minor upgrades
We've lived in our home for *gulp* 12 years this April, and we (I) have finally gotten around to making some low-key changes that make a big difference. Like...a towel bar in the kitchen. Replacing the cumbersome coat rack with wall hooks. Purging a couple of hundred books (seriously) AND installing new shelves and organizing our remaining books. We replaced the cushy denim couches with sleeker, velvet ones - we lost comfort but gained space. We also got rid of the dilapidated piano we had inherited from a neighbor who moved. With Z concentrating on the violin and little hope of repair (seriously, few keys worked correctly), it was time to say goodbye and good riddance. One of my favorite new purchases is a cushion cover in the design of an airport luggage tag, in our case, DCA.
The priority has been Z's room now that he's moving into the tween years. I don't know yet where to house his golf clubs and mountain bike, but we have reclaimed the nook under his bunk bed. When he was younger he used to hang out there, and then it became a random depository for books and stuffed animals. We cleared everything out, added a foam mattress with a waterproof cover, and now it's back to being a cozy space with fairy lights and pom-pom garlands. I am myself tempted to take a nap there.
The priority has been Z's room now that he's moving into the tween years. I don't know yet where to house his golf clubs and mountain bike, but we have reclaimed the nook under his bunk bed. When he was younger he used to hang out there, and then it became a random depository for books and stuffed animals. We cleared everything out, added a foam mattress with a waterproof cover, and now it's back to being a cozy space with fairy lights and pom-pom garlands. I am myself tempted to take a nap there.