At 09:33 AM 6/29/98 +0000, you wrote: >Catharine Vinson <gardeners@globalgarden.com> wrote: > >> All this talk of painting floors worries me. Next thing you know Liz will >> be moping, waxing, dusting, polishing and buffing. >> >> Liz, just because you aren't doing a lot of gardening this season is >> absolutely NO excuse to start cleaning the house <shudder>. > >Okay, lemme explain. You remember the last time my sisters visited >and I had this whole foul odor in the guestroom problem. I put them >in the TV room and took the carpet our of the guestroom. That left >paint spattered linoleum on the floor, one wall of the bedroom with a >wall finished (deliberately) in rough, 4" wide wood "facing" planks >and three walls in white. The paint spattered linoleum is light >brown - dark beige with dark brown and white streaks. It's also >spattered with white and green paint. > >I want the room to look presentable and be mostly dog proof while not >spending a lot of money. I figure I can paint the floor and seal it >with something, hang tab-top denim drapes, put a couple of Pier One >rattan cube tables in as nightstands, some colorful throw rugs from >Pier One (they have some nifty stuff and, as a stockholder, I suggest >that you all go check them out). That way all our friends can have a >decent room to stay in when they visit and if their doggies have an >accident it's not a big deal. Since it's the coolest room in the >house I have an idea that our son-to-be will want to hang out there. > >Liz > Whoa, did I miss something here? What son-to-be? You getting a new cat? George