the neglected room

alot of us have a spare bedroom that serves multiple purposes and is neglected.  ok, i have one.  it's a small bedroom that serves as the office and collector of all kinds of stuff.  while it has been reorganized to function better a couple of times it is not a welcoming room to be in.  it has a large corner desk, that came with the new husband, and a nice smaller desk that is currently covered with piles of who knows what.  it is always on my to-do list to get this room to be more livable.  it is moving up the list pretty quickly for this summer.  the biggest problem is my limited abilities until my back heals and that i will need to enlist my husband for assistance.  oh dear.

the room is currently painted yellow, chosen because i had enough paint in that color to paint that room.  i'm not sure what color i want as i have more trouble picking colors for myself than for other people.  the other issue is there are two trees outside the window that blocks light from coming in.  personally, i find this is the main reason i find this room unwelcoming.  natural light makes a room.  these trees are not too big to come down and i see that happening even if i'm out there with a steak knife hacking at them a little at a time.  the next battle will trying to get the husband to give up the big ugly corner computer desk.  what with laptops we don't use the computer in that room very often and dont need the big desk.  but i would like to use the printer that is attached in there for a variety of projects including printing out wedding pics and putting together our wedding album.  and it would be nice to set up a project, ie  sewing machine, and not have it take over the dining table.  so the plan will be to repaint, rip up the nasty purple carpet and put down floor tiles, pare down the furniture and file the stuff we need to keep and throw out what we don't need.  i'm thinking that pile will be the biggest.  i'll post before and after pics.  and it will be nice to have a new bright functional room that is a waste of space.  and i love instant gratification.  i'm looking forward to the change.  change is good for us.