Houses together

Keith is a minimalist, and Jennifer keeps almost everything. Separately, we live comfortable lives with the furniture and kitchen stuff that we have. We even have enough storage space in our separate places. So, what happens in April when we live together, you wonder. Well, we'll tell you what we're starting with, and then we'll tell you how it will all go together.

Jennifer is currently filling a three-bedroom house with:
one queen bed
dresser w/ mirror
entertainment center
nightstand
two twin beds
another dresser
another entertainment center
another nightstand (doesn't match the first one)
desk
file cabinets
treadmill that came with the house
futon
bookcases
end table
recliner
kitchen table
loveseat
washer and dryer

Keith is currently using:
double bed
drawing table
stand-alone shelves
couch and matching recliner
coffee table
end table
entertainment center
dining room table with six chairs
("minimalist" wasn't a joke!)

We realized pretty early that we have very little duplicate furniture. We'll have one of our beds in the master bedroom and the other in the guest room. We'll put the twin beds in the storage building. The futon goes in the study, so the treadmill has to come out (the first person to come pick up the treadmill gets it for free--it DOES work!). Keith's entertainment center will go in the study, too. His couch and matching recliner will go in the living room, and his dining room furniture will replace Jennifer's kitchen table, which will probably go in the utility room. We haven't decided about the location of Keith's drawing table yet, but we know that it'll go somewhere so he can work from home occasionally.

We're delighted that there's very little duplication of furniture--it's amazing how two people can accumulate just enough stuff to have all that they need together without much extra! We might upgrade our furniture some day, but it won't be soon because we like what we've got.