As you know, I recently moved. I never meant to be a frequent wanderer, but my Dad probably thinks that I'm just moving to spite him at this point. From home to college and college to home and home to the nearest city to three different places in that city. I can hear his inward sigh every time I make that phone call.
When you move into a new place, you are overwhelmed by the amount of stuff you have. When you move into a place with someone who already lives there, the space seems to shrink even more. This is where the organization obsession comes in. In order to find anything, every thing needs a place. If not, mornings are chaos. Try getting ready in the morning when you have no idea where any of your clothes are and you're tripping over baskets of mysterious items that you have no idea where to relocate. I speak from recent experience.
I'm trying to conquer this problem one system at a time. Now that the new closet shelves are in, step 2 is going to be the organization of the clothes. I plan to go thorough all of my clothes and get rid of the pieces that I don't wear anymore - to essentially declutter my life. Then, I'll hang everything that will hang. After that, all that's left is narrow down the keepers that can be be folded and put them in my armoire and in my boyfriend's chest of drawers.
For all of those crafty people out there, I plan (with his permission, of course) to paint the chest of drawers a color that better suits me and the room. The room is painted a very light, pale blue, and dark, cherry wood furniture inhabits the space. Right now, the chest is painted a brown color with some pink in it. I would love to eventually transform it into a gray, distressed piece with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and Soft Wax. I really like the French Linen color.
Someone else's dresser turned vanity with the French Linen color
Wish me luck!
Yes you may paint the drawers :P
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