11-03-2010, 03:25 PM
Yes, a clean looking room indeed! 
I've operated on some layouts where the clutter in the room overwhelms the layout. Some of that clutter is well-intentioned railroad artifacts so it's not all bad, but just distracting. I am encouraged both by seeing good examples (yours) and bad examples (as mentioned above) and by being in a shared family space to keep the room itself not only clean but free from clutter.
We just went wifi with a second-hand wireless router from my inlaws, and along with a new laptop have gotten rid of the old computer cabinet seen in some of my layout thread pictures. Now I'm wondering how to rearrange the stuff in the room to make the best use of the 'new' space freed up by removing the bulky cabinet, as well as child-proofing strategies (our 2-year old is getting way too mobile and inquisitive). All that to say, your clean-up effort is inspiring me to go and do likewise. Thanks for sharing your progress, as always.
Galen
I've operated on some layouts where the clutter in the room overwhelms the layout. Some of that clutter is well-intentioned railroad artifacts so it's not all bad, but just distracting. I am encouraged both by seeing good examples (yours) and bad examples (as mentioned above) and by being in a shared family space to keep the room itself not only clean but free from clutter. We just went wifi with a second-hand wireless router from my inlaws, and along with a new laptop have gotten rid of the old computer cabinet seen in some of my layout thread pictures. Now I'm wondering how to rearrange the stuff in the room to make the best use of the 'new' space freed up by removing the bulky cabinet, as well as child-proofing strategies (our 2-year old is getting way too mobile and inquisitive). All that to say, your clean-up effort is inspiring me to go and do likewise. Thanks for sharing your progress, as always.
Galen
I may not be a rivet counter, but I sure do like rivets!