Floor Sample

 

An area of my life that I am obsessed with right now is flooring.    

I've been obsessed with choosing exactly the right flooring for my new house: carpets, wood floors, tile, backsplashes, etc.    My theory is once anything goes down on the floor, it nearly impossible to replace it if you got it wrong.   Paint on the wall can easily be corrected.   Fabric on a chair can be reupholstered with scissors and a staple gun.    Engineered wood floors in the kitchen?   Not so much in the "easy" category.

As I'm trying to figure out the flooring for the home, I have been a little obsessed (Hmm..I use that word a lot) with figuring out ways to recycle the samples I have.   One idea: Make a handy tray.

Just screw in two handles on the sides of the wood floor sample and use it around the house.   Here's a photo of just that idea from my book "Simply Green Parties."   I have all these bits and pieces of tile, hardwood samples, and carpet that I'm going to figure out somehow to recycle into something new and functional. 

My Shaw pre-engineered wood floor sample?   Wood Tray.  Check.    

Comments

[Kristin]

Great idea to recycle the samples! Love the bottle glasses too - very innovative! :)

I'm also running a recipe contest on my blog, so stop on by if you get a chance and check it out :)

[Bec]

I just wanted to tell you that I absolutely LOVE your blog, and I think you might be a personal hero. :)
I think your committment to green-living and sustainability are really inspiring, and... Ok, I don't have much by the way of smart commentary, but truly I just think you're awesome!

[berton]

GREAT IDEA !!!!

is there anywhere that we could see just the thumbnails of all your photos - with over a 100 photos on one page, it's impossible for them to appear without having to frequently refresh the page - i gave up

[deborah]

Check out ifloor. I'm going to use cork in my kitchen -- it's green and quite beautiful. Good luck!