Sequence of events

[emeraldsedai]

Here's how it went:

• Ohh! pretty curtain fabric! *buys*
• Man, that window trim needs painting now
• If I paint the trim, I really need to paint the walls, which means protecting the carpet
• Wow, this carpet is disgusting! Hahahah! Utility knife! Slash! Rip! Goodbye old carpet!
• This floor! What a sad mess!...*shops for new flooring*

Comments

[helenajust]

Funny, I don't remember dismantling your home as an option among the many things which were discussed as things to do after you retired...

This sequence of events reminded me strongly of a song by Flanders and Swann called The Gas Man Cometh. Here are the lyrics: http://www.iankitching.me.uk/humour/hippo/gas.html

and here is it performed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyeMFSzPgGc

Go for it! Dismantle the closet! But what will you use instead?

[emeraldsedai]

That song is great! I think every homeowner must have had an experience a bit like it.

I want to replace the built-in closet with IKEA wardrobe units--they'll make much better use of the space, and they have nice drawers and racks and a million options.

[roxymissrose]

OMG, I wish I lived next door to *you*!!!

[emeraldsedai]

Me too! You know what would be fun? You could drop by for coffee and we could sit with our feet up and admire the huge mess I'm making of my wee little house.

[donutsweeper]

I love reading all the things you've been up to with your house, it's so impressive!

[emeraldsedai]

Heh. Well, it certainly takes on a certain je ne sais quoi when I photograph it and post the pictures. Honestly, posting about my projects is half the fun of my projects--and a kind of "contract" that keeps me going.

[cattraine]

May I suggest a layer of cork tiles over your floor? Then cover with a layer of varied area rugs for additional pattern and color?

[emeraldsedai]

I've been looking at cork and bamboo. I like both choices, but may not be able to afford either.

One of the advantages of adding a new layer of flooring is that it would allow me to put down heating mats. My bathroom floor is hot-water heated; it's heavenly, and I'd have it all over the house if it weren't so unbelievably expensive to retrofit. Next best thing would be electric mats warming the area around the bed and in front of the closet.

[cattraine]

LOL No one believes me when I say that once you spend years in the damp, rainy winters of Oregon that you just are not cold elsewhere in winter. In Kentucky I ran around in a sweater and flip flops in winter, in Colorado I wore a jacket mainly for the wind, not the cold and in Texas I put on a barn coat maybe twice this winter.

[emeraldsedai]

Yup. After two weeks of sub-freezing temperatures here--complete with sunshine and dry east wind--everyone agreed that 40 degrees and raining felt colder.