Cast of characters.

Before I get into the room I started this renovation with I will introduce you to the cast of characters that will likely be in most images.

1. Monkey

Monkey is a rescued Pomeranian Chihuahua mix who has the curiosity of a cat and the brains of...well... a dog.

He pees on things, pouts, like to be underfoot and chases the cats.

2. Draco

Draco is a big dumb deaf cat. He is super pretty, seems to travel with his own backlighting, and likes to break things because they make pretty pictures on the floor.

3. Kesha Koshkovna

Named long before the singer hit the charts! Her name means Kitty, Daughter of Cat.
She is a 15 year old teeny 4 pound grumpy smelly old lady.

4. Fluffernutter.

She has big round eyes and is scared of everything. Rescued the same time as Draco, but infinitely more intelligent.

Okay, back to the real stuff.


These four characters made the shag carpet STINK!!!!!    Seriously, Monkey and Kesha in particular are EVIL. So evil.

So glad that stench is GONE.

Underneath all the horror is a very well laid floor of....

asbestos tile!

Luckily as a Realtor I am already well educated in asbestos. Namely, it will not hurt you unless you mess with it. That is the key. Leave it alone! Luckily it is stable, strong and well attached and can have other floor simply put right on top of it.

Eventually I want to tile over it. For now, I simply do not have the time and money, so I am using some vinyl tile I already have stashed in the back and will put some nice rugs down.

Or I may go ahead and invest in the cement board and ceramic tile as originally planned..

Have I mentioned I am a Libra who is ADD and has a hard time with decisions?