Fresh Discovery

This is a "transcript" of events that happened about an hour ago.

[door opens, Andrew and Sherpa come in from a run. Jen is in the back of the house, editing. Footsteps are heard bounding down to the basement--Andrew, not Sherpa, he's scared of the basement. Moments later...]

Andrew: Jen, come here!

Jen: What?

Andrew: Come see this, I've got something for your blog!

Jen: Two seconds...

[Jen enters the kitchen to find her husband seated in the floor with a scraper, digging at the carpet.]

Andrew: So you know how it's a bad idea to have carpet in the kitchen?

Jen: [afraid of what is about to come next] What? Did you find mold?

Andrew: I don't know. But you know how's it a bad idea to have carpet in the kitchen?

[here a brief discussion on what color the actual carpet is...blue is decided.]

Andrew: So the previous owners put blue carpet down...[peels back blue carpet] on top of green carpet!

[indeed, the blue carpet reveals a layer of green carpet...*gasp*]

Andrew, giddy about his announcement

Aha! Green carpet!

Really, it's green

Continuing with his spontaneous demolition

The way I see it, one of two things happened:

1.) The previous owners move in. "Oh honey, look at this nasty green carpet in the kitchen. You know what would make this just groovy?" (remember, we're probably in the 60s or 70s) "Hardwood floor?" (the two have a good laugh...who in their right minds would put hardwood in a kitchen?) "You're too funny. Let's put ocean blue carpet down on top to remind us of the Cape."

2.) The previous owners move in, put down green carpet and later have a change of heart. "Green was so last decade, let's upgrade!"

Some of you might be asking, well, what's under the green carpet?

Peel n' stick floor tile! and wood underneath...

Oh, but that's not all! I go back to editing and hear more damage being done.

Jen: What are you doing?

Andrew : [slyly] Nothing!

[dialogue repeated with the same effect]

I get to a stopping place and head to the kitchen to find my husband tearing apart the paneling on the wall we plan to knock down. He's "just looking." What was under that awful green paneling? Drum roll please....

More wood paneling!!!

Underneath the green wood paneling appeared to be plywood. But it wasn't. Touch it and it's definitely paneling. Painful as it is, the green does look better than the wood stain...slightly.

And then ensued more demo as the faux wood beam was ripped from the ceiling with gusto:

Everyone should have one of these in their home. The look of a cabin in the woods without the weight or upkeep of actual wood.

I hope our little discovery provided you with a moment of entertainment on your Saturday. We're leaving the house now, so no more fun surprises. Well, unless Sherpa decides to join in on the action!