the office

I said I was going to get the newly renovated office totally organized so I could show it off a little. Turns out, I won't be getting it all situated until Halloween, at the rate I'm going.

I did take some photos during construction and while restocking our junk.  Actually, that is our dilemma - we DO NOT want to put the old junk in the new office, or at least not in the same way.  So I'm working on that, s l o w l y.

Someday, maybe we'll have 2 new office chairs and some stunning curtains to really add that something extra. And in my dreams Candice Olson will come over and offer to finish off the space.
But for now, here are the befores and afters (forgot to take some before we cleared out the original hodge podge office furniture).  My friend Denise came up with the idea for this room. She's so talented like that.

I bought these old cabinets from an office liquidator I found on Craig's List for $15 each.  Then we had them professionally painted to match the desktop and shelves.  That was Denise's idea.

Shelves in.  {by a carpenter - not us}

Shelves painted white.  Walls painted light gray.

File cabinets and desktop with glass.  A few necessities brought back in.

 We'll set up another computer where that printer is, for the kids.

I love that I have a place to sew and tons of storage - those metal file cabinets are mostly full of fabric.
I really enjoy this room now.