If you have been here before, you know we have been moving around quite a bit since we got married: Los Angeles, Copenhagen, Zurich, then New York, and soon Zurich again. Because of the somewhat frequent moves, we have been renting so far, instead of buying a house.
But if we don’t move again in the next couple of years, we might just take the big step, and buy a house – and then of course, I will be at my bossiest for several months, until it looks exactly as I want it. Ah yes, I am already relishing the thought – although I’m not sure if it’s the thought of having a new house or that of having free reign of bossyness for a few months that’s more appealing.
But I digress. We still don’t have a house, haven’t even been looking yet, but ah, that doesn’t stop me from making lists and plans, and mulling over the details: windows, paint colors, kitchen appliances and of course… the floors. What floor to pick? I really never liked wall-to-wall carpeting, so that’s out but there are still a lot of choices.
In Sardinia, where I’m from, people usually have tiles throughout the house, preferably light-colored. That’s because it gets pretty hot in summer there, and tiles help keep rooms cool. But since we are most likely going to live in Switzerland, where my husband is from, I will probably go with a wooden floor. A nice, rich coffee brown is what I’d like best. Although, since we are making an effort to become more eco-conscious, maybe I should opt for bamboo. Can I get bamboo flooring in Switzerland? Hmm… I wonder.
But truly, my absolute favorite kind of floor, the one I dream about… would be a self-cleaning one. Like ovens, you know? Has that been invented? If not, it should be. And when they finally invent it, no need to give me commissions, thank you: just make my house the first place where the dreamy self-cleaning flooring gets installed. Oh, and maybe a mention that I came up with it? Might be good for blog traffic.
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