As the self proclaimed CFO of my household and a writer, office space has always been very important to me. It is not just a place to pay the bills but a space that I need to inspire & transpire the thoughts in my head to get them down on paper. When we moved to a home half the size of the one we left and an office about the same, I tended to let the space kind of sit and worked around not being inspired nor my thoughts being transpired.
Finally, almost 3 years later, paralysis by analysis was a premise I had to put in the rear view. They say; “that first step you take is the longest stride” and indeed it was! But in that stride the planning began to emerge and transpire. Here is how I turned my non-inspiring, ok space into the Glam Home Office of my dreams!
Step 1: I knew I always wanted a L-shaped desk that as you see in the before I tried to make happen with two existing desks from my old office, both of which are antiques and I love but they just weren’t getting the job done. So the search began for two desks that would fit together in my space and make the L-configuration. I saw so many Ikea desk hacks but thankfully, a blessing in disguise; their website was not working and I couldn’t order on-line so I had to move on. And of course by moving on, I went to Amazon. I searched and search until the one jumped out at me like a dove floating on the clouds (ok, that’s a little dramatic) but that’s how I felt. The gold tones in the legs, the simpleness of the design, the 55″ of glorious desktop. I was in love.
Step 2: With the glam desks on order, I turned to the flooring. I love my drapes; they are so subtle with hints of blue, yellow and a little gray all on a soothing cream background. The rug, which I consider the anchor had to be just as special. And as all love at first sight, I knew it when I saw it…after an exhausting search but there it was on Wayfair. So perfect!
Step 3: I was now on the search for the accessories that not only had a function but added a little Glam! I started with a soothing office chair cover in a soft sea blue color to play off of the curtains and the rug. I found an accessory holder in glam gold and am now on the search for the perfect lamps as I have no overhead lighting, which I hope to rectify someday with a nice chandelier. I also used up some wall space with a Tiffany Blue Filer Holder which will also relieve the clutter from forming on my now 110″ of desk space. 😀
Step 4: Time to put it all together.
Don’t mind the janky file cabinet, I got some beautiful gold patterned contact paper to take care of that! 🙂
I still have a few more finishing touches but I woke up a very happy girl today because with a little Glam aren’t we all still that girl inside! 💋
Kimberly
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