Back in Liverpool this weekend and the builders have started work in my father's house. They've stripped the hallway, the stairs and the landing, removing the carpets and revealing layers of paint on the floorboards.
When my grandparents had the place, fitted carpets were the exception. There was a strip of carpet running up the stairs, held in place with brass stair rods, with the bare boards either side gloss painted.
Funnily enough, a couple of years ago we decided to recreate this look in our own house. The idea was eventually abandoned due to cost as the edges of the carpet need to be braided and that was expensive. Strange how a style defined by thrift gets acquired by the affluent becomes the very opposite.
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