The One Thing About Our Home That I Don't Like...

After our girls were grown, we decided that we wanted light, almost white, carpet to brighten up the room. We got that, now we have grandkids. We are thinmking of replacing it with something that shows the dirt less!

I really really dislike my kitchen counters! They are so disgusting looking because they are very old; I think they are the original counters that were put in when the building was built about 30 years ago. Anyway, the counter is made of tiles that match the bathroom floor--so there are spaces between the tiles, which makes cleaning up a huge pain. It gets stained in those spaces, and if we want to get it truly clean we have to take a toothbrush and bleach to it. It's just difficult to keep up with when we're busy.

There's nothing we can do about it though, since we rent, so we'll just be living with it until we move.

sorry u are unhappy w/your carpet. can't understand why u can't rent a machine to clean it. my carpet is a moss green color.mine needs cleaning right now, i don't plan to change it. i just had it put down a few years afo.

Why not lay a new carpet over it or get a large area rug or rugs. You can get spray stuff, in the meantime, and why are you not allowed to rent a machine to do it? If you are allowed to have your own, that makes no sense. They have a new spray carpet cleaner that I have seen advertised. Also, look into your lease and see if it says anything about the carpet.

If you put one down over it, you can take it with you.

I hate that both of our bathrooms are upstairs...Too bad about your carpet cause I have a carpet cleaner that has been used only twice...we'll probably never use it again...I also hate that every carpet in the house is Brown...ICK!

My last apartment had carpet from hell in it. It was a very light beige, and showed every speck of dirt. With 4 pets, you know that's a nightmare. I ended up buying a room size (cheap) oriental rug, and just put it on top of the existing carpet. I did that same thing with the hallways and bedrooms. I felt better, and the butt ugly stuff underneath wasn't too bad looking when we moved out. I think landlords put rugs in like that just so they can keep your deposit when you eventually move out.

I think the one thing I don't like about my home right now is the kitchen is too small for a serious cook. I have no wiggle room and my counter space sucks. LOL!! but I don't plan on living here forever since I rent and I just won't buy a house that is too small if you know what I mean. I kinda hate the carpeting too... Not thrilled with it ... grrrr...

We've just moved in about a week ago. So far my biggest problem with this house is the size. We moved from a 2 story home into a tiny trailer. It's going to take some getting used to, that's forsure.

i'm sorry about having to deal with your carpet. i for one knows how it feels when you don't like something in your own place. ours is like an oven on sunny days, but i like it that way, as i am extremely aversed to cold. have you checked with your landlord if THEY could do something about it? it is something that has been there before you came, isn't it?

I like the house we have now. the only carpeted area is in the bedroom and around it. but I do wish to have a house where there is a specific corner for the pets to sleep, eat etc. I'm planning to have more pets when the economy gets better I don't think we will need bigger house we just need to rearrange the furniture, maybe sell them and get smaller ones.