The Spouse and I are possessed of two left thumbs. Each. DIY projects are something to fear, or, at the very least, a matter to contemplate with gut-wrenching anxiety. However, when we were perusing the steals and deals at the swan-song-sale of our local hardware store, we couldn't resist buying enough laminate wood flooring samples to cover our meager entryway. True, we had to remove the cardboard backing and the oversized sales stickers on the front but the cost of the samples was a mere $20. What a great deal!
Cost of various sundries such as: Goof Off (for the stickers), a pull saw, trim for the edges (darn those edges!), shoe molding to keep that floating floor from floating away, wood filler, clamp to keep the molding from floating away whilst being sawn in half, rubber mallet, nail sink, and one emergency room visit that became necessary when The Spouse skipped the saw across his wrist (it was an ACCIDENT! One suicidal person in the house at a time is more than enough!) came to . . . well, you don't want to know. That is, I don't want to tell. But, hey, they are all useful items that can be used again if we should ever again get over the fear to arrive at the mere gut-wrenching anxiety which would allow us to merrily renovate something else.
Below is the "before" photo of our entryway. One side has been painted green for nearly a year, now. The floor is linoleum that supposedly looks like stone pavers. The shoe molding is narrow and showing its age. Way past time for a change! Especially if it is only going to cost you $20 (plus expensive sundries and a trip to the emergency room--something about which I was only kidding. We sewed him up here at home.)
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