Office Details

 Yesterday I wanted to show you my office in all its glory, but today I'll be going through the pictures one more time and telling you all the details.

I'm really excited about this dresser. It was white, but I painted it Nimbus Cloud by Martha Stewart, it was left over paint from our bedroom makeover. The lamp was in my attic with the chalkboard. I painted it grey on the frame and the blue from my desk. Origninally I was thinking of painting the dresser in that blue, but I wanted the desk to be special and I didnt want it to be too matchy matchy.

I thought this was a cute way to add in a little punch of green.

I got the basket, the moss rocks and the magnifying glass from my attic

I switched out the 2 skinny billy bookcases for this one, because I want the whole piece to stay together. So the 2 bookcases are now in the hallway.

I added this little basket which was in my attic, but everything I just took from the bookcases

I plan to do a little project with closepins, and for some reason I just like looking at them.

And here is this side of the room all together.

My blue desk. In behr distance. The walls are behr ultra pure white, and the bottom is an oops paint. The desk was $1 from habitat for humanity. The little silver tray on the desk was $8 from Ikea. And the white frame was also $5 from Ikea

 

The rug was $77 from Wayfair. 

The shelves are Ikea Lack glossy grey $17 each

All accessories I already owned, and found in my attic

I am particulary smitten with this area. The desk was $66 from Ikea, the frames were from Ikea for $5 each.

These metal boards I thought would just be perfect for organizing my ideas and inspiration. They were $12.50 each

This yard stick I found in my attic, its vintage and has marks on it, and I love it. I added it to the desk to make a little modern vintage baby. I put it on with scotch tape at first to see if I liked it, and then when I did just added mounting putty. I prefer not to hot glue it so I can change my mind, or change it up, but I love it.

And the light. I changed out our kitchen lights here, and I bought the wrong lights at Ikea, so you know me, I just made it work. And then I realized if I put one of those new old bulbs in it, it could look really cool by itself. Well I am just in love with it.

I had this old crate but I hadnt really found a home for it yet.

The little clock is so cute and vintage looking upclose it was from Ikea for like $6. And my 1,2,3 jars were $2 from Christmas Tree Shop

I love it. And the grand total for everything was $246

An Office Makeover Completed!

 My Office is finally done! I am so excited, and I wont leave you in suspense any longer!

 

Just to remind you a little bit of the before

And now the after

I"m so thrilled with this room, I just want to hang out in here all day  

I'll go over all the details here, and paint colors and where I got everything, and cost, but today...just pictures of pretty things.

I hope you really liked my office makeover, I'd love for you to follow!

Linking up here

Every room needs a showstopper

So if you've been following along so far, I'm in the process of redoing my office.

I started with painting it white with grey on the bottom to make it feel really light and airy

Then I painted this desk to really add in some color and fun. I love how neutral walls allow for this.

Well as you know I wanted to paint stripes...but it just wasn't going to happen with these old uneven walls. And then I found this rug, and I thought it was just perfect for adding a wow factor to the room

The mirror in this picture is still holding down the edges.

And then my husband added a couple of shelves. They are Lack Ikea shelves. I originally wanted white, when I was planning to do the white & grey stripes. But the white shelves are out of stock across the US in this size. (wow crazy right?) Anyway, then when I painted the wall just white, the glossy grey made more sense.

Its not decorated up there yet. I'm thinking it would be really pretty with globes all the way across.

I have a big ole crush on chevron. And the black and white is just dreamy

Here's a close up of the shelves. I need to go pull out all my accessories and get to playing

The mirror on the desk is so I can do my hair and make up there, and so far I really like doing it there

So far I keep my computer here and its a nice place to write with the light coming in from the window. I cant wait to decorate this area either. Check out my trash can that doesn't match at all. That trashcan and I have plans, don't worry.

So thats it so far. Hope you like it. I really like the way its coming together so far, I think the room has oodles of personality.

Shelf Link

I bought my rug from Wayfair it was 5'3x7'9 for $77 ($77 good deal right?)

They currently don't have it anymore

Different rug on Wayfair

However this rug in almost the same size is $199 with free shipping

West Elm Rug
Which is $250


They also have this one at Urban Outfitters. Its only $74, it comes in beautiful colors, its just a mat instead of a rug
Urban Outfitters