Fug Underfoot

Beware the "designer" carpet colors and styles, for when they go out of style (and THEY WILL), your house will look as dated as a year-old gallon of milk.

I've seen a lot of blue-carpeted homes in the ads lately. What is with the blue carpeting? Is it in honor of the Aegean Sea? I'll pass on the "walking on water" association here. Note that the teal carpeting matches the teal Formica kitchen countertops. This was a well-planned assault on taste.

Dare I admit it, I actually like this shade of blue, but as an accent color and not spread all over the place.

The above house otherwise has its strengths (those huge windows are AWESOME). The new owner had better like blue or like contractors, because there's a lot of de-blueing to do.

The first home has its design strengths. This blue-floored basement has no such thing. The carpet screams "stay away!" If only Fido and Fluffy had heeded that call instead of making their marks all over the room. I'm afraid to ask what the carpet looks like under that rug.

Speaking of stains, to what do we owe this rippling field of wheaty wool/poly? I can't decide if the pattern looks like salmon swimming upstream to mate, or rats fleeing from an overturned dumpster.

Somebody needs to call Empire. Empire can take the fug away in less than a day! That should be their new slogan.