Furniture can have strong emotional associations and a piece you shared for so long in a space as intimate as your bedroom, can really bring up old stuff.   If it’s the first thing you see in the morning, it can ruin your whole day—so consider moving it until you have some distance from the divorce.   Often, just using a piece of furniture in a different way can lessen the intensity of the feelings surrounding it.  For example, in the image to the left, a dresser is repurposed as a breakfront n the family room.)

  We tend to re-use furniture for the same purpose they were used in the previous house.  Using pieces in totally different ways, can make it seem like we’ve re-decorated.  So don’t’ be locked in to the old patterns.  Think outside the box!