To prepare for another family of 4 to move into our 5 bedroom house as we attampt to live “in community” together, I gave up my bedroom-size office and the boys gave up their playroom.
Now, I’m sporting a brand new corner office. In the corner of my bedroom closet that is…
there’s no longer my stuff on one side, and sarah’s stuff on the other. No we have one wall for the clothes (significantly pared down) and one corner for the office. I’m really liking it. It’s made entirely of scrap wood and a few “parts” I picked up at home depot.
In the process of making this transition, I had to purge a lot of stuff.
Here’s how it happened:
- Two large lawn size garbage bags of throw away stuff.
- Donating about 300 books to a friend’s organization that does great work with St. Paul youth.
- Reused screws, boards, and scraps from previous projects.
- Measured, measured wrong, then remeasured, then settled.
- 3 Trips to Home Depot. 2 trips to Target.
- From 2 extra long file cabinets, down to 1 small one.
This is a big change. It required giving up a lot of space, a lot of stuff, and a lot of aesthetic. I look forward to the gains of living in community with others. Pics below.
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i want to see a picture again in a week, or after i get us some redwire work for you to do!
It looks like you have a great start. Could you save even more space by building or buying a closet organizer like this?
http://www.easyclosets.com
When we built our home, to save money, I made mine with precut wood from Menards and the wall hardware from Fleet Farm. Menard’s has a better selection today than when I built mine.
Good luck with your house guests.