Beginning Stages of Operation Organization

So last night, I talked to my hubby about allowing me to organize the house.  He agreed with me about how badly it needed to be organized.  Que happy dance!

I got to brainstorming.  My first priority was figuring out something to do with the living room.  I wanted something with not only shelving, but slots for me to organize on the shelves.  I like the idea of those fabric bins and they would be perfect for storing stuff in and out of sight.  Using those ideas, I came up with an idea.  I originally drew it out on a piece of paper, but it was a little difficult to see so I went on the computer and drew it up (with measurements to boot!)

Tada!  So it was a little less on the lines of an optical illusion, I color coded it.  Black is parallel with the wall, dark gray is perpendicular to the floor and wall, and the light gray is parallel to the floor/ceiling (which ever way you want to look at it.)  I'm going to use two of those bins in the left and right slots and use the middle slot to display stuff.  The TV and it's stand are going to slide on into the bigger part.  I threw the little foldable shelf in because that way, right as soon as one of us walks through the door, we can throw our keys in a basket and the mail on it.  I don't know as to whether I'll want to paint it or stain it black.  I'm more of a fan of painting so that might be what I go with.  As for the color of the bins, I'm thinking either chocolate or tan.  (I'm leaning more towards chocolate so it'll match the couch.)

The only problem with this is that my husband wants to use the wood we already have.  I think it won't be wide enough (it's 1' wide) because I don't want the table stand to be sticking out, but my husband doesn't want it to be even with the TV stand because "you won't be able to see the TV if you sit on [the couch by the window and up against the wall]."

This is the spot he was talking about.  Honestly, I don't see why he's always using this spot to complain about.  I don't sit there.  He doesn't sit there.  There's not really anyone who comes over, and if they do, they tend to sit on the other end of the couch.

 

I even came up with a plan for the wood that we have since I think it won't be wide enough.  I haven't gotten a chance to do it up on the computer yet, but I did draw it out so he could see what I was planning.  I was planning on putting it on the shelf in the closet.  He apparently didn't like that idea.  He wants to use the space above the closet for those plastic storage bins.  I'm not a fan of storage bins.  I might even do a post right after this one about why I don't like storage bins.  So when he said that he wanted to put those storage bins there, I cringed.

 

Hopefully, I can change his mind about the storage bins and sway him to the idea I have for the closet.  That way, I can get the width that I would like for the entertainment center and not have to do with plastic totes in the closet!

 

Wish me luck!