hampshire
2021-06-15 09:01:47
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We took our bed, an armchair, a table, a few cellar shelves and a nice worktop for the laundry room in the entrance area, and a sofa for the entrance area, 2 display cabinets which now stand on the covered terrace, a small apothecary cabinet, a garden table with 2 benches, and the artwork. We gave away the dining table and chairs. We left the kitchen and cabinets for the buyers in the house, the living room sofa was old and of no special quality. We newly acquired a kitchen, a chaise longue, 2 mini desks, a sideboard, a bookshelf, a wardrobe, a sofa, dining table and chairs, 3 stools with trays as side tables for the sofa and next to the bed, cabinets for the entrance area, and various garden furniture for the terraces. The children took the desks with them and each got a new bed, a wardrobe, and a kitchen. We wanted a fresh start without baggage and spent about one and a half years before and parallel to the house construction to get an overview and choose the new items. This process gave us a lot of joy in life. We gave away, sold, or threw away over 70% of the other things and only took what we needed and what brings us joy.Does anyone also take old/previous furniture with them or is almost everything replaced?
Of course, it is still contemporary to take everything with you; there is no either/or. It is also a question of your relationship to your own furniture and budget flexibility plays a role.My husband and I will take all old/previous furniture with us. Is that still contemporary or somehow odd nowadays?
In terms of floor space, number of rooms, and storage space, we have significantly downsized because we no longer have a separate bedroom, no guest room, and 2 fewer cellar rooms. At the same time, the living space has become significantly more generous. The two children each got an independent one-room apartment instead of children's rooms and can live independently if they want.The rest will then be newly purchased because often there is more space in the new house.