Our first floor is open concept. The living room opens into the dining room which opens into the kitchen. This space is really the heart of our home & is where we do the majority of our living. It takes a lot of abuse.
The corner cabinet was something I found several years ago. Not a lot of stuff in it, really, but I've been thinking that the corner cabinet is a bit redundant and needs to go.
In the corner cabinet, I was keeping stuff like kids' art & awards (already moved those to our awards wall upstairs), tchotchkes (knick knacks), photos. The space on the bottom is where my teenager stores his laptop. He'll have to find a new spot. Probably in that old chest of drawers you see in the photo. He has already claimed the top drawer-maybe I can clear out another drawer to give him more room.
Once again, I emptied the 2 cabinets and made quick decisions as to what stays and what goes. I already had the boys go through their artwork (pottery stuff) that they wanted to keep. I was surprised at what they chose as it definitely is not what I would've selected. GOOD. This way, the BOYS keep what's meaningful to THEM and not me. It is *their* stuff after all.
Below is the "donate" pile:
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| nope. We just don't use candlestick holders. Even lead crystal ones. Are they pretty? Yep. But we don't use them, so out they go! |
I'm left with a corner cabinet to re-home via Craigslist:
And a barrister book case that I need to purge a little bit more:
Day 1 email
Day 2 magazines
Day 3 kitchen tools
Day 4 junk drawer
Day 5 bathroom counter
Day 6 first aid & medicines
Day 7 kitchen sink
Day 8 plastic containers
Day 10 spices
Day 11 mail
Day 12 linen closet part 1
Day 13 linen closet part 2
Day 14 donate!!!
Day 5 bathroom counter
Day 6 first aid & medicines
Day 7 kitchen sink
Day 8 plastic containers
Day 10 spices
Day 11 mail
Day 12 linen closet part 1
Day 13 linen closet part 2
Day 14 donate!!!
Day 21 closet
Day 22 sentimental items
Day 23 sentimental items/scrapbook room
Day 24 scrapbook room
Day 25 files
Day 27 more kitchen cabinets
Day 22 sentimental items
Day 23 sentimental items/scrapbook room
Day 24 scrapbook room
Day 25 files
Day 27 more kitchen cabinets
Day 29 drinkware
Been following along all month....bet you are happy day 31 is tomorrow!? Although, your work around your home has been awesome (and so freeing, I bet) ~Kim
ReplyDeleteThank you for following along this month! I've definitely enjoyed cleaning out my house this month, so much so that I might make this a weekly feature. LOVE having all this free space here at home!!
DeleteWoot! You go girl! Only one more day! Do you have anything you wish you could have fit in these past 30 days?
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!!! I've LOVED doing this series sooo much that I think I might do a weekly feature. What I wish I could've fit into the past 31 days is my BASEMENT. sigh. That's probably a month's worth of posts right there! Thanks so much for reading.
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