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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

{Home Office: Before & After}

My home office is completed and I have to say I love the transformation! Scroll down to take a tour of the renovated space and some of my favorite treasures.

Before

After
curtain closed
{On one side of the walk-in closet, I have sectioned off a space for storage. In an effort to keep all of the "stuff" hidden, I have installed a curtain.}
Curtain, $14.99 - IKEA (Lenda)
Storage boxes, $11.99 for 2 - IKEA (Nostalgisk)
Wall flower decals, $9.99 - Target
Tricycle artwork by Jessica Stoddard
Live What You Love print - gift

curtain open
{The "stuff" behind the curtain}
Magazine holders, $2.00 for 5 - IKEA (Dokument)
Plastic storage boxes, $3.49 - IKEA (Samla)
Clear jars, $4.99 for 4 - IKEA
White shelf with plasitc jars, $3.00 - Goodwill

curtain hangers and boxes
{I wasn't able to find a curtain rod to fit across the space, so I cut off the curtain tabs that we attached at the top and instead used clips from IKEA - $4.99 for 12}

full desk with computer
{My work space. The gold chevron artwork was created by yours truly - me, using these instructions by Kelly and Olive. I'm still thinking of painting an accent wall, but since I live in an apartment, I'm not sure if it's worth it. Stay tuned...}

box tags
{To kick these plain white storage boxes up a notch, I created tags to help me with what items go into each box}
White fabric storage boxes - $2.99 each - Michaels
Tags - free (design look familiar?)

chalkboard
{My chalkboard was super easy to make. Because I live in an apartment and didn't want the hassle of repainting when I move out - I painted a piece of wood instead}
Wood, $3.00 - Lowes
Chalkboard paint, $10.00 - Lowes
White chalk container, $3.00 - IKEA (Asker)
Chalk, $1.99 - IKEA
Wall decal, $9.99 - Target

caca
{When my sisters were little they couldn't say 'Jessica' and instead of called me 'Caca' not knowing what they were actually saying of course. There are still VERY few people that can get away with calling me 'Caca" still to this day. My friend Eleanor cross-stiched this name tag for me - love it!}


typewriter
{Miss My Home painting from Michele Maule}

love
{LOVE print from Madebygirl}
Pink chevron - fabric I wrapped and glued around a small piece of wood
Frog Prince - flea market find
Rusty Rose adorned on a box spring - flea market find

sartorialist pro blogger
{The Sartorialist - amazing street fashion by photographer Scott Schuman; ProBlogger - a must read for all bloggers}

modage buisness cards
{My business cards, created by Emily Ley Paper}

tourist box
{Be More Than a Tourist ceramic piece by artist Asia Mathis}

door knobs
{What a find - all of these door pulls/handles were on sale at Anthropologie for $2.95 each. I thought this would be a fun way to display my MODAGE jewelry until they go on to their new owners. Don't you love them? The next pic gives you a close up of each of them}

indiv knobs
{LOVE!!}

clear chair
{My splurge - I knew that since this was a small space I didn't want a heavy chair taking up even more space. When I found this 'ghost chair' at IKEA, I knew this would be perfect for my area}
Clear acrylic chair, $99.00 - IKEA (Tobias)

desk
{My desk - talk about a perfect fit}
Espresso brown detachable legs, $25 - IKEA (Vika Leif)
Espresso brown table top $29 - IKEA (Vika Amon)

chandelier
{My chandelier that I put up all by myself - adds just the touch of glam that I wanted}
Chandelier, $39.99 - IKEA (Kritaller)

no rug til may 25
{You know the deal with this one. This West Elm rug is on backorder until May 25th. Boo...I'm so impatient, but it will be well worth the wait}
Andalusia Rug, $100 for 3X5 - West Elm

Sooo.....wha cha think? I'd love to hear your honest thoughts!
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