It's not night and day ... this I realize. And the only reason I'm not declaring full out victory is that the I still have the very daunting project to tackle...photo organization. That's a big one, folks, and it's just plain not gonna happen this weekend!
Once again, I was shocked/impressed at the amount of stuff we had in there and the amount of stuff we were able to get rid of. I just got back from taking ANOTHER huge trunk-full to the recycling center. We have another basically full carload to take to Goodwill too. And we've made a promise to each other never to let this happen again.
Though Scott did request that I include that I found a bank statement from 2/4/01 in going through my notes from Farmers First Bank. He said "Hah! Who's getting made fun of in the blog now?!" I can take it like a man. I'd also like to point out this was my ONE box of school notes, all of which are now in the Wake County recycling center and it was only one bank statement.
Oh, and did I mention we're *exhausted* after all of this?? :)
Here are the afters:
We have a reversible comforter...so I changed it around to change the feel of the room. I was afraid it wouldn't look different enough and the blog world would judge me harshly!
We were able to grab the matching nightstand (formerly of the office) to go back with the bed. So guests, get ready! You'll now have a surface, a clock, and a LIGHT beside the bed. High style at Jamie & Scott's.
Oh, and the shelves beside the bed are totally empty now so the plan is to get rid of them...woohoo!
We were able to grab the matching nightstand (formerly of the office) to go back with the bed. So guests, get ready! You'll now have a surface, a clock, and a LIGHT beside the bed. High style at Jamie & Scott's.
Oh, and the shelves beside the bed are totally empty now so the plan is to get rid of them...woohoo!
The light we inherited from my parents at some point, it was bronzy and weathered looking.... A can of black spray paint changed all that...wouldn't you say?
Oh, and those two boxes are our centerpiece candles from the wedding, IDK what to do w/ them, but I just can't seem to toss them. They're salvageable...just need to have the candles frozen out and soot cleaned off.
Ok, the shelves. Not worlds different, but we did manage to consolidate the books to one side, getting rid of some, and I'm hoping to fill the other semi-empty cubes with photo "stuff" once I get that in working order.
This is one of our favorite pieces - Scott's Pop-Pop caned this child's rocker for us. Well, not for *us* but for our children someday and, yeah, it doesn't get much use. So this bear seemed to fit perfectly. I think Scott got me this bear for when he went off to college or something, it's so cute and huggable, and I can't manage to make myself donate it. So he'll keep the rocking chair busy till it's needed.
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2 comments:
In Scott's defense, can I just mention that Jamie has a few boxes of paper type stuff still at her parents' home? Just sayin.
The guest bedroom looks great, though! Good work!
I say THROW AWAY the candle things now, so your room can be complete! I give you permission, since I purchased them :) Seriously, they were like two bucks a piece, got reused once already, and really, wouldn't you rather spend your extra time getting through the photos than heating up, removing wax, and cleaning the soot out of those things?
(Just trying to help you move things along!)
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