Way back in the spring I decided to continue my mega organization project in my bedroom. I thought it would be easiest to go through my own clothes and makeup first, and that I could do this and entertain the little one at the same time (imagine dancing around and throwing clothes while making funny noises and singing Disney songs).
The goals for this room:
- Sort, purge and organize: my clothes, Mike's clothes, my makeup and nail polish collection (I admit, I have a problem)
- Replace two old and mismatched dressers with one nice one
- Find bedside tables that will actually fit with our bed, and perhaps matching lamps or wall sconces
- Find a bed frame and create under-bed storage
- Finish hanging pictures on the walls
Let's see some before pictures shall we:
This is the view when you look into our bedroom door. Our room is small and the king-sized bed pretty much takes up the whole space. I have more room on my side of the bed because I had the bassinet squished in there when Lily was smaller. We can't even walk on Mike's side (have to crawl over the bed) and that's where the closet is, so it would be nice if we could access it. Also we have our bed right on the floor, and I would like to raise it up in an actual bed frame so that we could utilize the space underneath. In the right-hand corner of the picture you are seeing my vanity, which was also a huge mess of cosmetics, as well as a sort-of catch all for any random things that find their way into our pockets every day.
This is the view when I sit up in my bed - the two dressers that I want to replace with one. I use the term "dressers" lightly as the big black one is actually a TV entertainment unit. Mike's clothes currently live in that unit and the white dresser is empty except for the top drawer which is FULL of his socks, and the bottom drawer which has our bathing suits. Wedged between the two is one of Mike's gun sleeves, because all girls like having camouflage gun-sleeves in their bedrooms..... The next picture is a close-up of the little shelf in the TV unit where some of his hats, cologne, and other toiletries are currently housed. I want to find some nice way of organizing all of this for him as well.
As mentioned my makeup vanity is a sort of catch-all. This is my little cosmetics container (from Ikea) that holds my most-used makeup products. I also have ceramic jars holding my larger makeup brushes and cotton pads.
Underneath my vanity is actually semi-organized right now. The black case on the far left holds the rest of my makeup collection. The basket holds makeup bags that I use for travel, nail polish remover, dry shampoo and a couple body lotions. The first purple tote holds all of my nail polishes and utensils (clippers, files, etc.). The last tote holds most of my hair products like elastics, clips, etc. as well as some spare makeup items like foundation sponges and cotton pads. Then we have a plain old garbage can and my beautiful Nike Free Runs. They are stored here simply because I had to take them off in a rush last time I worked out. (Had to shower fast because the screaming, starving infant doesn't like when Mommy is smelly and sweaty - oh the joys!) They will eventually find a home near the front door with the rest of my shoes.
I actually forgot to take a before photo of the closet, which is OK because honestly I was a little embarrassed at how awful it was.
I got my butt in gear and started working on this project, but partway through I discovered something I hadn't noticed before... that our "spare" bedroom was actually bigger than our "master" bedroom. Can you guess what I decided? Well, I am going to be a HUGE meanie and make you wait until the next post to see the finished room! Muah-ha-ha-ha-ha (said in low-pitch semi-evil voice).
Until next time...
~ Shannon
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