It's been a minute since my husband, now 15 month old son and I packed our bags and left the east coast for Oklahoma. Things are quite different here to say the least, but thus far have been extremely pleasant and relaxing. With baby number two on the way in a couple of months, I've been trying my best to tackle here and there projects around the home. One area that desperately needed help is my workspace, so here's what went into my home office makeover.
Before
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Unlike our two-bedroom condo in New Jersey, I now have space to breathe that doesn't include a shared room with my son. Yet this is what I've been working with for several months. Not pretty and not cool.
Seeing as I'm the only lady in the house, I wanted to add some "girly" colors along with quotes and Scriptures near and dear to my heart. As most folks know who freelance or own a business, there's a certain amount of, well, uncertainty that comes with what you do. Nothing is guaranteed though the payoff can be quite promising.
After
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Even though my space is still a work in progress, I'm happy to not have to look at bare walls each and every day. How the heck did I think I could pull creative inspiration when I'm in a bland space?
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I made the floral letter after receiving an Etsy purchase gone wrong. It's amazing what you can do with a paper mache letter, craft knife, hot glue gun and faux flowers. I purchased all of my frames from IKEA (gotta love their RIBBA series) as anyone who loves pictures knows framing can cost a small fortune. Each of the art prints were purchased on Etsy and printed on matte photo paper from Shutterfly. I scooped up the Audrey Hepburn mini canvas at The Icing after randomly spotting it during a quick jewelry run. Who can pass up a sweet message for only $8.00?
All in all, the total cost of everything was under $100 once you factor in tax and shipping.
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I'm also a fan of reusing what you have in new ways. The black and gold tray on my desk is from the Nate Berkus for Target collection that we kept in our old living room. Seeing as we brought none of our furniture from Jersey, it didn't go with what we have now. I had some left over moss (love a touch of green) and figured why not add it in. The small garden rose is a leftover from the floral letter project. I also had the "believe" wall decal in my old home office area.
I still need a mail tray but otherwise don't want to clutter my desk. This works for me and provides the inspiration I need each day to keep calm and carry on.
all images courtesy of tanvier peart
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