We have left Kristy’s room alone leaving her things just the way she left them when she went off to college two years ago. It feels just like home when she returns and I’m pretty sure she likes all that stuff just the way she left it. I.e., posters covering the walls, a basketball hoop on the back side of her door, pictures of friends taped to the walls, two bulletin boards covered with pictures of her friends and homecoming/prom memorbilia. Her large desk with lots of shelving above was completely decorated with tons of memorabilia and whatnot from all of her HS years.
Now that Lauren arrived (3 weeks ago), her desire was to ‘Take Over’ Kristy’s room as she likes that room the best. However, Lauren did not go for Kristy’s decorating style. Lauren brought many things from home so that she could decorate her room/walls while she was here. Lauren ‘took over’ Kristy’s room right before Kristy arrived but Bobby and I neither one felt it appropriate for Lauren to just make it hers especially since Kristy was coming back home for a week. So, right before Kristy’s arrival, we had Lauren clean all of her things out of Kristy’s room, vacuum and dust it out and leave it the same way it was when she arrived. And Lauren took over a different guest room. Kristy came home to find her room intact and felt ‘just like home’ I’m sure.
Kristy left a week ago Sunday and we somewhat prepped her that we would be boxing all of her things up and packing those things away. I believe that was in order as Lauren wanted that room over the summer and there is not a chance that Kristy will be back here to ever spend full summers again. I’m even happy that Lauren wants that room so that I don’t have to redecorate my guest room after Lauren leaves.
Bobby promised Lauren (a week ago Sunday) that he would help her clean Kristy’s things out and that is exactly what we all did over the weekend. Now Lauren has her room all set up with not a trace of anything Kristy in there. What a change in there as those two are completely opposite. Now Lauren finally feels ‘At Home’.
No pictures to follow with the before and after makeovers.