Much like Judson’s room, the only real issue with clutter was clothing and shoes in BK’s room. Her room also has an attic space in the closet, which makes it extremely convenient to store things. We went through about 20 tubs of childrens clothing while tackling BK’s room. I did save some of her things to have a quilt made from, but we got rid of an overwhelming majority.
One of my favorite things about BK is her love for treasures. Seashells and rocks, charms and flattened pennies. She doesn’t have an abundance of these things, and I know to most it looks like a pile of junk, but she loves them so. My mom bought her this treasure box, and to this day, it is one of her favorite things.
While working on her room, we talked about the importance of having things that bring joy, and she said, oh you mean, like my treasures? That’s exactly what I mean.
We followed the KonMari method with her things as well, dedicated space to every thing and made sure she did it with us in order for her to understand the importance of putting things in their place. I don’t feel like we changed much in her room, but she kept saying, this feels like a new room, I love it!
We did create a capsule-ish wardrobe with BK. Of course, we’ll still have a few special pieces for holidays and such, but so far this has made getting ready a breeze. You’ll also see below the picture, a dedicated space for her shoes. We were constantly looking for a missing shoe, so this was a huge way to relieve a little stress. She doesn’t hesitate to take them to her closet now, and I hope that’s a sign we’re creating lasting habits of keeping our house neat and tidy.
Here’s a look at her wardrobe for the fall. I definitely want all of the things, in my size. Except maybe the ruffle pants and the gold Mary-Jane shoes. If you’re shopping for a little girl, I would definitely check out some of these pieces. I was amazed at how cheap some of the things are now when I was putting the collage together.
Gray Dress / Navy Stripe Dress / Red Dress / Print Dress
Embroidered Plaid Top /Plaid Ruffle Hi-Low / Plaid Tunic / Chambray Top / Navy Embroidered Top
Gray Dress / Navy Stripe Dress / Red Dress / Chambray Dress / Print Dress
Chambray Pants /Boy Friend Jeans / Jean Legging / Ruffle Pants / Cream Leggings
Quilted Vest / Chambray Jacket / Coat / Cream Cardigan
Plae Shoes / / Boots
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20 tubs? Really? No wonder you think all of this information is so life-changing. Anyone who is so out of control that they have more than 20 tubs of clothing for ONE little girl, is in need of therapy and help. You have/had a shopping addiction. What is wrong with our generation? It makes me ashamed.
Oh goodness, no, I don’t think therapy is in order. I actually went to send you an email back and explain, but that email address you left didn’t work…
I am so sorry that I didn’t clarify better, but Braylen’s room has an attic space, which makes it easy to store things, lots of things, not just her things. There were both boy and girl clothing, shoes, blankets, you can really accumulate a good bit between 5 years and multiple children. I know, I know, I just said clothes. It didn’t seem like anything I should expound upon. For a better visual, these are my favorite tubs: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rubbermaid-10-Gal-Roughneck-Storage-Tote-in-Green-1823616/203297502 they’re a little smaller than the typical storage tubs, makes them easier to move around and easier to group things by size and season.
I will have to respectfully disagree with the addiction assumption, addiction is sort of a subject that hits home with me. We’ve walked alongside a member of our immediate family as they battled through a true addiction. It’s a compulsion that grips you to the core and destroys lives. It takes years and work and rebuilding to overcome, not a Saturday cleaning out a closet. Do I (or did I) have a problem with letting go and getting rid of things? Absolutely.
You’re right, sometimes our generation (including myself) makes me a little ashamed, too. Which is why I am so diligently putting forth the effort to be part of the solution, rather than the problem. Be the change, right?
What a rude comment that was. I applaud your ability to respond with such grace.
You know makes me feel ashamed of our generation? That we sit behind computers and leave mean, unkind, uncharitable comments annonomously to people we don’t know, about things we don’t fully understand. That we think it is ok to label someone or insult someone simply because they occasionally share pieces of their lives with us through the Internet. That people use comment sections to say things about people they would never dream of saying to someone in person, to people they do not even know. I wish our generation had been taught if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything (or TYPE anything) at all.
THIS.
First off, I love your blog and your sweet family. We to, are starting to follow the KonMari method and as I get ready to take on the girls rooms (8 & 3), I was struggling a bit with how to do their capsules. We do have a TON of bins of hand me downs from my oldest (say I bin per size)😱 and its all stuff in excellent condition & style – herein lies the problem. Did you purge it all and go out and recreate a new capsule for the kids or mix and match old and new? I too have aspirations of putting a quilt together for each of my girls but I’ve finally realized I don’t need to retain every.single.soccer .jersey from the last 5 years. I have severe attachment issues to sweet outfits that great memories were made in that now my youngest can wear- so yes, that brings me joy. But also a whole lot of clothes! Oy.
Hey! So with Braylen I have zero hand-me-downs, but with Judson, we have a ton. The majority of his things, especially the staples are hand-me-downs. I did get rid of some and buy new things to round out the wardrobe, but I definitely used what we had on hand. I did drastically reduce the amount of clothes for each size and season, simply because I don’t feel like we could really justify having so many clothes. I chose to keep things that we loved and would get good use from, does that even make sense?