Money Pit

We've finally bitten the bullet and decided it was time to start some major redecorating of the house, first up is the living room. When we moved in our house, over four years ago, it was decided to live with the existing decor as it wasn't completely hideous (I lie, it is), we were broke and we hate decorating. The time has now come to do something about it.

The previous owners obviously had a dog as it left it's indelible smell on the living room carpet (I'm talking about that wet doggy type smell you understand) so that's got to go. The walls have that unmistakable first edition TV makeover style of the early '90s, very twee two types of paper with a border all around the room, disgusting but Lesley now has that all stripped. The plaster's in not too bad shape but it'll take a lot of preparation before it's painted (thankfully both of us dislike wall paper).

The Fireplace was a fine example of a failed woodwork 'O'Level in glorious pine, also completely removed and lying out the back. We're planning to get one of those Electric Fire suites from B&Q as a replacement, unusually we both agreed on the exact one.

So, a new carpet, fire place, curtains, painted top to bottom, new face plates for the wall sockets and light switches, new light fitting, possibly new skirting etc, this is not going to be cheap. I'll keep you informed of the progress, should be done in time for The World Cup and the unveiling of the new Telly, woof!

Tags: DIY Decorating