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[momof1princess]

as the PP asked...OP, could you possibly rent a storage room for it? it sounds as if the house you're moving into is somewhat small, i'm sure you could find other things to put in it, along with the armoire, so it wouldn't be wasteful. if you did so, the armoire would be safe, you could use it later, and you wouldn't be tripping over it.

 

[JessicaR]

I would push, pull, drag and ding every wall in the house to store it somewhere. It doesn't have to be in the boys' room though. Can you store it in another room? Dining room? TV room?

I'd keep it and could care less if I had to walk around it or that it stuck out and stubbed a toe every morning.

Yes, this.

 

[Freyja]

First of all I want to tell you how sorry I am that you lost your mother, and especially at that time. My mother died when my middle child was 3 months old.

I think I would try to keep the armoire (even if it means smushing it into a room). It obviously means a lot to you and I think you´d miss it if you gave it away.

 

[Heidict]

I'm in the keep it camp. My sister bought my DD a beautiful dresser a couple of years ago. Well, she died last year, so you better believe I will be keeping that for my daughter. I wouldn't dream of giving it away.

 

[M5ward]

I would push, pull, drag and ding every wall in the house to store it somewhere. It doesn't have to be in the boys' room though. Can you store it in another room? Dining room? TV room?

I'd keep it and could care less if I had to walk around it or that it stuck out and stubbed a toe every morning.

Absolutely..and I agree with the PP who said that this is for YOU..just as it would be for me if I were in your shoes.

 

[Debbie7452]

As others have suggested, find someone you trust and let them store it for you..or even use it gently. I have benefited from "storing" furniture for friends and even a co-worker. I was allowed to use the furniture and later they took it back when they were ready. This was a big help when I was newly married and we didn't have much stuff ,yet. A win-win for everyone!

 

[Katieinwonderland]

I totally agree with the other posters! You should try to find a way to fit it into the house.

We bought our first house in November 2009 and whilst it's a good size house, it's very open plan so the bedrooms are pretty small. We inherited a Steinway grand piano from DH's great aunt (whom he absolutely adored...she passed away when he was 14 and he misses her like crazy) and had been keeping it at his parents house. Well, when we bought the house DH begged to bring it up so he could play it like he did with her when he was a kid.

The piano DOES NOT FIT!!! I mean, this thing is huge and it's totally in the way. But we still have it, because it's senitmental to DH and we know one day we'll have a house big enough to fit it in.

For now, it's in the study. I have to practically climb over the thing to get to anything else in the room, and it looks ridiculous, doesn't go with anything. But we'll keep it anway

 

[Abbie]

I totally agree with the other posters! You should try to find a way to fit it into the house.

We bought our first house in November 2009 and whilst it's a good size house, it's very open plan so the bedrooms are pretty small. We inherited a Steinway grand piano from DH's great aunt (whom he absolutely adored...she passed away when he was 14 and he misses her like crazy) and had been keeping it at his parents house. Well, when we bought the house DH begged to bring it up so he could play it like he did with her when he was a kid.

The piano DOES NOT FIT!!! I mean, this thing is huge and it's totally in the way. But we still have it, because it's senitmental to DH and we know one day we'll have a house big enough to fit it in.

For now, it's in the study. I have to practically climb over the thing to get to anything else in the room, and it looks ridiculous, doesn't go with anything. But we'll keep it anway

This made me chuckle......if it makes you feel better, we have TWO pianos (neither a grand, thank goodness!) because we couldn't bear to sell my in-laws' when they moved last summer. Luckily they both fit well in the rooms they are in but even if they didn't, we'd climb over them too in order to keep them! My plan is that eventually one of the kids will have a house and can take it.

OP, do whatever you can to hold onto that armoire, it obviously means a lot to you!

 

[JerseyJanice]

I think it's unanimous--you have to keep it.

Put it wherever you can and save it for the memories.

 

[minkydog]

Thanks for the help so far. This is a small house I might be able to squeeze it in the office. I am an only child, so is my dad (my dad doesn't "get" the whole sentimental part, he would say remember the day she got it for you and get rid of it....he's not emotional like I am), my mom has a sister but is 1500 miles away. I don't have a basement and only can think of one friend that does and she is in the process of selling her house.

I guess I could put it in the office for now...but it would stub my toe every time I went in there currently lol. We are planning on remodeling our bedroom and maybe we can fit it in there later on.

I'm very sorry you lost your mother. I know that had to be devastating. I probably can't help you much with your decision. I'm like your dad. I just don't save stuff. To me, stuff is just stuff. If I can't use the stuff I find someone who is happy to get the stuff. But I realize that most people are like me and their stuff really is very sentimental to them. I think if you're this upset about a piece of furniture, then you're not ready to get rid of it. Find some place to put it and just understand that you'll be stepping around it and stubbing your toes, but you'll have your stuff. Godspeed.

 

[Jaimee]

I also vote to keep it, even if it's smushed somewhere. When I was little my mom and I were very poor. I never had a bedroom set growing up. When I was about 7 she bought this antique thing really cheap(I think it's actually a buffet for a dining room) and she refinished it herself and gave me my first and only "dresser". I hated it as I got older because it had these tiny drawers that were meant for silverware and I had to mash my clothes into it.

WHen I moved out she kept it for me knowing I'd want it some day. Now it sits in my foyer and I keep all of DS's artwork and school stuff in it and I love it! Luckily my mom is still with me, but I know I'm going to appreciate it as a reminder someday

 

[palmtreegirl]

I would push, pull, drag and ding every wall in the house to store it somewhere. It doesn't have to be in the boys' room though. Can you store it in another room? Dining room? TV room?

I'd keep it and could care less if I had to walk around it or that it stuck out and stubbed a toe every morning.

 

[dislaney]

Keep it. It really sounds like you will regret it someday if you don't.

 

[ksjayhawks]

Keep it. Smush it somewhere in the house.

Do not put it in the storage shed. Who knows what damage will be done to items put in it that are not meant to be outside--lawnmowers, tools, outdoor toys,etc. I would even hesitate about a storage facility --some of them have rodent/insect problems as well.

I would hesitate about having a friend store it. What if your friendship falters or ends and then you can't get it back? Better to keep it in the house.

 

[peanut1967]

Hi

regarding the baby clothes, I have just made a quilt out of my daughters baby dresses....shes 17 now and I just couldnt part with them. Its a lovely memory quilt, each dress reminds me of when she wore it

Find someone who quilts and see if they could do this for you.

Angie

 

[bumbershoot]

where eventually my DH will get probably aggravated w/ it cause it would DEF be in the way, although he'll never tell me that it aggravates him being there.

Just wanted to comment on this part. Unless your DH is absolutely cold-hearted and mean, I can't imagine he'll feel that way, or even if he does, if he CARES that he does.

DH has been moving around furniture that I hardly like, that belonged to my mom, for most of the time he's known me. My mom died in March of the year we met (in October), and when my stepdad sent me out allllll of my mom's stuff we just crammed it all into our space, and he's never complained, not even once. Not even when I whined about his comic books, and meanwhile I have probably 150 vinyl albums that i don't listen to, the glass shelf thing, and the old fashioned ice chest, along with other things. He KNOWS why I still keep the things around, know that I WANT to get rid of it but am just not ready yet, and my needs/wants continue to be more important to him than annoyances like furniture.

 

[scrapbookworm]

If it is just one sentimental piece of furniture, I would encourage you to try to find somewhere to squeeze it.

My mom keeps saying that when she dies, she wants us to store all her furniture for my DD. I just nod my head and agree, but I keep thinking does she realize that we have no where to actually put the stuff? And renting a storage building for a long period of time is just out of the budget. (note: mom is just talking, she's not terminally ill)

 

[wdwfan16]

I would keep it but not in a shed. I would choose #2.

 

[Microcell]

My situation is different because my mom passed when I was 16 and my family made the decisions for us kids.. everything goes. I have nothing from my mom except her baby book and a couple of pictures.

Of course I say find someplace to keep it!

My sister moved here three years ago from NY and because if financial difficulties moved in with another sister and her entire apartment went into my crawlspace and it didn't phase me a bit having it, so hopefully a good friend or a family member can keep it for you if all else fails!

 

[golfgal]

I would find a way to keep it somewhere in your house. If you have it in the office can you use it for a desk and get rid of the desk you have, for example. My mom let a good family friend "store" our heirloom piano when she moved into an apartment and none of us kids had a place for the piano yet. The friend sold the piano.

Do NOT keep it in the shed, it will get ruined.