General Chat

Wish mine was under the stairs....perhaps I might get some peace! I'm in the dinning room bit, front room come dinning room.

Hi all, you don't realise how lucky you are to have somewhere to go and do your stuff on the PC. I'm stuck in the lounge with the telly blaring, kids yakking etc. I know its nice to spend time with your family but oh how nice it would be to study in peace sometimes. Andy (jealously reading this thread)

angela - that doesnt work - ive tried it!! they always seem to find you - its like when you go to have a relaxing bath - you just get in & everyone needs to come in for some reason or another !! moving swiftly back on to the subject we were supposed to be on .............

Unfortunately not. The door won't close when I am sitting in front of the computer and with half of me in our living room I am hardly invisible unfortunately. Maybe if I covered myself with the various unironed clothes that are usually draped over the ironing board (no house room for an ironing basket), they'd think I was a pile of clean washing. No prospect of anyone else doing the ironing so I'd be quite safe for a while. In fact I'll do it now...............Everybody ignore me I'm not here anymore, honest!!! Angela

Hi Norah, Me too I`m afraid,under the stairs. Barry.

sounds bliss!! - i would love to have a cosy room - do they ever forget you are in there & leave you (dare i say it) ALONE tee hee sam

Unfortunately the door is still on my tiny cupboard, which makes it very very cosy. And I share what very little space there is with the iron and ironing board which hang from hooks on the door, as well as the computer and all my family history clutter, a printer, a scanner, a fax/phone, my work papers, and all my kids' educational bits and pieces. I don't educate them at home but try to do my bit after I get home from work. After all, with a house this size the housework doesn't take long!!!! Can't wait to get out into something bigger. Angela

hi - i used to be in the understairs cupboard!! - my husband took the door off & it make a cute computer area! now i have a huge study - which doubles as a classroom as i am "home edding" my 3 boys

When I saw the title of this thread I thought I'd reply - no one else could possibly have their computer under the stairs like me. But you do. I'm sitting at it now. Computer in understair cupboard - or my "office" - uncomfortable folding chair half and half through the door. I am waiting to move house after years of sharing my 2 bed 11.8foot wide house with hubby, 2 kids, and 4 large black cats. I can't wait to make a study from the 4th bedroom of the house we've just had an offer accepted on. But I don't know how we're going to stretch our small amount of furniture to fill it!!!!!! Angela

Hello all I just wonder if there are any others like me with their computer under the stairs? When we moved into our house over forty years ago, we found the pantry (or larder) to be off the living room of all places. So after we were settled, the pantry door came off and was made into an archway by Tom. The pantry then became a bar with coloured lights reflecting in the copper coloured small square mirrors with which we covered the little window. The days of our huge parties now being a thing of the past (drink/driving etc) Tom has converted the said pantry into an office for me, and I have all my ancestors, family and friends' and pets' pictures on the walls. I love it to bits. Norah