DD said we needed new curtains in the dining room............

Where are these ads of which you speak?!

My clutter goes in the Christmas clutter boxes too when the Christmas clutter comes out. The trouble is, not all of it comes back out after Christmas and I just end up buying more boxes to accommodate it. I never seem to have any less clutter on display though.

Our house hasn’t been resecorated since we moved in. We are slow to make decisions so reckoned we need 10 years to get it in reasonable shape for eventual downsizing. We’ve just done the dining room & 2 flights of stairs/landings. DC think we should declutter & ‘no one has carpets in the dining-room now. ‘ But GC were mortified when they realised our 1980s Laura Ashley paper had gone and want us to put all our clutter back. “All the bits & pieces are interesting, like a museum, Grandma, and it won’t be like your house.” GC have banned us from ever moving too and I’m not allowed to paint over the LA paper in the bedroom. Mind you, some of the designs are coming back in fashion now.

I've got carpet in my dining room!!

Me too! Will we be shunned ?

We moved to a newbuild bungalow at the beginning of the year, and took the mJority of our furniture with us, including a 21 year old Tetrad sofa, which, on finding the receip, when packing, I discovered we actually (unbelievably) paid over £900 for at that time. The same sofa now costs over £1700. It's still in good condition, and is very comfortable, so we're keeping it meantime. The downside is that it has feather cushions, which go saggy whenever sat upon.