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carl: i think we should do the floors before we work on the curtains and walls. sue: why? it doesn’t make sense. if we do the floors first, and then paint the walls, we will get paint all over our new floor. carl: hmm. maybe you’re right. but i can’t stand all this green carpet in here. and besides, i know how to paint. i will just cover everything with drop cloth. i won’t get anything on the floor. sue: are you sure? carl: yes, i’m sure. i’ve done a lot of house painting in my life. and my mother was very picky. if i got even a tiny drop of paint on her furniture, she would get furious. so i learned to be very careful. sue: alright. then maybe we can do the floor first. these wood floors under this carpet are beautiful. and me too--i can’t wait to get all this old carpet out of here. but how can we get it out? do we have to hire someone? carl: absolutely not. we can remove the carpet ourselves. carpet is held down with carpet nails. you just need to pull it hard and it comes up. sue: great. then, after we remove the carpet, we need to restain all the wood floors. right? carl: yes. but we should hire someone for that. that will probably be expensive. and it has to be done right. sue: and then, after the floors are done, we can start to move our furniture in. carl: sure. if we can get an appointment with someone to do the floors, we should probably be able to have the furniture in here after a week or so. i can get all the carpet out this weekend. sue: so, after the floors are done, and after the furniture is in, we need to redo the curtains and paint all the walls and ceilings. carl: i’m the painter. you can be in charge of going to curtain shops to choose curtains. that will probably be pretty expensive too. having good curtains made isn’t cheap. sue: you mean we can’t just buy curtains already made? carl: absolutely not. the windows must be measured, and then the curtains need to be made professionally. so that will take awhile. maybe a month or so. sue: while the curtains are being made, i can start having people look at the kitchen. i can’t stand that old kitchen. i won’t be able to cook in there. i don’t want to use that electric stove. carl: we will need to find an interior decorating company do redo the kitchen. i believe in portland there are shops that specialize in kitchen renovation. i will look in the yellow pages. i’d like a kitchen mostly in ivory and light green. sue: i agree. the colors must be soft and pleasant. you should feel comfortable when you cook our dinners. carl: me? cook our dinners? hah! you will be cooking, dear. you will cook. sue: no, i don’t think so. i’ll be too busy having tea in our new tea room. carl: well, i suppose we’ll have to hire a cook then. so you won’t be able to afford any clothes next year. sue: and you’ll have to sell your motorcycle. and your cameras. right? carl: maybe i’ll cook once or twice a week. how is that? sue: four times might be enough. not once or twice.  |
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