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<p>When Jane and I were designing the house we had a long debate about the flooring in the living space. I wanted laminate flooring all the way through from kitchen to living area but Jane wanted carpet in the living area and that's what we went for in the end. After 9 years the carpet started to wear along the joins, particularly under my desk area. I decided to upgrade.</p>
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<p>It proved to be impossible to match the flooring in the kitchen and to take up the kitchen floor would have meant completely reinstalling all the kitchen units.</p>
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<p>I wasn't prepared for that level of upheaval so eventually opted for Amtico. The guys laid it in two days.</p>
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<p>The new look is very minimalist and it has taken a few days to get used to it. I'm not quite there yet but I'm getting there.</p>
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<p>The problem with such significant changes is I started to see the areas which were not right, particularly the TV stand which was too small for the TV and sound bar.</p>
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<p>After scouring the internet I came across this easel design which I really liked. I consulted with a couple of friends who liked it too so I decided to bite the bullet and ordered it.</p>
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<p>What should have been a simple 1 hour construction job turned into 3 hours. What I didn't realise and wasn't emphasised in the instructions was, it wasn't an equilateral pyramid... one leg was shorter than the others and had to be bolted to a particular leg. After dismantling it, stopping for lunch and coming back with a fresh eye, I saw the error of my ways and finally got it standing and the TV attached. As someone has already pointed out - my 40 inch TV looks a little small and I should be upgrading to a 55 inch. More on this later another time.</p>
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<p>As part of the upgrade I decided to replace my overlarge, curved desk with something smaller. IKEA came to the rescue and I had it installed in no time. The hardest part was getting the desk height adjusted for me. I shouldn't have worried because there was information on the web that told me how high the desk needed to be for my height.</p>
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<p>One more change to get my head around and all of this in one week.</p>
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<p>My next project is to rearrange the study so it is more practical. At the moment it has two settees in there but I don't use them. One of them will have to go. Watch this space...</p>
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