Showing posts with label Simple Floors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Simple Floors. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

"Why is there a CORK on his fork?"

Please tell me you get this movie reference.
Remember Dirty Rotten Scoundrels?
Well,
the mention of 
"cork"
always reminds me of that HILARIOUS scene
in that HILARIOUS movie.
But this post has nothing to do with 
"cork on his fork".
It has to do with




cork



on



my 








As I sit
I am listening to the pleasant melodies of 
my
"BANG BANG BANG POUND BANG!"
and
"ZEEERRRRBBBBBBBZZZZZZZ"
and 
BlackEyedPeas
and 
"BRUUUUUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
and
"their almost doooooooooone!"
announcements every ten minutes
by my daughter
who is as happy as I am about this installation.
These sounds are lovely
because
they are making this
and this
and this
become this!



By the time you read this,
I will have been walking,
sitting,
dancing,
tip-toeing,
jumping,
sliding,
and standing
 on this cork floor 
(only in the family room)
for a few days!





Not to mention
admiring,
enjoying,
and 
loving
it.


Now, I must add, that we did not remodel
and redecorate this whole room.
We are only admiring the floor here people.

HappyHappyHappyHappyHappyHappyHappy
Maybe we'll celebrate it by renting
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
and 
laughing hysterically
and 
Steve Martin
with 
the 
"cork
on
his
fork".

Friday, August 26, 2011

Uncorked and Floored! for now...

Uncorked and Floored? 
Yup! 
Sadly, but not for much longer. What this means is: we love cork floors but we have carpet. We are "uncorked" where we desperately need to be corked. We have FINALLY chosen and ordered our family room's CORK FLOORING!!!!! Happy dance! 
I looooooooove cork floors. 
Loved for almost a decade when cork first entered my world as a flooring option.
Oh Cork!!!!!

Why do I love thee?
For months, samples have been used as paper weights, mouse pads, coasters and oh-ok-I'll say it- clutter that we keep moving around the house in frustrated fashion. But soon, they will be old news trumped by the beautiful cork floor that will be underfoot! Do you sense the enthusiasm?
It started 
with an accidental cheap white carpet (yes, it's too long and sad of a story for this cheerful posting-maybe another time),
a family of four who
do not remove shoes when entering,
a dog,
a lot of traffic flow,
and a quirky 80s custom home with carpet in all the wrong places. 
It's ending 
with carpet that is nasty,
dirty,
stained,
ew!
blaugh!,
vile,
repellent,
shameful,
gross,
disgusting,
embarrasing,
and 
overdue for the junk yard.
We are a hard wearing-hard living family that needs indestructible yet lovely surfaces. 
Also, we love trees! Trees are awesome. Most awesome when they are being what they are made to be: trees. No gorgeous trees will be harmed in the making of my cork floor. 
So that's pretty cool.
Anyways,
a quick visit to Simple Floors in Oakland and our floors are on their way.
Soon we will no longer be 
"uncorked" and "floored"!