New House Journal: Moving little by little

We have one "move" down, probably two more to go. We are using a small moving company that we've used before and found a few guys that we really trust. They are amazingly careful and so far have been able to get some BIG furniture down the stairs. My hubby has taken my office furniture and computer apart for this week's installment, so it may be a bit before I can get pics for posts, other than phone shots.

I know you've seen this view of the Hearth Room before, (you can see my office beyond the French Doors) but the one big change is the addition of the armoire which will hold the TV. I've had this idea in my head since we first saw the house, and knew I could have a sitting area around the fireplace. It's been iffy if the armoire would actually fit this smallish space. We put the armoire together ourselves because it's a bit tricky, sort of like a big puzzle box with 6 main pieces, small braces, and pegs.

I have the old steamer trunk as a side table here too; don't know if it will stay here, but I'm hoping so. It was one of my first projects after we put a contract on the house. I knew if I would ever be able to get it re-done, it would have to be before we moved.

My husband is doing everything he can to make this actual move "less stress". So far so good. Last week we got most of the basement Living Room furniture, Dining Room, Hubbs office, and part of the Living Room. I used the carpet cleaner on the big area rugs and runners and that was really a major job. I love the rugs, but they are wool and have a lot of "shed". It was pretty messy and I ended up with a bout of allergies with sneezing and sniffles, generally feeling like I was coming down with something. Since they've dried I'm ok; next time I'll use a mask. They were pretty dirty from traffic and cat related debris, so a good cleaning was necessary.

Speaking of rugs, this is a pic of the rugs we bought for the casual Dining Area in the sunroom and the Hearth Room. They are from Overstock; very heavy and dense, no rug pad needed. The lighter color rugs have less "shed" than the darker ones, not sure why, but it diminishes with regular vacuuming.

          

We have another move tomorrow that will be taking another third of the house. Guest Bedroom, my office, Living Room Sofas and side tables, the rest of the basement, and more misc. boxes. Then we'll have a couple of weeks trying to finish up for the rest of the stuff.

On a side note, I need to do a major purge of clothes which is hard for me. Over this last 2 years, because of all the Autoimmune revelations I've lost over 30 pounds. I've had to rethink all my food choices to remove Gluten and Dairy, and it worked. The point is, if I'd followed all the advice "out there" I would have given everything away and wouldn't have had anything to wear when it started coming off. Now, I'm in the middle of trying to see what clothing still works and what needs to go. I guess now's a good time to do it since I'm really limited on closet space. I'm definitely not complaining, just having to rethink.

I'll check in after this next round with a few "during" pics. I'm not to the decorating stage, just showing you how things are coming together. Have a great weekend!

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