re-do

We have been talking about moving the TV out of the living room and into the garage (which is a semi finished playroom/laundry room) for over a year now, but there has always been some reason not to do it, that is until 9:00pm Monday night when we were moving all the furniture in order to shampoo the carpets and at that moment, we could not think of any reason not to move it, so move it we did... and I LOVE it! Why did we wait so long?

The TV is no longer the focal point of our living room, but the people sitting opposite you are, what a novel idea!

I actually have room for a real book shelf now (above left) so my hutch is no longer covered with school books and art supplies!

And our office/school/craft/dining room has more space than ever and is (for the time being) nicely organized! (My mom and I actually started the craft/school room redo a month ago when they were visiting... it is SO much better than it was before- Thanks Mom!)
There are still a few finishing touches to be done, like hang pictures, get a new lamp that does not need to lean against the wall in order to stay upright and maybe even an update on the paint job (okay so maybe that's a bit more than a "finishing touch")... but it is coming together nicely. Don't you love the impromptu 9pm redecorating sessions?