anything i should get rid of...?

Question

hi,
i have a really small room and i have some peices of furnature in it. and i was wondering if there is anything i should get rid of. i dont think there is but im asking anyway. plus, where is a good place to get rid of my stuffed animals? i cant bring myself to throw them away. they all have a meaning but they are taking up space. im 13 and i have WAY too many stuffed animals. but this is my furnature:

I have a dresser
I have a Television (which i cant get rid of because my dad just paid for cable.)
a bed, twin (obviously)
i have a minifridge next to the closet
i have a lamp
and thats it.

and my room is so small. its 12 by 10 feet! i think that i should get rid of the dresser. because its so huge and i dont have alot of clothes. im mainly here asking what i should do with all the stuffed animanls. i cant throw them because they are all perfectly clean and it good condition and they all mean something, but my room is too small. what can i do with them that will...

make me feel good about it? anything is appreciated, thanks!

Answer 1

I would say try rearranging your furniture and see if there is a better arrangement that would make the room feel better using all the furniture you have. If you do feel like getting rid of any of your things, including your stuffed animals, consider donating the items. The Salvation Army would be a great option. There are plenty of underprivileged people who would be happy to have the items you no longer have a need for.

Answer 2

Now that you are a growing teen you also need to start to grow up. part of life is learning to give up. So keep 5-10 of the most precious stuffed animals and donate the rest to a school for homeless children. These kids are not as lucky as you to have their own bedroom. They would love to have some toys they can call their own. So these kids would be adopting your stuffed toys and bring much cheer to their sad lives.
The fridge can go - it puts out heat and uses way too much electricity. Unless there is a medical reason for the fridge in your bedroom donate it also. Can't you walk to the kitchen to the family's fridge?
The less stuff you have the better and bigger your room will look. It will also be easier to keep clean. Put pictures or posters on the wall as simple decor which is easy to change when you want to have a new look.

Answer 3

Rearrange.
Will dresser fit in closet since you don't have lot of clothes?
Box up the stuffed animals and save out 3-5 of favorites. Or have fish net from ceiling corner to another ceiling corner & have stuffed animals up there. If keep dresser, put TV on top.
Minifridge by bed with your lamp, clock on top. Stuffed animals can be peaking out of dresser drawers.

Answer 4

Buy some nice boxes and pack your stuffed animals. Store them. Someday give them to your children.

Does your bed have a headboard? Get rid of the headboard, turn your twin bed's long side against the wall.
Have one small table and a lamp next to your bed.

In place of the dresser, how about a small desk that you can pick up at WalMart. Buy a thin desk chair.

Answer 5

Donate them to a children's home in your area. the smaller children will love them. We have a children's home not far from me and I am trying to get my sons to part with some of their billion and a half toys (they are 3 & 5 yr old boys), that's what we're going to do with ours if I can ever convince them to make the break. Also, daycares in your area or the Salvation Army - they help people that have been burned out of their homes and have nothing, I'm sure some little person wold love your stuff just as much as you do and maybe it'll hold some sentimental value for them as well, like helping them to cope with the loss of their homes, etc. You get my drift. Repurpose a drawer or two in your dresser to hold some of the stuff you have on top of it and put the tv and cable box on it. Just go to the dollar store and get some of those plastic drawer dividers and go to work.

Answer 6

1] keep the important animals
2] donate the less important ones
3] store some in underbed containers
Also:
get shelf dividers for closet
shoeracks for floor
drawer dividers for dresser
a] put bed aginst one wall, and
b] dresser opposite; or put dresser opposite window to reflect light
c] repeat the colors of bedding/curtains in vase of dried or silk flowers, ornaments, candles