Well, I have been sooooo busy this week! I've been going room by room cleaning out and rearranging. (Insert high sing-song voice) L-O-V-E it!! I wasn't able to rearrange much in our last house. While it was home and I loved it dearly, it was a case of get it in there and it fits only where it fits. So maybe that is why I even moved the piano this week...just because I can!
I joked on facebook that everything I am not sure about goes to the next room and by the time I get to the last room I will need energency crews to rescue me! But it's not really that bad. I basically am trying to be sure that I am surrounded by things that I love. I also want each room to "work"..ya know what I mean by that? I am applying the critical eye to each room and anything that doesn't feel right or causes problems or chaos, well, it's outa here. Oh, maybe not out of the house exactly, but moved around so that there is a calm peacefulness.
Sometimes just moving things from one room to another helps open things up. I moved my childhood bookcase my uncle built for me from Cornbread's room to the playroom. I moved the little white bookshelf from his room to the girls' room. The little gold shelf in their room went to his room. The piano went from the living room to the foyer. I also added a small table to the washroom area so I could put detergents/dryer sheets on it and not constantly bump my head on open cabinet doors.
The result? A lot more reading going on again with so many books in the play/schoolroom. And the girls' have a sturdy shelf for their books and trophies instead of the flimsy one they had (which sat out just far enough to make you run into it and knock the books down and trophies off if you weren't careful!) They have a beautiful lamp in their room which sat in the corner on the nightstand. I moved it to the dresser where it bathes the entire room in its soft glow.
The piano being out of the living room makes it a lot quieter in here. And roomier! which seems to have the added benefit of settling the children down instead of hyping them up. I also put the wooden bench and shoes in the laundry/kitchen area so they weren't constantly spilling across the living room. The table that originally sat in the foyer now sits in the living room. I've always kept fresh flowers on it but now I can really enjoy them!
My next project is to get this big desk out of the living room and replace it with a small dresser that I was using for my desk in the school area. The goal is to eliminate the hot spots in the house where "stuff" winds up in piles instead of going to its proper place.
If I was pregnant this would be considered nesting. If it was spring, I'd be spring cleaning. But it's not either of those! Honestly the little health scares I've had recently (mammogram scare and skin biopsies that showed precancer) have just made me more determined to make my home more streamlined and easier to keep clean so that I have time for the things that count. I also want to be surrounded by things I really enjoy and appreciate, not just things I have accumulated.
Tomorrow I will begin a Friday series to show you some of my favorite things. Are you surrounded by things you enjoy and people you love? make it count!!
I joked on facebook that everything I am not sure about goes to the next room and by the time I get to the last room I will need energency crews to rescue me! But it's not really that bad. I basically am trying to be sure that I am surrounded by things that I love. I also want each room to "work"..ya know what I mean by that? I am applying the critical eye to each room and anything that doesn't feel right or causes problems or chaos, well, it's outa here. Oh, maybe not out of the house exactly, but moved around so that there is a calm peacefulness.
Sometimes just moving things from one room to another helps open things up. I moved my childhood bookcase my uncle built for me from Cornbread's room to the playroom. I moved the little white bookshelf from his room to the girls' room. The little gold shelf in their room went to his room. The piano went from the living room to the foyer. I also added a small table to the washroom area so I could put detergents/dryer sheets on it and not constantly bump my head on open cabinet doors.
The result? A lot more reading going on again with so many books in the play/schoolroom. And the girls' have a sturdy shelf for their books and trophies instead of the flimsy one they had (which sat out just far enough to make you run into it and knock the books down and trophies off if you weren't careful!) They have a beautiful lamp in their room which sat in the corner on the nightstand. I moved it to the dresser where it bathes the entire room in its soft glow.
The piano being out of the living room makes it a lot quieter in here. And roomier! which seems to have the added benefit of settling the children down instead of hyping them up. I also put the wooden bench and shoes in the laundry/kitchen area so they weren't constantly spilling across the living room. The table that originally sat in the foyer now sits in the living room. I've always kept fresh flowers on it but now I can really enjoy them!
My next project is to get this big desk out of the living room and replace it with a small dresser that I was using for my desk in the school area. The goal is to eliminate the hot spots in the house where "stuff" winds up in piles instead of going to its proper place.
If I was pregnant this would be considered nesting. If it was spring, I'd be spring cleaning. But it's not either of those! Honestly the little health scares I've had recently (mammogram scare and skin biopsies that showed precancer) have just made me more determined to make my home more streamlined and easier to keep clean so that I have time for the things that count. I also want to be surrounded by things I really enjoy and appreciate, not just things I have accumulated.
Tomorrow I will begin a Friday series to show you some of my favorite things. Are you surrounded by things you enjoy and people you love? make it count!!
Sounds wonderful!! I love how changing a room around can make you feel, and great bonus about the kids settling down and reading more. Looking forward to the new series!
ReplyDeleteThanks Patty I'll be glad when I get finished. Maybe I'll share pictures :)
ReplyDeleteThis is totally what we are doing right now, as well.
ReplyDeleteNot pregnant.
Not spring cleaning.
Just a "fresh start" to life, I guess.
Laurel :)