Tour of Mi Casa: This is My (new) Room!

I finally re-arranged my room the other day, and I love it! I'll post more pictures later, but for right now...

sshhhh...

I'm sleeping.

Re-decorating

These are some ideas I had for my "new" room.

1. Paint entire room a soft white. See previous post to see rediculously pink wall. And for the record, it is actually a cinder-block wall, so I just rolled the pink over it too look like bricks.


2. Take everything off walls, including french board, "create" sign, and various scrapbooked picture frames.


3. Install a very high shelf along one wall of room (high enough so the kitties don't even have a chance) and place all picture frames along it.


4. Move bed to other side of room so it is no longer against the brick wall.


5. Trade desks with mom so I have a smaller one. Paint legs of new desk a nicer color than dark green (color to be determined).


6. Hang art work on one (or more walls). I like this, this, and one of these. Maybe this one. Frame "We are Scientists" poster and include as art. I looove that poster, despite how wierd looking it is, for many reasons.


7. Get this bedspread and possibly new sheets.


8. Paint dresser. Color to be determined.


9. Hang scarves or fabric as a curtain over top portion of closet to conceal storage.


10. Figure our a sophisticated way to use dragonfly light strings.


11. Possibly hang light curtains over window.


12. Hang french board on back of door.

And just because I want to include a little art work on this entry, here is a picture I took recently that I really like.

Aghhh raghhh @#*^! (aka, my stupid, crappy, chaotic room!)

I hate doing massive spring cleanings. I end up just wanting to throw absolutely everything in my room away because I don't know what to do with it all when it's all a massive mess all over my bedroom floor, but I don't let myself because I know I would regret not having a few things later on (aka, every photo I have ever taken). But what do you do with stuff like a never opened, perfectly good box of tacks when you already have two others? Or a bottle of white out you never use, but don't want to have to buy one later if you need it? Or an empty wine bottle that your mom had labels custom made for you college graduation? Or a million, loose flying cd's that you have no idea whether they are empty, contain pictures, or are mixed cd's you don't need. And are they scratched, and therefore useless? The bags of stuff that is going to the good will have made it to the car, quite impressively. But when will they actually get to the goodwill?

But my room needs it, so I plunder on. Once all the crap that I don't need/want anymore is gone from my room, I can think about repainting my wall, trading desks with mom, painting my furniture, re-hanging things, buying a new duvet, maybe buying a rug or something, and just generally making my room a lot less chaotic, and a lot less bright pink. Making it grown-up and cool, but personal. Not hotel like. Not like one giant scrapbook (keep it to the books, please!).

BTW, lots of cool Stampin' Up! stamps for the first gals who call dibs.