Stair lift removal

My brother and I removed the stair lift we had installed for mom this past Spring. It is nice to have use of the full width of the stairs again. We had gotten the stair lift from the North Dakota Association for the Disabled. They weren't too enthused to get the stair lift back as it had taken them a long time to get rid of it. They asked me if I knew of anyone who would want it. No. So they reluctantly took it back.

The stair lift is very heavy due to the beam on which the chair travels. My brother and I were careful in un-attaching the lift from the stairs and moving into his pickup for transport to the Association's building. We made it before they closed for the day and did not smash our fingers or feet.

The problem is there are now three 5" by 3" rectangles where the carpet was cut out to attach the mounting brackets to the stair steps. Those carpet patches were used to add to the carpet to cover the area where the bathroom door was widened. My brother and I stopped at a couple carpet stores and asked if they has some small odd small pieces they were planning to toss. They only had large sample squares for $1 each. The carpet we needed to match was lime green 1970s shag carpet. I know... near impossible to match. But I was interested in something I could use temporarily. Nope, they had nothing close to matching.

Eventually I would like to remove the carpeting and just have the wood steps as the wood appears to be nice - at least on the steps. I don't know about the landing's wood. But that project is further down the list of things to do.