Showing posts with label home office. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home office. Show all posts

7.14.2011

Office Update

Current view of the room standing in the doorway

It's been awhile since I updated you on the process of our home office. Mr. SE and I have been in our home for over a year now, and the feel of our house is beginning to take shape. Maya Angelou always says that "your home should rise up to greet you", and I believe that our home is doing just that. While other rooms of the house took shape, our home office was neglected and became the catch-all room that we all hate, but all have. My hands have been full with organizing and DIY projects to make this the office of my dreams.

Shall we review where we started? This is the room on move-in day:



Completed So Far:

Accessorized bookshelf using books and other trinkets in coordinating colors


Purchased a matching dog bed


Added Sheer burnout curtains and matching stainless rod



Pulled together vignette on table: 
grandfather's milk glass, table lamp, and framed bridal sketch

Created fabric bulletin board

Re-covered office chair in navy/white stripes and fastened coordinating green bow



Cleaned and spruced up my desk with scrapbooking paper, along with some cute office supply holders


Built storage unit and organized supplies in matching bins 
(more on this empty wall/armoire below)

Duffie and Lucy were insistent on being a part of this photo shoot


Still Need To Do:

Spray paint frames to hang around open wall (like picture below, but a little more spread out). 
Move armoire/linen closet into another room.



Update ceiling fan
I'm thinking either a white fan or white drum pendant

What do you think? Do you like the palette I chose? This room has been a labor of love, and not something that was completed overnight. I'm really happy with the way it's turning out!

10.14.2010

Mom Cave

(Pottery Barn, le sigh)

Meet my dream desk. Now that the wedding is over, Mr. SE and I are settling into life as a married couple. Life that includes trying to cook healthy meals and turning our new house into a home. Our master bedroom, living room, and kitchen are perfection. Now I'm focused on the guest bedroom, office, and our bonus room. The bonus room will be a real kick to the wallet (hello projection screen and sectional), so I'm working on the office for now.
I've seen a lot of features online lately describing "mom caves", and that's exactly what I have pictured for this room. I'm thinking a crisp, white desk and a corner with a large armchair and a standing lamp. Nothing fancy. Some wispy curtains, and this room will be perfection. I'm looking forward to having a place where I can read and relax.

Do you have a special reading nook in your place? And what do you think of the "mom cave" idea? The man cave has really taken off, and I'm sure that's what our bonus room will end up being. So what's wrong with having a room for the lady of the house to relax in?

(Centsational Girl)