Shopping Spree

My “to buy” list is gradually getting longer.¬† I’m not buying a lot of big things that there isn’t going to be any room for.¬† I’m looking more into household items that one would really need.¬† Organization is a big thing for me, so I’m looking into a lot of different shelving units and boxes that will help us to utilize 8-foot ceilings with ease.¬† That seems kind of small, I know, but when you’re building up – instead of out – you’re really saving on floor space.

In my mind I have everything worked out.¬† I know how the kitchen is going to look when I’m done with it, same goes for the bedroom, office, living room and bathroom.¬† I know my color scheme, and even poked around colourlovers.com for a few different pallet ideas.¬† I came across this one, which is kind of close to what I’m looking to do.¬† But instead of the white shades, I may take the more pale-tan route.¬† I’m going with very neutral colors.¬† Being as this place is going to be a little bit on the small side, I don’t want dark colors on the wall that are going to make me feel as though I’m living in a cage.¬† Very light and airy with plenty of comfortable furniture is going to be more than enough to make me a happy person – especially when you can find a couch high enough off the ground to be used for extra storage underneath.

I’m loading up on the under-the-bed storage solutions.¬† Limited closet space isn’t going to stop me, that’s for sure.¬† A few of them will be used in the living room to go under the couch so I have storage for books and what not.¬† The office, that closet will more than likely be used for more office-storage solutions than anything.¬† We do have a lot of things in the office and even though a few things aren’t coming with us – there’s a lot of containers that could really be stacked up and organized in the closet.

I figure down the road these containers are going to help us out as well.¬† Having everything already “packed up” so to speak, will benefit us when we’re looking to move into something larger once the budget allows.¬† I’m sure you’re thinking “What’s the point of buying the first place if you’re already planning to move?”¬† We’re buying this place knowing that it’s going to be a temporary solution.¬† We never planned on being there for more than 2 years, which is why we’re not going crazy with a lot of modifications and just rebuilding the place in general.¬† We’re going to make due with what we have and then work on getting our “dream home” later on down the road.¬† This second move down the road will be our permanent residence, not just the one getting us out of Delaware for the least amount of money possible.