My husband and I didn't become do-it-yourselfers until we bought our first home that needed a little bit of TLC to bring it up to livable standards. The minute the keys to our new home got handed to us, we drove straight over and proceeded to rip out every bit of the old, ugly, disgusting, stinky carpet. No matter that it was 9 o'clock at night on a snowy, freezing December night. We were ready to start the biggest home flooring renovation ...