Finally, Furniture

On Friday our new furniture finally arrived. My and my husband’s new bedroom set looks, I can’t help but to keep saying, POSH. It is dark in color, strongly defined against the light gray walls, and the overall effect is soothing, not cold as I worried it would be. The ridiculously expensive matching mirror that we bought on a whim turned out to be an excellent idea. The artwork that I chose for the room contributes a little dreaminess to the mix. The rug and chest for the foot of the bed are en route. Before we can move back into the room officially, the furniture must be properly leveled and the window treatments purchased and installed, but at least we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

Livia’s furniture, being of a warm, almost cherry tone, looks pretty in her newly painted pink room. We joked that she chose pink to keep her brother out of the room, pink being an anathema to him, but she chose it because it’s her favorite color. It has not actually kept Marshall out of her room. In fact, they seem to miss each other a little bit now that they’re separated, and Marshall was heard knocking on her door yesterday, saying, “Do you want to play the game where you have to find the stuffed animal while looking through the gem?” (I love the weird games kids come up with). Livia’s curtains and rug are en route, and her closet isn’t ready yet, but she moved in the second she got home from school on Friday and has nearly worn out the door lock since she discovered that she can shut everybody out of her space now.

I spent much of my weekend shopping for other necessary items, but I’m not done yet. We still need curtains and curtain rods. There’s also a lot of laundry to do, and cleaning and organizing. The rest of the house is a gigantic mess, because that’s where we put all our stuff to make room for the furniture. Now we have to sort through our belongings and decide what is worth keeping. We want to adopt a clutter-free lifestyle. It’s not going to be easy, but we’re going to give it our best shot. Like they say, begin as you mean to go on.

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2 Responses to Finally, Furniture

  1. sprite says:

    Congratulations to both you and your children on getting new/newly refurbed/vacated spaces!

  2. chick says:

    Thank you!

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