My House Divided

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Can U-Haul boxes be appealing?

For someone who likes a certain order to things, living in a house that is virtually empty except for bed, sofa, chairs and kitchen appliances such as a refrigerator and dishwasher is making me crazy. After 15 years, when I reach for the salt in the cabinet to the left of the stove it should be there but day after day I'm just shocked when I open that cabinet and it is empty. I should also add that showing a house with boxes stacked everywhere lends it own set of problems. Should I dust them? Are they arranged in such a fashion as to not offend any potential buyer? Do they think we stacked them in a particular place in order to hide something? Wonder what Designed to Sell would say? I'm just not talented and/or creative enough to make 15 years of U-Haul boxes look attractive to a buyer. I'm open to suggestions.