I like LOOKING at carpets...in other people's spaces. I absolutely HATE having them all over MY home. Okay, I'm exaggerating. I do like carpets to cover cold cement floors. Also for providing a soft landing for my old, old knees. So SMALL carpets that are not too thick are fine with me. The sort that doesn't require strenuous vacuuming are really, absolutely, decidedly fine with me. I could live with that.
Why am I ranting? I've just moved into the little flat behind mum's huge home...and looking at this 6'x9' carpet that came with the flat. The carpet that is hiding the faux wooden floor. I'm wondering if I should just roll it up and store it...somewhere. Any where OUTSIDE my flat. I really don't care!
I've lived with carpets for far too long. Mum has a soft spot for them. My sis adores them. And since I live with them, I have no choice but to tolerate them carpets. There are antique Persian ones, contemporary Persian ones, and many others whose origins I don't even know (or care for that matter). They are all over the house - on the floor, up the walls...thank goodness there are none on the ceiling! If not for the fact that we're predisposed to wet bathrooms, I'm sure there'll be carpets there, too.
On the plus side, should anyone die on us at No 30, we could easily roll you up in a nice carpet should we be unable to get "tikar mengkuang" ;)
