Making more room around the house

So I have been on a decluttering kick for a bit now.  I have plenty of hoarding moments, so these decluttering spells are so refreshing.  I decided that the play kitchen in the girls room was taking up too much space.  I hated to see that fun toy removed from play (hoarding tendencies) : ), but realized I didn't have anywhere else for it to go either.

It's already in front of their bookshelf (not convenient).

When you open up the side table it takes up even more space!

It's cute, but I have found an alternative!
I know that this will not be the case for many people, but I realized that I have something around the house that isn't being used, and is somewhere else (out of the girls room) that could be used for the same purpose!  We purchased a wood burning stove several months ago and never have found a place to put it (being in Florida I can't see us using it as much as I dreamed when we got it).. so in the mean time I didn't want it getting ruined sitting in the yard or out in the shed, so I had my hubby put it in the laundry room (the only available space - out of the way - that I could think of at the time). 

Well, I just recently cleared some things off of it and decided this was the perfect "play kitchen" alternative!  : )  So I went and got some of the play pots and pans and let the kids give it a test run.

They can use the oven for playing and storage!

I hung the potholders above the stove on a hanger.

The new play kitchen looks like a hit!  : )

Now if I could find someone to give the old play kitchen too, then the girls would have a nice open space in there room.. let's just imagine for a minute what that would be like...  : )

Have to find somewhere for it to go!  This is so much better!  Less really is more.. I have to keep repeating that to myself.
If I get brave enough I might share some other decluttering projects.. my before pictures are pretty bad though.. Jesse Jr. said, "You don't want anyone to see those pictures" when I told him that I took some before pictures of my bedroom!  : )  It really was that bad!  We'll see.. you may just have to use your imagination on that one!  : )
Hope this idea helped to spark some creativity on how to use some other items in your home and let some other ones go.  Especially if your like us and could use the space!  : )