Apparently, ours is the kind of neighborhood that you get rocks thrown through your window at 1pm on a weekday, but leave your garage door open all day on a Saturday and no one comes near it. We also got a rebate from Home Depot for our insulation purchase, and it sat in the mailbox for an entire day (the same day, in fact, that we left the garage open by mistake) and no one bothered it.The next day, Sunday, we decided to head to Home Depot to look for a Christmas tree. After debating which is better for the environment, fake or real tree (we never came a clear conclusion--we decided they are both bad), we decided to go with the real tree this year, simply because it's a heck of a lot cheaper...and it's our first year in the house, so a real tree would be nice.
While we were gathering other miscellaneous items, a lady rolled a buggy by..."Hey, I like that rug!" I told Brandon, and headed off to the rug department to find which rug she had
to get a closer look.As you can see from the photos, we decided to get the rug, and another one as well. We moved the current living room rug to the den, and will try to sell the old rug (bicycle oil stain and all) at the next yard sale.
We managed to get a tree, too, but haven't gotten around to decorating yet.
Den, with rug from LR.
Old den rug--not very comfy.
New bedroom rug...looks more blue in person. We bought a 5' x 8' size, but think we need to return it for a larger size. The bed swallows this one.
3 comments:
Nice rugs!
I've heard the environmental tree thing break down this way...
EITHER get an organic cut tree or a fake tree that you will use for years and decades.
I go a different route that I think must be even better for the environment... a live tree (with roots) that we give to someone to plant afterwards. Of course, it's pretty small (3 feet or so). :)
I personally think there is nothing better than a live (cut or uncut) tree. The smell and everything! Your tree looks gorgeous!
My family and Brandon's have done live (ball and burlap) trees in years past, but they don't always survive the summers here...we'd end up with a tree graveyard in the backyard :(
Probably the best thing would be to plant a live tree in your front yard and decorate it every year. I don't know where you'd put the presents, though... ;)
Very Pretty Rug, even if it did came from Home Depot. Love your Bungalow....
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