Room and Board Carpet

We have been thinking about replacing the living room carpet for quite a while. We always had Persian carpets, but the last carpet was a solid light blue color with a design pattern in it. It was okay, but we were always worried about the wear and tear and it would not only get dirty, but would show the dirt too - even though we have a hand held Bissel carpet cleaner for the occasional clean up job. I also prefer warm tones to cooler tones, and never really liked the solid color. So we searched around and found a lightly patterned rustic Persian carpet at Room and Board. It took another few weeks to decide if we should get it. So we ordered it last week and asked that we pick it up at the warehouse that is located in Elkridge Maryland rather than have it delivered like furniture. Yesterday we got a call that the item arrived so we decided to get it rather than wait for Monday, thinking that the traffic would be lighter. That was a mistake. It seems everyone was on the freeway heading towards Baltimore. It took forty minutes to get there and probably ninety minutes to get home because we decided to take the side streets rather than the freeway. It didn’t matter which way we went the roads were solid traffic. But we did enjoy the ride home more because it was vibrant and a beautiful day to be outside. The cities around DC are so congested and the populations so diverse. It’s always an interesting vibe. When we got home we put the new carpet on top of the old one and I was exhausted afterwards. Now I know why people have the delivery guys do the job - we aren’t cut out for it anymore. Do we like the rug? Yes - it looks more like us. But we still need to get used to it.