home sweet home

I think I must be getting old. I am very, very excited about the recently installed furniture bought at Ozanam recently. As from yesterday I have been enjoying the bliss of...
1. no trailing hi-fi leads
2. having all our CDs and DVDs conveniently shelved at a height where they are visible
3. photo albums in a dust-free cupboard
4. the absence of the ancient IKEA shelving, whose ugliness had been niggling me for years

We now have a slightly eccentric solution for housing the "TV" (screen only)...

... and upstairs, instead of the rickety IKEA shelving, the guest bedroom features a mock
Troisième République cupboard where sheets and pillow cases, games and ancient documents are in orderly, accessible piles:

I'm not exactly sure why it has taken us such an unconscionably long time to make ourselves at home chez nous, but tonight happiness rules. All we need now is somewhere for guests to stow their gear...