Purge
When you’re eating lo mein out of a take-out carton over your kitchen sink, a used futon seems like the crème de la crème of home decor. But after binging on sidewalk castoffs, family hand-me-downs, and thrift store wares, it’s time to purge.
The first step is admitting you have a problem. So invite over your most stylish and honest friend and tell the neighbors that you’re kicking your habit to the curb.
What to Toss
1. CD rack. Get an iPod already.
2. Posters. Including Audrey Hepburn’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
3. Milk crates and footlockers.
4. Anything that’s broken. (If you haven’t fixed it by now, you probably never will.)
5. Dried flowers. They’re dead.
6. Unless it’s framed or hanging over your desk, your bulletin board.
7. Throw pillows in fur, sequins, or leopard print.
8. Your Kappa Kappa Gamma paddle.
9. Faux wood bookshelves.
10. Anything from your Bob Marley period.
What to Keep
1. Mementos (such as mixed tapes, photographs, and old love letters).
2. Folding chairs and card tables. They’re fabulous for parties.
3. Anything you consider a family heirloom.
4. The last of your college books.
5. Mismatched plates and cups.
- Ashley and Jen
