Remodel means re-arranging

Yes, we're still remodeling. If you've been with me that long, you may remember that last October we bought Ikea flooring on sale for about 60 cents per square foot. We laid that floor in one bedroom and the hall last Christmas break, and this week we finally did the other bedroom.

You may remember that last Christmas break, we also happily emptied the room that was the "office" and relocated mom's and dad's computers to the master bedroom, to make this front room the Girls' Room. We painted, set up their loft, and it seemed perfect. 

We crammed the clothes for all 3 girls into this old wardrobe I picked up for $30, and 2 old dressers that are pass-alongs from other family members.

What, exactly, was I thinking?  Did I really think 3 girls, all their multiplying clothes and multiplying dolls and accoutrements would fit comfortably in a 108sf bedroom?

When we emptied the back bedroom so we could fix the walls (what IS it with boys putting holes in drywall?), paint and put down the flooring, we made the decision to put the 3 younger boys in the front bedroom and the 3 girls into the back bedroom, and the teen will get the front den all to himself.

The girls wasted no time reclaiming this bedroom.

In no time, they filled both closets. And honestly, the teen is so happy to have that front den to himself, he hasn't fussed that the walls are apple green and blossom pink.