The Rug, She Inspires Me

First, a bit of a long-winded back story.  I live in an insanely allergy-laden area.  Add to that three animals, and a park across the street, and I'm in Kleenex hell a lot from March-October.  I've been on daily allergy pills, we bathe the dogs once a week, we clean like mad and yet...I'm red-eyed and sniffly at least once a week.

In a bid to effect real change, we pulled up 90% of the carpet in our house earlier this year in favor of a hardwood floor, so we could eliminate a lot of the pet dander and other yuck that comes inside the house and stays for awhile via the carpet.
The good side?  It helps tremendously with allergies.
The bad side?  You see all the crap that would have otherwise been hidden in your carpet, just laying on the floor all day every day.  You'll sweep and vacuum like a crazy person, and not get it all.  Human beings are just vehicles for dog hair, dirt, and skin flakes apparently.  Hork.

Another super downside is that you'll want to cover up that gorgeous new floor with rugs to save your dogs from having nowhere to walk again ever, and you'll be blissfully unaware of how freaking expensive bound pieces of carpet are.  PS, they are very expensive.

I found this rug at everyone's favorite, Target, and snapped it up because it was only $20.

Oh, savings, you call to me.

Now I have said AAAALLLLLLLLLL of that to tell you that this rug is where I got my color inspiration for today's manicure.  Aren't you glad you read about my house and allergies just to get to an art picture?

Yay, we're bonding!

Zoya Tao dotted with Zoya Purity, Zoya Kendal, and Essie Miss Fancy Pants

I can't look at this without thinking about Dippin' Dots.
Shout out 90's suburban mall crawling!

Precious.

I just used dotting tools from large to small and put dots of different colors where I felt they might look good.  I also got myself a new clean-up brush, which I am already in love with, and a new appreciation for the difference between natural and strange light.

Have a good weekend!