Wednesday, August 22, 2012

An Office Inspired by My Own

 

I love hearing from readers who have used something they’ve seen on my blog or in my home as inspiration for one of their own projects.  So, I was flattered when Nicole used our home office as a jumping off point for her own office redesign

 

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Here’s her original idea board for the space:

 

 

 

 

And, the final result:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money-saving idea. . .

Instead of built-ins, she customized a combination of  Billy and Benno bookcases from IKEA with crown molding and trim.   (See more of this process here.)

 

 

 

 

We also used the same resource for our farmhouse tables/desks—Craigslist!  Hers wasn’t the finish she originally wanted so she fixed that with some major sanding and a miniwax stain:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She also included display space for her pillows that she’ll be selling on Etsy starting next month:

 

 

 

See more of Nicole’s work and office redesign on her blog.