>In trying to do major reorganization of our house between now and when a new little person should arrive in July, I’ve been spending a lot of time just sitting and looking and thinking. Trying to figure out what is an eyesore, what is too crowded, what is inconvenient, and so on. It seemed wise to plan out at least some of the changes before I jump into buying new organizers or furniture, which is admittedly what I prefer to do.
In any case, I finally decided a few weeks ago that although babies and small children love brightly colored objects, I do NOT. I want them all to more or less disappear after little people go to bed at night so that I can just be an adult and not have various items visually shouting at me. If we had a basement or separate playroom, that would be one thing. But Sebastian’s toys live either in his room or in our living room, and I decided that one small step I could make was to get rid of a brightly colored organizer that I had from my classroom (which I have also learned, by the way, should not include a bunch of brightly colored objects because it irritates me there just as much as at home), and replace it with one that is more neutral.
Out with the old:
>LOVE your new organizer … it's great especially for a space where you spend so much time. It looks like an expensive piece of furniture rather than a toy box 🙂 I bought the same primary organizer (that you're getting rid of) on craigslist for like $40. I goes perfectly in CJV's bright, cheerful ABC room! Anyway, I'm sure you could sell yours to help pay for the new 🙂
>I agree with Dana – I love the new organizer, too. And it will come in handy once the kidlets have outgrown it. I foresee magazines, yarn, and chocolate bars in the folds some day.
>Here, here! I HATE all the bright colors and I love your idea of getting them away, away, away come nightfall and bedtime for little people.