I'm a fan of hard wood floors but that's probably because I'm a product of my environment. Bamboo floors are nice too, and more eco friendly I think.
Dreg: Glory, Your Most Fresh-And-Cleanness. It's only a matter of time-- Glory: Ugh, everything always takes time! What about my time? Does anyone appreciate I'm on a schedule here?! Tick tock, Dreg! Tick freakin' tock!
'Sleeper'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Burrell - Jun 14, 2012 10:43:11 am PDT #15261 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Toddson - Jun 14, 2012 12:54:09 pm PDT #15262 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
One year when I was in college I had a room with a (non-operational) fireplace in it. I used to store books in it ... my little joke.
Pix - Jun 14, 2012 1:15:45 pm PDT #15263 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
Hard wood is the best, but fake wood is a lot cheaper. I think it depends on the budget, at least in part.
Laura - Jun 14, 2012 1:16:45 pm PDT #15264 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
We have tile throughout the house, and plenty of broken dishes, and a few falls too. Whenever I walk on the squishy stuff they use in playgrounds I tell DH I want that in my kitchen, both for my feet and the dishes' sake.
Cass - Jun 14, 2012 1:40:45 pm PDT #15265 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I appreciate the wishes for my safety, but cuts and bruises and splinters are pretty much unavoidable.
They are. But hearing that you are taking care of inevitable cuts is a good thing. Blood infections are no joke. And, really, dealing with old construction, you don't know what might be lurking. You don't know anywhere, really. Glad you are cleaning wounds.
My parents have slateish floors and I have to remember to pack cushy socks and / or slippers. Kills my feet and back. And I've come close to falling a few times. Also cracked the screen on my phone there. Looks great. Not as livable. It was my huge concern when dad was coming home from the hospital - not only was it easier to fall, it's damaging when you do.
sj - Jun 14, 2012 1:51:56 pm PDT #15266 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Hil, do you have a link for the floor mat you ended up buying. My tile floor is hell on my back.
Calli - Jun 14, 2012 2:14:36 pm PDT #15267 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
My BFF in Charlottesville has bamboo flooring throughout her condo. It's nicely springy and, as it's basically a grass, it's reasonably ecologically sound.
Hil R. - Jun 14, 2012 2:48:14 pm PDT #15268 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hil, do you have a link for the floor mat you ended up buying. My tile floor is hell on my back.
After searching for a while, I realized that the mats they sell specifically for kitchens are basically the same thing as the ones they sell for babies, except that the kitchen ones are black and way more expensive. Most of the baby ones are obviously meant for babies, but if you search a little, you can find some nicer ones.
Looks like they've also got some wood grain ones. [link]
beekaytee - Jun 14, 2012 2:50:49 pm PDT #15269 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
One year when I was in college I had a room with a (non-operational) fireplace in it. I used to store books in it ... my little joke.
I currently store books in my non-working fireplace.
At the same time, there is a ficus tree in there.
Fire bad. Tree pretty. Books cool.
amych - Jun 14, 2012 3:18:21 pm PDT #15270 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
it's reasonably ecologically sound.
As I understand it, the major advantage over hardwood is that bamboo replenishes itself far quicker and doesn't require cutting old growth (or, to put it another way, grows like a damn weed). All the glues and finishes and whatnot used to turn it into flooring are just as nasty as for any other kind, but not-tree-killing is a real plus and it makes a lovely floor. We're planning on putting it in our upstairs to replace the OMG DISGUSTING old cheapo carpet, just as soon as we get our savings back to a bit of order.