My wedding dress remained hidden in a box, and I don’t know exactly when the lightbulb in my mind went off. What else was I doing with this dress? Nothing.

Spring has finally arrived and with it often comes the desire to renew the spaces in our homes. After months of cold, winter hibernation, we often want to throw open the windows to let in the clean, fresh air, and throw out the unwanted items that have been taking up space.

Not so fast on the throwing out part.