Revamping Bedroom Corner!

So mum goes: she saw a shelf in Ikea that may fit our bedroom corner. There's a small glass-top coffee table there stacked with our bags, bags we've gotten from drug talks, gym baggie, Dreamcast box and a box of memorabilia.

See? Not the cluttered desk but the corner to the right! And that is not a vacuum cleaner under the desk! The boxes we've scrounged came in very handy when it came to house-moving >:P

Well, must say that shelf suggestion sounded good. Would improve bedroom aesthetics and make stuff more accessible. So agreed. Thursday the 20th we'd gone to Ikea to have a look-see at what mum looked-saw. First impression was: a bit small lar the shelves. Look at the stuff that was sitting on our table:

Well...abovepic did not show how this was all stacked oh-so-nicely on aboveshown table. Thankfully table was near corner so bags could lean on both walls would have fallen off otherwise. Lesse: Ezetrol baggie, baggie with Chinese text where we can't remember from which drug talk, photos from Jessops, Hard Rock Cafe slingbag, Carrefour bag with Dreamcast controllers inside, Dreamcast in box. Not in pic are our Fitness First gym bag, laptop bag and backpack.

Well, bought the shelf anyways as thought all our stuff would fit snugly once assembled and arranged. Result?

Not as nice as any Ikea display must admit. Still too much stuff that we haven't the heart to get rid off (and wouldn't!). Maybe should have looked out something with a wider shelf. Bit it's a start. But now instead of murky corner of bags (not really a suitable adjective but hey, editors out there find us one) now have nice cluttered shelf! Also matches wood motif of bedroom except shades lighter!

During period of arranging stuff on shelf, have come across:

Our old Game Boy! Gaaah! It's soooo discoloured now! From the pristine off-white to some sunburnt yellow! Cuz A would be very crossed with us if she still wants it back. Anyways have realised that we have 2 out of 5 Game Boy family. Original Game Boy (courtesy of Cousin Alice. Or was it Cuz G? Or Cuz C?) and Game Boy Advance (during the IMU years). Skipped the Game Boy Color and tempted to trade in our GBA for the Game Boy SP (an updated version of the GBA) and now sorely tempted to switch for a Game Boy Micro. The Nintendo DS (turquiose dual-screen thingy bottom left) doesn't count as they don't call it a Game Boy. Must say that we've run through plenty of AA batteries (normal, alkaline and rechargables) since we've gotten our first Game Boy...

Maybe more on memorabilia next time...