Once again I neglected to take a "before" picture, so these pics may not be very impressive to you. They represent hours and hours of de-cluttering, deep cleaning, and rearranging, and I am happy and grateful for how it all turned out!
We had a lovely old library table in the corner of our dining room, an antique piece which is very special to me, but which has a large flat surface to collect lots and lots of things. I wanted to reclaim the dining room and make it look like an actual dining room, so this lovely antique library table became my desk in our schoolroom and our dining room instantly felt about twice as big! We did still need to keep one computer in this room, so I bought a 2' wide table for $22. It takes up very little space and has no big flat surface to collect junk. Happy!
The china hutch pictured here, another special piece of furniture to me, used to be flat against the wall but I moved it to the corner. In the process of moving it I dusted every dish and tea cup on it, remembering the history of each one and basking in the glow of some special memories.
The china hutch pictured here, another special piece of furniture to me, used to be flat against the wall but I moved it to the corner. In the process of moving it I dusted every dish and tea cup on it, remembering the history of each one and basking in the glow of some special memories.
The adjoining living room is currently used as a music room, but I re-positioned the drum kit to make a better seating area in the corner. We finally hung the new stuff above this couch. Little Man helped me arrange and hang it. He was really helpful with this whole project!
I told my husband we have to have lots of people over RIGHT NOW before it gets messy and cluttered again! haha
This room makes me smile, and that is happy. With us mamas it's always the little things, isn't it?
Now, something I learned in the course of this project....it may be better to tell your college aged daughter about the changes before she comes home for the weekend and discovers them on her own, because it's no longer "the way it's been all my life!" and that can throw her off just a bit. :)
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