So if you have been keeping up with our new house, you already know the story of our separate office spaces. What you may not know is that in recent months I have been pinning away on Pinterest. I could hardly wait to work on my own desk area, and last week I was finally able to do just that.
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| Before |
We made a trip to the store and bought a different shelf for my desk. (No more Better Homes & Gardens for us.) Apparently there is an option to buy the metal supports and screws together, with a shelf pre-cut and painted.
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New Organizational Area
Important Folders / Writing Notebook / Pencil Bouquet / Info Box / Office Supply Box / Paperclip Mug
Bulletin Board / Mail Holders |
I taped off a frame around my board and painted it with bright turquoise acrylic. I used my copper and gold sharpies for the polka dots on the frame and for the writing in the middle.
Originally, I had wanted to find and purchase a mail divider for the wall by my desk. It was not as easy as I'd hoped. All I could seem to find were the plain plastic ones. Thankfully, I had another idea. I still had frames from our wedding (painted and ready for use).
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| Frames (construction paper centers) / Craft Glue / Ribbon / Scissors / Paint Pen (sorry, not pictured) |
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| I cut the ribbon at about 3 inches. I flipped the frames upside down & then glued the ends of the ribbon on the back stands. |
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| I used my paint pen to title each frame. (I need to work on my chalkboard print, I know.) |
Since I already had all of these supplies on hand, this project cost us nothing! That said, each frame was originally $2 at Michaels (the most expensive of these supplies). My mother had spray painted them with copper and silver paint she already had on hand. She even aged them a bit with a dry brush and acrylic paint before cutting construction paper to fit. While originally for our wedding, I was thrilled to find these left over for use in our home.
This is my new area!
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| My office space! |
I hope you enjoyed the pictures. Have a great weekend!
-Paige
