This has to be one of the most satisfying things I have ever done! Ripping up the carpet is fantastic, it is dramatic and permanent and exactly the kind of thing you cannot do to a rental. Though the fun does seem to wither away when you have to pull out every one of those carpet staples, whoever first put in the carpet was a big fan of the humble carpet staple and did not hold back with the staple gun.
The front room was a marvel, first I removed the carpet, then the soggy felt carpet underlay, then the old 60's lino (this could be a keeper), then a layer of wet compressed cardboard and then the most fantastic find. Old posters!
The black and white banner actually reads "Convert maturing war bonds and stocks before November 5". I can imagine this running around a wall like a wall paper border.
The posters aren't in perfect condition but they feel like they are part of the house and I think this Commonwealth Loan poster might make an appearance in the office.