Changing carpet before decorating

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Is it a really stupid idea? My living room carpet is wrecked. Exploding bulb, melted into the carpet in various places.

I really want to replace it, but my decor needs replaced too. However, I can live with that for another little while as not having any visitors and frankly can't be bothered stripping, etc for now, and can't decided whether to paper or paint.

The last decorator I used was really good, and I'm thinking he probably decorates and doesn't wreck carpets all the time.

But is it worth the risk?

I can't think of anything worse. We always take up carotene before decorating otherwise the mick gets in them and you are paining the edges no matter how good a decorator is

If I was having a new carpet and the room needed to be decorated as well then I would definately decorate first. I make my home nice for me, not just visitors!

What are visitors 😂😂 even santa won't be visiting anymore..sad times

If you have skirting boards to be painted, decorate with no carpets.

What's under your carpet? Could you remove it for now and live without it until the room gets decorated?

If you go down that route I really would paint ceiling and woodwork before replacing carpet. The walls can be done later, especially if you just wallpaper.

I couldn't, floors come last in my head.

My decorator has never got paint on any of my carpets but the carpet fitter has ruined the skirting boards. I would definitely have the carpet laid before painting although I may just have a very careful decorator.