Home Office Inspiration Projects

Is it November already! October went out like a LION. It's been a while since I last posted but you may remember that I was trying to get my new office looking somewhat finished and organized before the big family party to celebrate my son's Halloween birthday. 

Two weeks ago we installed the custom shelving unit
and every thing got a coat of white, shiny paint.

As you know, design doesn't happen in a vacuum...so you do the best that you can with what you have and the time that you have! The birthday boy was sick all week leading up to his party. Throw in a late night road trip to pick up the sick college girl. Then spend the next day sitting in a waiting room while she has emergency surgery to extract four wisdom teeth- (yes this is the same daughter that just fractured both elbows in a business class!) Throw in worrying about the college boy driving through a nor'easter down to D.C. to run the Marine Corp Marathon and you think- I'll be happy if I can just run the vacuum before everyone gets here!

I did manage to collect everything that was stashed around the house, all of my drawing, drafting and art supplies, and get them into my new space.

Believe it or not there was even more stuff packed onto these shelves but last week I purchased a black four drawer file cabinet from Craigslist for twenty bucks. Even though I filed most of my building materials books and catalogs away, it still feels cluttered to me. I think that painting the storage boxes a coordinating color will help. 

Check out my inspiration photo below.

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Yes! That's the look I want but...being a color consultant and all, I also fell in love with the storage boxes below.

I don't want my office to feel so tranquil that I feel un-stimulated! 

A few pops of color should help.

Speaking of inspiration, here are some more of the projects that I need to tackle, accompanied by their inspiration photos, before this project will be considered a fait accompli.

Lets start with my old lamp. 

My inspiration and.......................... What I have to work with.
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Isn't that a gorgeous lamp?! 

The one on the left of course- I cannot wait to do this transformation- I actually have two of those lamps! 

...And then I want to jazz up the old buffet that the lamps will be sitting on! 

Loving the stripes.

My inspiration and.............................What I have to work with.
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Changing out the blackboard for a corkboard will be an easy fix. I have found that as much as I like the look of a blackboard, it's just not as useful as a corkboard- especially since I want to use it as an inspiration board.

What I want..................................What I have.
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The inspiration board may be easy an easy fix but the trunk will be a challenge. 

What I want.................                                     What I'm working with!
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Last but not least- a painted rug!

    What I want.............                                     OMG, What I really need to paint!
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Fingers crossed- no more medical emergencies. 

Just lots of design work!

Which project do you think will be your favorite?