Against all odds...

I swear this new pup has a personal vendetta against rugs.  We lost our pricey rug, because she came to us without ever having been potty trained.  We tried to save it, but in the end the rug had to go...

We played taps and my husband cried.  Just a little.

"My name is Violet, you killed my father, prepare to die!"

Since we now have Violet potty trained we reintroduced old rug that was there in the first place.  Which was awkward because we had kicked it out to our bedroom.  Kinda like getting together with your ex only to realize once again why you broke up with him in the first place...

Nothing fancy, just sisal with some black trim.

"Hmmm....it just needs a little something..."

Then Violet decided that she didn't like the new/old rug.  So she puked on it.  I kid you not.

Phantom puke stains...

So that rug was retired.  Another round of taps.  Travis didn't even tear up this time...he's numb to it all.

Off to Lowe's to buy an indoor/outdoor rug.  Because at this point I was seriously entertaining the idea of Astroturf.

Then I remembered my colour scheme and nixed the Astroturf idea.  Instead we went with this outdoor rug.

The roll wrinkles will smooth out in time...

We are taking bets to see how long Violet allows this rug to exist.  Go ahead...place your bets!

Where I shop on-line...

I am a huge fan of on-line shopping.  Being one who deals with panic attacks in crowded places, on-line shopping is perfect!  I also love the ease of comparing products and pricing ;)

I decided to purchase a new door lock set for our front and back doors from this site recommended by John and Sherry of Young House Love:

Weslock Door Hardware - Molten Bronze Aspen - Single Deadbolt Handleset with Wexford Knob in Black

 - ( WES-88873 )

I will be doing a post on installing it as soon as the UPS man delivers it!

I am also a huge fan of rugs...sisal is a fav.  Have you seen this site?  You can order any rug, at any size- bound & delivered for less than other rugs.

Sisal Rugs Direct

Dash & Albert rugs are always lovely too...

https://www.dashandalbert.com/

Some of y'all have asked about my Emma Bridgewater platters, which are not EB, but Joanne Hudson's creation to go along with the EB pieces.  

You can find those here...

So that is it for this week's edition of Places I shop...I am not paid by any of these folks- these are products I use and love!