ‎03-09-2010

@Kachina624 wrote:
@drizzellla Have you looked at the vinyl faux hardwood planks? You can scarcely tell them from the real thing. They'd be my choice for new floors.

I had them installed when our kitchen was remodeled. We knocked out a wall between the kitchen and dining room. The dining room and hallway which connects to it had carpet over hardwood. Part of the kitchen extended into the dining room space, and I wanted one uniform floor. The carpet was removed, and vinyl planks were installed in the kitchen, and over the dining room and hall hardwood. The living room and one bedroom still have carpet over hardwood, and two bedrooms have just hardwood.

Trailrun23 · ‎05-31-2022

Your house sounds beautiful with all those hardwoods...but have never seen hardwoods in a bathroom. How do you keep them from getting damaged from water? Can't imagine a typical math mat being enough.