My laminate flooring has prompted a minor spending spree
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
April 13, 2016 11:37am CST
I suppose that this was inevitable really, Now that I have two new looking and attractive rooms, I have been contemplating replacing older items as I refill the rooms.
Today was my first purchase, which is a 6 socket surge protected extension lead with two USB chargers integrated. I currently had two smart 10 socket towers, one for the living room and one for the office upstairs.
I did have an old white extension in use upstairs, which is looking rather out of place now. Now I can use both original towers as a matching pair, spaced at either end of my computer desk, with the new block in use in my living room.
My next consideration will be a few new small tables which match the flooring, plus whatever comes to mind in the process.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
13 Apr 16
sounds like fun, sprucing things up to match the new floors.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
14 Apr 16
@Jessicalynnt That sounds a little extreme even for me.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
14 Apr 16
@Asylum could repaint I suppose, lol
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@LeaPea2417 (40037)
• Toccoa, Georgia
13 Apr 16
Yes, home improvements always it does seem like more money is spent than planned at first.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
14 Apr 16
@RasmaSandra I will eventually, although it may take a little time.
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@RasmaSandra (98026)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Apr 16
@Asylum The most exciting part is the redecorating. Hope you get everything you want.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
14 Apr 16
it'll be worth it when you get the room just how you want it
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@Carmelanirel2 (8085)
• United States
13 Apr 16
Of course, when you upgrade in one area, you know you will need to upgrade other items. Can't wait to see the finished room, I am sure it will be wonderful.
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@Carmelanirel2 (8085)
• United States
14 Apr 16
@Asylum Don't forget to share pictures when it is done.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
14 Apr 16
@Carmelanirel2 I may just do that.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
13 Apr 16
Our computer geek recommends replacing surge protectors ever two years. Ever surge it protects you from degrades is suppressive ability a little bit more.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
13 Apr 16
@Morleyhunt Having to replace a television would be an extreme case.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
13 Apr 16
@Asylum my feeling is. $20. For a surge protector. $4,000. In electronics. Hmmm, that sounds like a no brainer. We've had to replace a computer, and a TV because of a power surge. The warranty on a surge protector... 2 years.
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@sishy7 (27166)
• Australia
15 Apr 16
@MarshaMusselman Hello! Yeah, I was a lot less active on here the past few weeks although I still tried to log in every day even if only reading around for a short while. But now I'm slowly coming back to my regular pace, or I'm trying to at least. Good to see you here! 
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
15 Apr 16
I was just thinking about you, Sishy, as I'd not seen you about in a while. I saw some sushi dishes on the suggested post listing on the right and was going to look you up. Now you've saved me the trouble.
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@Marilynda1225 (91126)
• United States
13 Apr 16
Home improvements usually come with additional expenses as we tend to replace out worn out stuff with newer. Happy spending 
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
15 Apr 16
Will you be sharing a picture of your new flooring in your rooms? Did you put the same flooring in both rooms, I don't remember if you said that earlier or not.
If you have the money to spend, might as well improve the look and utility of the room. I'd have to watch and not get carried away with the spending. I need a new towel bar in my bathroom, or what I really need is a new screw to hold up the end of the current one, but I'm thinking a new one that holds two towels might be nice, if not too expensive. It may take a few months to get it though until we get caught up with things.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
22 Apr 16
@MarshaMusselman It may be easier to build a new house from scratch.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
22 Apr 16
@Asylum My light fixture is white plastic, but heavy duty and my window sill is wood. It already doesn't match perfectly. I began painting the walls over eight years ago and never completed the job. Anything new will look good or better I imagine.
I replaced a blue carpet with linoleum before I began painting the room and it could be replaced again. We need a newer sink, vanity and tub. I'm not too worried about the style of the towel bar, but I may have to put that off and just get a new screw for the one side to stay on and put the old bar back up for now. Maybe one day we can manage replacing everything in the room.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
13 Apr 16
Send a pic of things when you get it all fixed up. Tables that match the flooring would be pretty easy. Take a pic of the room and take it with you to the furniture store. Or show them a pic from your cell phone.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
13 Feb 17
@lookatdesktop I do that a lot too. I take pictures of my flower beds in case I see plants I would like, plus areas in the house that I am looking to decorate.
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@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
13 Apr 16
I've heard of this sort of thing a few times
My sister good her floors sanded and varnished/waxed and ended up getting a new three piece suite as the old one looked shabby with the new floor.
I used to buy a new motorbike every year and always bought a new helmet a month or so after even though I tried to stop myself
My sister good her floors sanded and varnished/waxed and ended up getting a new three piece suite as the old one looked shabby with the new floor.
I used to buy a new motorbike every year and always bought a new helmet a month or so after even though I tried to stop myself4 people like this
@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
28 Apr 16
Now you find out replacing older items will be something that never ends, spending and wanting to do more changes to more things
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
28 Apr 16
@Asylum well if you are anything like me then i can relate..i do changes and then can't stop..hahahah
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
24 Apr 16
Interesting. We too have a white 5 socket extension cord. Comes in real handy with the surge of phone chargers and whatnot in the house.
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
25 Apr 16
@Asylum yeah I guess so. The vertical ones are real classy though.....looks good.
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@farbuoloxusy (1164)
• United States
15 Apr 16
I love how one home improvement leads to another! Every time we start one project it generally just keeps going and going, maybe that is why we have a hard time getting them all finished!
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@farbuoloxusy (1164)
• United States
15 Apr 16
@Asylum we can usually get started, its the finishing that gets to us! Sometimes I wish we wouldn't of started some of the projects we did start.
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Glad you got to replace yours!