Craig's List and Creating New Spaces!

 So I sold my first piece of furniture on Craig's list and it was quite an experience.  I have friends and family who have sold many items on Craig's list and I often advise others to post furniture on this site but this was my first experience.  I had an interesting experience as a few people tried to scam me but was able to sell after a few weeks.  

Like some of you, our home has a more formal space that does not get used very often (well, at our house it doesn't get used how it is suppose to get used)  Most of the time during the winter, all the tables are pushed against the walls and the kids are building forts and playing football in the open space.   So, I have decided that I am going to sell everything in this space and redo the whole entire downstairs both form and function!   This process could take a while because my goal is to sell everything and then use the exact same amount of money to redo it all.   

   I plan on moving my office into our little room downstairs that has been a play room, Josiah's nursery, and currently is housing a college kid.  Side Note:  If you notice in all the pictures of this room that almost all the lamp shades are bent and broken....that is due to the hours of football that takes place in this space!  What am I suppose to do though???  .....we have no basement! lol!

 I haven't decided if these shelves will stay....maybe in a new location???

I hear from my clients all the time that while they want change, sometimes it is hard to say good-bye to the old for one reason or another.  Sometimes it is a treasured piece of furniture that is well past its prime or some trinket that their best friend, husband, or the mother-in-law gave them that they are afraid to not use.  Well, guess what,  I am the same way.  I bought this table and chairs in Virginia and it was once one of my favorite pieces of furniture (now its not my preferred style but it is still classic and beautiful) probably because I purchased it from the Pottery Barn Outlet near our house and I had to keep making trips every week to see if another chair had come in....(good thing the outlet was only a mile away)!  As I helped to load it up yesterday part of me wanted to say, STOP What am I doing?   My house was done, finished, complete and now I am going to start over?   The good news is that once the new design is in place I will love it and how the function fits the needs of our growing family....but yes, I hear ya,  it is still scary and hard to say goodbye to something that you love and have many memories of...