zen home

What is your favorite room in your home? Mine is definitely my bedroom, but I love my entire home - it feels very zen. But it is expensive, and quite a lot of space and resources for one person.

I am dreaming & planning to move out of state this fall. For both expense and simplicity, I will probably rent a room in my new location rather than an entire apartment. This will require splitting my belongings in 3 groups - take, store (at my mother's house 150 miles away), and sell. As much as I hate to store things, my dining table is an heirloom from my dad's family that I refinished, and since he passed away 8 years ago it's something I don't want to part with. Other furniture that I do not take will probably be sold.

bedroom
in a lofted space accessible by a ladder, it contains only:
bed: frame, box spring, mattress, mattress pad, sheets, duvet & cover, throw, 2 pillows, decorative pillow
end table: clock, lamp, 2 vases
basket under bed for lotion, lip balm, book





bathroom
cabinet: 4 bath towels, 4 hand towels, 2 washcloths, extra tp
toiletries
scale
rug
shower curtain, liner, rings
soap, kleenex, sonicare toothbrush

living/dining
couch
chair & ottoman
leather storage cube, serves as ottoman, coffee table, and holds 2 blankets
3 throw pillows
end table: ipod docking station
40" lcd tv (wall mounted)
end table: cable box
dining table & 6 chairs
floor lamp
basket of dog toys
bookcase: 73 books (I easily removed as many a little while ago), 11 framed photos, my grandmother's miniature white owls (LOVE), a depression glass bowl my mom & dad gave me as a child, a leather box (containing coasters, 9 small white candles, and remotes), a rattan box containing owner's manuals, two small model cars my dad built, a vase filled with coral from vacation, music scores, and an expandable file filled with important documents.

kitchen
coffee maker
microwave
stand mixer
teapot
paper towel holder
recipe box
8 large plates, 8 small plates, 8 dessert plates, 8 cereal bowls, 4 small bowls
8 large glasses, 8 small glasses, 4 juice glasses, 4 wine glasses, 5 coffee mugs
3 ceramic mixing bowls, heirloom china serving bowl, 4 matching china bowls, square serving bowl, mini serving bowl, dog food & water bowls
8 large forks, 8 small forks, 8 tablespoons, 8 teaspoons, 8 butter knives, 8 steak knives, 1 paring knife, large serving spoon, large serving fork
8 linen napkins, 1 pkg paper napkins juice pitcher, 2 flower vases 1 water bottle, 3 plastic food storage
large cutting board, small cutting board
9x13 baking dish, 8x8 glass baking dish
bread baking pan, pie pan, 2 cake pans, muffin pan, 2 large cookie sheets, 1 small cookie sheet
2 cooling racks
2 frying pans, 2 sauce pans and lids
colander, corkscrew, can opener, 2 spreaders, spatula, 2 plastic spoons, wine stopper, whisk, tongs, grater, and a few other small utensils

dressing room
dressing table: jewelry box, blow dryer, curling iron, flat iron, round brush, straightening balm
chair
dresser
2 weekend bags
table mirror
full length mirror
laptop
floor lamp
vacuum
bonzai
framed picture
mail caddy
keepsake box
violin
yoga mat
clothes & shoes
cart
clothes drying rack
laundry hamper
christmas tree
steamer
extra toiletries
gift wrapping items
extra blankets
christmas ornaments/decorations
microwave box/tv stand
2 suitcases

entryway/hallway
cabinet: dog accessories, dvds, cds, hats & gloves, photographs, tools, batteries, lightbulbs, external hard drive, electronics cables
3 throw rugs
framed diplomas
cleaning products

The fact that this is such an arduous task tells me that I have too many things...but it's still much, much improved from the way I used to live. What do you think? Where can I pare down?