New flooring for the dining room has been a project that has been repeatedly pushed off, mostly due to finances. After all, flooring isn’t exactly always a budget friendly expense. It was pushed even farther down on the totem pole when a little thing called wedding planning came into the picture. The problem with this is that, aesthetically speaking, this floor is a total eye sore and has been driving us totally bonkers. Driven to insanity and pushed by the lack of funds to change the situation, it was decided we needed to totally change gears and take a new approach.
It occurred to me that instead of hating this floor day in and day out, and willing it to be different to no avail; we should rather embrace it for what it is. It may be a totally ugly floor, but it is a totally blank slate that can be used and abused without consequences and made into absolutely anything we wish. Hence, we decided to transform our ugly floor into a conversation starter. Now we write, leave notes, scribble, jot down and draw anything we like. When guests visit, it can now serve as a guest book of sorts, allowing them to contribute phrases, comments, or notes as they wish. What was once ugly is still ugly, but it is also now fun, quirky, and most definitely uniquely our own. The words that cover it are filled with love, humor, dreams and inspiration. It doesn’t get any better than that.
We may not have the best of everything but we will certainly make the best of everything we have.
Cost:
Ugly floor – Painfully Free
Sharpie Marker - $1.99
Free mindless entertainment and endless conversation topics: Priceless
