Karen’s happiness in her new home was offset by the fact that the 3 large staircases became a safety problem with her children. The four children were not wild but something happens when a youngster meets a staircase. They almost look at it as a challenge. “How fast can I fly down and how fast can I scale the mountain of stairs?” is the mantra. Karen turned to Tontine for a solution. Since Karen has a whimsical style and lots of young tiger cubs to keep safe and happy, she was looking for something a little on the wild side…something to keep the little cubs safe on those adventures up and down stairs. Her sales specialist at Tontine, Chuck, found just the right solution and found a way to save as well. Karen selected carpet from the Animalistic line in Cheetah, Leopard and Tiger prints for the 3 staircases. These gave a theme to the hallways. Chuck also led her to a “Crush Resistor” pad, just perfect for softness, durability and noise reduction under little paws. By cutting lengths of carpet out of larger rolls and disguising the pattern in 2 pieces, Chuck was able to use less carpet to create runners to the exact width with Karen needed to expose the beautiful hardwood stairs and retain the look she admired. This saved money to put toward future safaris. All in all, the mighty jungle is quieter tonight!
