One project that we have had on our list for a long time is to put tile at the front door.  Since it is always wet here everyone removes their shoes when they come in.  We tend to collect shoes by the door.  To protect the carpet we’ve used an office chair mat up until now.

Last Sunday i measured the area for the 5×5 unit of tile that we had purchased many months ago and used a straight edge and utility knife to cut the carpet out.

Cutting away the carpet padding was a bit messy.

Then i had to wait a few days for the tile to dry before grouting.

I switched from a brass colored carpet edge piece to a silver colored one.  I need to buy another length of it to finish up the existing edge between the vinyl flooring and carpet.

Here is the before and after shot side by side for comparison.