A few weeks ago, when Zan was off skiing one Saturday, I decided to take a little time to rearrange the bedroom. I was at the end of my rope with winter and just looking for a change. I always decide to do these sorts of things on a last minute basis. One minute I’m propped in front of my computer waiting for my coffee to finish brewing, and the next, BAM! I’ve gone completely mad and everything is my room is being strewn about.
Why I did this by myself without Zan around to help me I will never know, but it went something like this:
Take all of the drawers out of the dresser, stack them in the dining room.
Collect junk from dresser into a paper bag.
Take the mattress off the bed, lean it up in the kitchen.
Throw all the bedding to the wayside.
Use my super strength to move everything to the opposite side of where it was before.
Rearrange the rug.
Bring in a comfy chair from the study.
Bring back in the dresser drawers.
Put the mattress back on the bed and the bedding all back together.
Admire my handy work.
Take pictures.
Send to Zanner.
Post to instagram.
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Proud of myself doesn’t even come close to how I felt. I was elated with our new set-up and my new found love of home handywork. Zan really liked the new change, too. Gave me a pat on the back, told me he was impressed. I must have done something wrong in the moving process though, because as soon as Zan got into the bed it broke and the entire thing came crashing to the floor.
Whoops.
There’s a slight chance I was the cause of that.
{I was most definitely the cause of that.}
It was one of those situations where all you can really do is laugh through the tears. And once you get over the tragedy of breaking your bed, an extended camp-out with your mattress on the ground is actually an okay adventure in the interim.
oops to the bed breaking! :)
Sometimes it just really feels good to change things, hey?
I love what you did to your bedroom!
xo
definitely good to change things up… and the breaking of the bed just made it more interesting.
thank you!
i am perpetually rearranging every room! it’s like therapy. especially with the changing of seasons, i feel like it refreshes the home. your space is really cute!
I used to do it ALL THE TIME when I was in high school, but hardly do it at all anymore! It is like therapy and I like it.
I love the new look!! I definitely know that feeling of needing to change something because you’re in the middle of winter and are craving spring. When we lived in Kansas City, that’s what happened every Winter. And Oh my gosh, breaking the bed…so funny! I mean, sad that your bed broke, but kind of hilarious.
definitely hilarious. can’t wait till it’s fixed, though!
I applaud you and your amazing ways! I always make Craig help me, mostly because our bed weighs a million pounds and then Toby is all up in my biz. But I like how it looks :)
OH TOBY. But you’re so cute.
if I’m not rearranging things in my house, I am not breathing.
THE BED BROKE, what a twist to this story… will you fix? Buy new? Tell me all.
I hope we can fix it because I don’t really want (or have the $$) to buy a new one!
THIS IS SO ME. I usually have a hankering to rearrange everything at 2:00a, which isn’t the most convenient.
Also, re: the white comfy chair – is the cozy gray blanket draped over it from Target? Because if so, I HAVE THE SAME ONE.
That’s not earth shattering, but it’s fun if we are blanket twins!
IT IS! Blanket twins!!
I used to do this in my room growing up ALL THE TIME. Now my bedroom is just a bed and a dresser and a huge messy pile of clothes on the floor, and it’s not decorated at all, so probably I would need to do that before I tried rearranging anything. Maybe.
I love getting to know you through your blog posts, and this one made me smile. Thanks for that. :)
Yes! Me too!! I would do it a lot when I was younger!
Thanks, Mary!
I loved how you rearranged your room! I mean, I have no idea what it looked like before, but this is terrifically adorable. :D And you have totally cute furniture and accessories in there. My stuff isn’t nearly as charming, which of course makes me jealous. ;)
This layout feels much better than before. And thanks! It’s really just a mis-mash of stuff we’ve collected from here and there. But it works!
I love the huge pompoms (or is there another name for them?) you hanged! Did you make them yourself?
Yes! I made them! And posted about it here: http://dearfriendblog.com/2011/11/tissue-paper-pom-pom-tutorial/
:-D
Thanks for the link! :) I’ve just arrived on your blog! ;)
Welcome!! I’m glad you’re here. :)
HAHA! The bed breaking. I hope it was as LOL as I’m imagining it.
I just went on a MAJ rearranging spree and it feels soooo goood. Sometimes I just wander into the bedroom just to admire my handiwork. Next on my bucket list of things to find/add is a comfy chair just like yours. I want a good book and a cup of tea and to sit there for hours!
Your bedroom looks SO GOOD!! {via instagram, obvs}
It’s funny, when you were writing this comment I WAS sitting on my cozy chair with my book and hot tea. ESP, you and I. We’ve got it.
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