Gransnet forums

House and home

Page 1 of 1
Flip | Customise

The order of things!

(6 Posts)
Add comment | Report
phoenix Tue 05-Mar-19 20:30:42

Evening all, and good wishes.

We are currently preparing the small bedroom, aka "the office" ready for decorating next Wednesday.

So far we have ploughed through loads of paperwork, had a bit of a book cull, and successfully offered items to friends who can make use of them.

However, a member of the household has an odd (in my opinion) approach to the task of clearing the room ready for decorating confused

My approach would be:

Get everything that you can out of the room, put somewhere, then clean items as you bring them back in.

The other person has spent time cleaning the printer, keyboard, monitor, all the cables, the multi plug extension thing etc.

The astute among you may have noticed that I have been somewhat obscure in this post, the very astute will know why wink!

Yours, a totally non androginistic (sp?)

phoenix

Add comment | Report
Squiffy Tue 05-Mar-19 21:07:27

?? Mine's like that, too! ?

Add comment | Report
phoenix Tue 05-Mar-19 21:33:32

Glad I'm not alone Squiffy but it is a tad annoying, to say the least!

Add comment | Report
Maybelle Tue 05-Mar-19 21:36:07

I agree with you, clear the space of all that is moveable, then only bring back what you know you want in there and clean it before you bring it back.
Maybe some people need to go to a quiet corner to play at cleaning (?) nicely. I know mine would.

Add comment | Report
M0nica Tue 05-Mar-19 22:34:06

I decorate wall by wall, move furniture back from one wall decorate, walls and woodwork, move furniture back, clear next wall.

There is a division of labour in this household. DH builds extensions, rewires whole houses, fits kitchens and bathrooms and then feels he deserves a break. Decorating is entirely my responsibility. He will help me move things, remove anything that needs unscrewing - and if reminded put them back up again, but after that it is up to me.

Add comment | Report
Chewbacca Tue 05-Mar-19 23:10:37

Ah! I have a similar "assistant". Mine has to be dragged, kicking and screaming, to the room in question and pretty much locked in before he will start to clear it of his treasure crap. But you can't leave him unattended for long because, if you do, he'll have settled into a corner of the room and will be lovingly revisting his forgotten treasures crap and deciding that he can't bear to part with them afterall. Far quicker to do it all on my own whilst he's out. And he never misses what I've chucked out. Once that lots out of the way, the jobs a breeze.

Page 1 of 1
Flip | Customise