The Sewing Mom

You know, you’d think I would learn that any time you buy a new home, the furnishings and decor that you had in your previous home don’t necessarily work in your new home. It doesn’t help when you have a spouse that refuses to ever get rid of anything so we’re always trying to work with what we’ve got. This last move was a bit different though.

We had purchased a new sofa and loveseat winter before last and then last Christmas we got a new entertainment center and our family room was coming together quite nicely. All the old furniture went into the basement. I’m really not too sure what he thought we were going to do with it. I guess he was thinking that eventually we might have the basement finished out and could use the old furniture down there. Then, January arrived bringing with it a new job for my husband and a relocation which means, new house, new floor plan.

Even though the employer was paying for our move, we knew we had a ton of stuff and felt it was senseless to try to bring it all with us. Plus, they don’t build homes with basements in Texas, no basement, no massive storage area for unused furniture. My husband actually agreed to let me sell stuff. I managed to sell 2 rooms full of used furniture along with some miscellaneous cabinets and such. By the time the movers arrived the only thing left in my basement was boxes.

Our new home is a completely different layout and is twice the size, so we had room to play with the furniture when we moved in. We bought a new headboard and footboard to go in the spare bedroom and are still looking for a small night stand. We also bought a new sectional for the T.V. room and still need tables in there. My daughter actually has a bedroom suite, it’s a T.V. room attached to her bedroom. This is a room we’ve never had before and so we’ve been purchasing storage solution type furniture for in there to house all of her toys and stuff.

There are some key items I’m always on the look out for like barstools for the kitchen island and hall tables and maybe a bench for the entry hall. The bigger items I’d like to find are chairs and ottomans for the guest bedroom and my daughter’s T.V. room. My mother-in-law will be staying with us in the guest room over Christmas so I want to try to get some of these items in place before she gets here.

I’m slowly getting my pictures hung, and even those are placed in completely different rooms than they were in before. I’ve completely changed my decorating scheme in my kitchen. I feel like I’m slowly getting rid of some of our older decor and bringing our decorating style into current times while still letting our personality show through.