ah-ha: Carpet

Having god-awful allergies, carpeting is not my friend.  However, since apparently it was the previous owners’ friend, I must handle what was dealt. 

If I were to purchase new carpet, many companies offer trade in programs or will kindly recycle your old carpet for you.  However, since I am not in the market for new carpet, I must great creative in how I reuse that old carpet, so that it doesn’t end up lining the landfill.

IDEAS:

• Kitty Hotel and Scratch Post:  this is a great way to treat your favorite critter and reuse not only some old carpet but some old lumber. 
• Line the bottom of tool boxes, ladders or any construction equipment you don’t want scratching the floors
• Use remnants to place furniture upon when you are moving them, so not to scratch floors
• Make a fuzzy headboard (good for plush/shag carpeting)
• Make a fuzzy stool (good for plush/shag carpeting)
• Make a durable dog toy (good for flexible/lightweight carpeting)
• Make a dog/kitty bed (good for flexible or lightweight carpeting)
• Make a floor pillow – for human use!  (good for flexible or lightweight carpet)
• Line the dog house
• Put a segment on top of your saw horse when you are working on furniture or wood, to prevent scratching
• Put a strip on the bottom rung of your ladder, so that you can wipe off access water / dust / debris as you climb
• Cut up squares and rectangles from various pieces and make your own rugs, runners and wall tapestries
• Use a small rectangle in the mud room to help sop up any rainy day messes