Hello all My DH is starting a new job after Easter, if all goes to plan (this job already fell through once). He will be working unsociable hours starting at 2 am so will be sleeping in the daytime. At the moment we sleep in the front of the house and it has been suggested by people 'in the know' that it would be better to change over and sleep in the back of the house where it will be quieter. So after much discussion with DH and a few promises on my part we are changing rooms.
What is now our bedroom will become my office/craft/computer room and visa versa. As the room which is at present my office/craft/computer room hasn't been decorated in the 15 or so years I have owned the house and the carpet was here when I moved in, it has been decided to take the opportunity to decorate this room and replace the carpet. Ok so what does this mean in real terms ... well it will mean turning this house upside down for a little while. Thank goodness DH has been decluttering and freed up some space. Today I began in the office/craft/computer room I intend to go clockwise around the room starting at the door. I have sorted out of bookcase number one (nearest the door) all the stuff that I can part with and tomorrow I will get some boxes from the shop and pack up the remaining contents and store them in the living room. The bookcase will then be cleaned and I shall go onto bookcase number two (next to bookcase number one). This one contains all the files and stuff related to my Book Keeping job that I do from home, so cannot really be packed up as I need the stuff on a daily basis, its likely to be moved away from the wall so that it won't be in the way when I come to decorate. The plan of action, such as it is, is to store the stuff from this room (except the stuff I manage to donate or trash) in the living room. When the office/computer/craft room is as empty as I can get it (still allowing access to the Book Keeping stuff so I can continue working) I shall begin the task of decorating: Preparation; Paint - ceiling, walls, woodwork. Then I can strip out the old carpet, tackle what ever is under there and hopefully it won't be too bad. Then I can move the bedroom stuff in here and start moving the stuff out of the living room into the old bedroom. Sounds simple doesn't it .... The bedroom is bigger than the office/computer/craft room, so I gain ... the wardrobes where we store our clothes will have to stay where they are. There are no curtains or blinds in the computer/office/craft room, and the ones in the bedroom won't fit. I expect I shall be making new ones. DH will start his new job before this 'project' is complete. The two phone lines that are in the office will have to be moved, DH will do that, he's done it before I am sure he won't mind doing it again. DH will also fit the new carpet and put up the curtain rail or blinds (which ever we decide on) but I get to choose the colours for the paint. To be honest I wish this 'project' could wait a couple of months, its nearing the end of the financial year which is the busiest time for the book keeping job but when I consider how important it is that DH should get quality sleep at a time when he is persuading his body clock to change dramatically it must be done as soon as possible. I'll keep you posted as I go, I have moved rooms before but it has never interfered with the room with sleep in. Hopefully it should all go smoothly, I am keeping my fingers crossed. I have measured both rooms and have a layout on paper LOL, lets just hope I got the measurements right. The hardest part will be moving the bed ... Louise
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