a good start

This is our bedroom on moving day.

 We found it fairly easy to set up our things like they were in the house we were renting before.

 So much stuff! And the dresser is really old and hard to maneuver.

Does anyone else's bedroom get neglected as you build a house into a home? Ours does. Even taking theses photos required cropping out piles and laundry. 

As we try to plan and envision something better suited for resting and well, you know ;) I have noticed a kind of thoughtless dumping ritual that happens. Company is over so I move a stack of papers from the kitchen counter to the nightstand. Or there is a school project due that one of the boys doesn't want ruined, so I stash it in the closet. So being short on storage in the first place, this room gets chaotic quick. 

Here is our first move in the right direction:

A functional dresser. No busted drawers or missing knobs. Great shape and size and quality. She has a few surface scratches but $129 at the local St. Vincent's had us hauling her home and I'll admit, swooning a bit.

I did a good wipe down inside and out with vinegar and we filled her up. Pairing down what we had that did not fit. (such a wonderful feeling)

I love the way she looks with nothing on top (why is this post full of weird innuendos?) But alas, I have a bunch of girl things that have to be stored there for now.

A way to go but what do you think? Find any thrifty treasures lately? Refer to any of your furniture as a "she"? Is your bedroom a black hole of clutter? Anyone?