I think you made the right decision. Feet sure are handy!
In our continuing upgrade of the Neglected House, today Mr. Maryn will probably finish painting the ceiling in the entryway, over the stairs, and in the upstairs hall. I get a crick in my neck just thinking about it. I keep reminding myself he hasn't cleaned a bathroom or scrubbed a floor in 30 years, so this is fair.
We've narrowed our wallpaper choices down to eight, without regard to price. If we just love something, we may get it, since it's not a large area--but so far, the one I'd consider lovable he's all meh about. I contend you can be bold and maybe splashy with it in an area where people don't spend any time, like the entryway and stairs. I wouldn't want any of these in the living room or something.
The goal is to finish the paper, then buy new carpet for the stairs and hall, since the absolutely necessary repair to the stairs renders them permanently ugly where the tread failed. (Our whole family walked at the edge of those three steps for years!) All by Thanksgiving! I think we can do it, but the clock, she ticks and ticks.
Maryn, reminding herself she needs to buy a new clock for the one in the bathroom that died