Closets, Clutter, and Color
When my son was a baby, his room was decorated in royal blue, jade green, and a few hits of purple and fuchsia. Lively and energetic!
In the years since, his jade green dresser has lived in my studio closet. But, now things are coming full circle as it will once again be his as he furnishes his college bedroom. As a a result, I’ve been doing some closet reorganizing.
In the photo above, you can see the drawers filled with a PLETHORA of gift bags. Just WHY did I think I needed to save so many?!? But, ignore that and check out the great quilt by Elizabeth Barton.
Instead of the green dresser, I’ve got lovely new wire basket drawers. Smaller quilts are spread out under a green dust cover, as I anticipate organizing the drawers below. Fun to contemplate! 
You know how it is when you clean out a closet: 1) It gets worse before it gets better, and you have a big cluttered mess, and 2) you find stuff you forgot you had. And just look at this lovely collection of silks I found. I’ve already got an idea about how to use them, inspired by my recent visit to farmland.
Ellen Lindner
P.S. Ever since we decided to give this dresser to our 19 year old son, I’ve assumed he’d want to paint it a different color. But, my husband said that he won’t even notice the color and his mom agreed. To prove her point, she looked at her 21 year old grandson and asked “What colors are the towels in your bathroom?” He didn’t know. [Update: It’s been two days. I haven’t mentioned the color to my son and he hasn’t mentioned it to me. Apparently, jade green is just fine.]
P.P.S. This dresser was used by my husband when he was a teenager, too.
