Pets Love Carpet Too!

Carpet is very forgiving when it come to household pets. Not only does it help disguise animal hair, it also helps minimize airborne pet dander. Unlike your hard surface flooring, carpet keeps those fuzzy hairballs from forming in the corners of the room.

A few things to keep in mind:

Color Choice: Think about the color of the carpet and the color of your pet. Is he black, white or brown? Does he shed? If your pet has dark hair and tends to shed a bit, be sure you choose a medium to dark colored carpet to help camouflage the shedding. The same goes for pets with lighter hair color. You sure don't want dark carpet in your house and a white-haired pet.....unless you enjoy vacuuming every day.

Style Choice: Your pet's activities may dictate what style of carpet you choose. Dogs that are vigorous diggers or cats that enjoy "kneading" surfaces might have issues with a large loop carpet. Their claws can get caught in the pile causing damage to the carpet and themselves.

Comfort: The American Pet Association found that more than 7 million dogs spend their nights on the floor. We like having a soft surface to walk on but have you ever considered what it's like for your pet to sleep on your carpet? Nice carpet + thick pad = a good night's sleep.

Care and Cleaning: The number one rule for homes WITH PETS is vacuum often. This helps with the cleanliness and the carpet's appearance. Frequent and proper vacuuming is the single most important step in maintaining the life and beauty of your carpet. Be sure to visit www.carpet-rug.org for tips in selecting the right carpet and vacuum.

In the Cabinet

The cabinets have all been set in place and are waiting for their tops. It will be a few weeks before the granite is cut and polished so our customer is making due with plywood.

Luckily, it wasn't their turn to cook the Thanksgiving meal this year!

Stay tuned for the plumbing progress. We're just about ready to start really finishing this kitchen remodel.

Granite Slab Chosen

The cabinets are set and ready for the granite tops. Our customer went to Bedrock International in Lenexa, KS to pick their granite slab. This is a pretty cool process...your granite will be unique since they are all natural stones. Jake's Creative Cabinets will then have the granite cut and installed after the slab is chosen.

Tile Choice #2

After days of searching for a new tile, our customer found one that works for our new space. This is Indian Slate 13 x 13 tiles for the laundry room.

and the coordinating tile in a 1 x 2 mosaic brick pattern for the Mud room.

Our customer wanted the slate look in these rooms. Changing the tile size gives them each a distinct look and feel while keeping them consistent. The tile has all been installed and sealed. The next step is the messy part....grout. Sealing the tile before grouting helps with cleanup and keeps extra grout from getting into all the nooks and crannies of the slate tile.

Next on the list: appliances being delivered in 2 days and a template made for the quartz and granite countertops.

Coming Together

Our room remodel is coming together and starting to look like a real kitchen again. The hardwood flooring is done and they are setting the cabinets. Now all the fun gadgets and appliances can begin to find their new homes.

Our customer chose light-colored cabinets this time instead of a wood grain to help make the space feel bigger. This will make a huge difference...look at the before cabinets again.

And the bar and butler's pantry are taking shape too. Our customer chose a different color cabinet for the pantry area to make it a defined space. We can finally see some real progress on our kitchen remodel.

Flat on the Floor

With all the new tile options available, it's difficult to narrow it down and pick one...let alone two. Our customer had a tile picked out, but it turned out to be discontinued. So, back to the drawing board with that. The concrete board is down and ready for the 2nd choice.

The rest of the home has Armstrong Pinnacle Mountain Lodge engineered hardwood so they chose to extend that into the kitchen space. If you didn't know it, you'd never guess this was a remodeled kitchen. The cabinets are next in line for this project. They were custom made by Jake's Creative Woodworks and we're super excited to see how they look in our new space.

Let There Be Light

Our customer decided to change out the remaining windows in the house while doing this remodel. What a difference windows make in a room! Here is the front of our house with new windows.

And the new sliding glass door that was delayed for 2 weeks finally arrived:

They had some special order windows that were a little pricey and took a bit to deliver, but our customer says they were well worth the wait. These arched windows make a statement in the new kitchen, don't they?

With the space now enclosed, things can get serious with flooring and cabinets and paint and......