Before + After — Drinking with Chickens

Floors: a couple of years ago, we were beyond fortunate to work with Pergo and replace the floors in our entire house with their gorgeous and durable Pergo Portfolio + WetProtect (find links below in the source list). Before this, we had put some really bargain, bargain basement laminate wood floors installed by installers who were not actually installers (we didn’t do it ourselves, but probably should have—it was a VERY bad install), and we knew almost immediately that it was going to have to be replaced at some point. Indeed, it was very badly breaking down by the time Pergo approached us about working together. And let me tell you something—these new floors are like night and day with the old ones. I cannot sing their praises loud enough. They are gorgeous, they look like real farmhouse plank wood, and they are truly, gobsmackingly durable and spill-resistant.

Rugs: I get alaaaaaaaaaaaawt of questions and comments about the rugs in my kitchen. Especially, when people see chickens walking on them. Firstly, the chickens don’t come in THAT much. I swear. Secondly, I swear by using indoor/outdoor rugs in the kitchen—especially, these from FabHabitat (see source list below). They can literally be taken outside and hosed off to clean. And I also love that they’re made from recycled materials. But above all else—I love how well they’ve held up to the constant pet traffic in our house.