Well anyway of all the stuff that I pulled out of the closet, not one thing went back in. Garbage, goodwill, scrap pile & give-away. I have a few tubs of sewing stuff that will go in a different place.
The closet is now filled with my seasonal decorations, home decorations that I'm not currently using & baby/little kid toys that I've saved for grandkids & visitors. (And yes, I know I still have too much stuff I've saved!)
While I was in the middle of trying to finish all this, I also was in the middle of doing a quick pick-up to my living room, pulling the chairs out to vacuum & the thought hit me that I sure wished I could change things around a bit..... So when my sister dropped by for a bit, I said hey, what do you think it would look like if I moved the couch..... so another delay while we re-arranged the living room furniture, then I had to do vacuuming where it had been, then I had to get rid of a few more things & clean up a bit more, and whoo whee! Not only did I get my closet finished, I got my living room all vaccumed, re-arranged & cleaned up too!
I realize that you don't know what it looked like before (thank goodness!! LOL!!) but here's what it looks like now.
From the front door entry way-
From the other end looking towards the front door
I have always loved re-arranging my furniture, but never tried the couch in the middle of the floor thing before. Everyone loved it because they could all sit closer to the fireplace!
It looks nice! I love to move things around here too. I don't like cleaning out the closets very well tho!
ReplyDeleteLooks great! I know what you mean about one thing leading to another!! I tell myself "it always gets worse before it gets better" to keep my sanity...and Davids! ;) You did a great job.
ReplyDeleteI like your closet with seasonal things--mine are in the attic! I love your living room arrangement close to the fire place! That could be your seasonal change, too! I haven't had a chance to start my closet yet, but I will take a picture!
ReplyDeleteI have a closet that needs cleaning out. Wanna come help?-LOL! You are smart to tackle that problem and it looks so good now! Love the new arrangement too. Looks cozy around the fireplace. We moved our piano for union mtg. and I was shocked at the dust. Guess it's a good thing we've got mtg. once a month now, or this house wouldn't get cleaned like it needs to be-ha! Maybe I'll get inspired to re-arrange things now.:)
ReplyDeleteIt looks great...though I don't know what it looked like before. You have been very ambitious...I thought that only happened in the Spring. ; ) I used to love to rearrange furniture. I was famous for doing that when I was a girl at home and I continued that trend until the last couple years. I hurt my back a few times and now I can't do it without Andy's help. You did excellent with the sorting and cleaning of the closet. Very neat and orderly.
ReplyDeleteYou sound just like me when I get going!! And I love re-arranging furniture!! Aren't you in the kitchen zone this week though or did you make up your own flylady routine?
ReplyDeleteaaaahhh! Yes, Kitchen zone. This is in addition to tho!!! I can do zones & just maintain fine, but If I want to get all my house in order, I have to do more, at least part of the time!
ReplyDeleteLooks great, and since everyone wants to sit close to the fire place all winter long, it works! (besides, now you see the best side of the couch first! tee hee hee)
ReplyDeleteGotcha! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd the rest of your family does a double-take when they walk in... "are we in the right house??"
ReplyDeleteLooks nice and cozy.
V.nice! Looks good. I had to rearrange my living room because my piano was against the wall that face the outside hallways, and when I played it would go right through the hallways into the neighbors apt. I guess Josh's (neighbor) couldn't really study when I was playing. So I moved my piano to an inside wall. :P
ReplyDeleteLooks nice.
ReplyDeleteI had to chuckle all the way through the post. Isn't that the way it is... one thing leads to another, to another, to another. It does feel good when it's all done. But did you find any chocolate hiding anywhere?
ReplyDelete@Carin...LOL! NO :( :( and I looked & looked. I had some hidden away, and I either can't remember where I put it, hid it too well, or someone else found it. bummer!
ReplyDeleteSounds like the way I clean/organize, lol! And speaking of rearranging, we rearranged everything in our apartment...I should post pics sometime
ReplyDeletesounds like me. I start one thing and then I get into something else and so on...
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