Home Office Makeover: A Usable Workspace

It has been oh-so long since I first posted about my home office makeover. And while it’s still not complete I wanted to post some progress photos because I think they’re worth posting.

I started with a very disorganized & uninspiring workspace.

See very blah and stuff everywhere: kids toys, craft bins, weights…you name it, it was probably there somewhere. And yes I’m a Kristen Stewart fangirl…don’t judge!

After realizing I didn’t want to spend money on a new desk (yet) I decided painting the top would be the best option. From there I picked out the necessary accessories such as a small Parsons desk, lighting & curtains; which I actually ditched for something much nicer. I even created a wannabe of Ikea’s Fintorp Rail, which was my 1st hack of sorts. And it only cost me $3!

Now before showing you the new progress photos let’s take another peak at the before:

And the now:

Much brighter and oh so clean!

I’m still tagging this as ‘in progress’ because I want…no NEED new seating, I’m tired of the generic looking black office chair. And if you noticed I only posted pics of 1/2 of the room. My hubby owns the other side and it is ridiculously messy.

He calls his space organized chaos. He’s got the chaos part right.

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17 Comments

Gwen April 20, 2012 at 11:27 am

Ha! His desk looks like the one I’m sitting at right now! ugh!

Your side looks AMAZING… dreamy, in fact!
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Janel Hutton April 20, 2012 at 11:31 am

It looks great!! Nice and clean and sparkly! I can’t wait to see it finished!
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cassie April 20, 2012 at 12:24 pm

what a difference! so clean and organized- and i loooove those buckets! LOVE them! happy weekend, bella!
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Lisha April 20, 2012 at 9:31 pm

Bella, I love it! It turned out so cute! A good mix of form and function

I love how your side is so calm and organized and his side is “organized chaos”. For some reason the word “chaos” doesn’t sing along with “organized”… My husband’s area is also much more cluttered than mine, lol!

~Lisha
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samaa April 21, 2012 at 8:03 am

Wow Bella, I’m in love with this space!! The colours are so soothing, it looks like such a relaxing place to work I love all the accessories you used too, it looks so functional and organized without being cluttered.
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Jill April 21, 2012 at 10:38 am

You have knocked this one out of the park Bella! And I have to laugh – do you really have your hubby at a folding table?? Tell him he won’t get a real desk until he cleans up!
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jessica@fourgenerationsoneroof April 22, 2012 at 7:33 am

Nice job Bella! I like what you did with the shelving

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Beth April 22, 2012 at 3:15 pm

That looks amazing – I can’t believe what a difference you made without redoing the whole thing!

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Mandy@Cre8iveMotives April 24, 2012 at 2:25 am

Amazing, Love everything you did. Looks so modern and chic : )

http://www.cre8ivemotives.com/2012/04/let-there-be-light.html

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Shauna @Satori Design for Living April 24, 2012 at 4:39 pm

I’m working on making over my office at the moment as well. Yours looks so much better and I’m sure you find it inspiring to work in.
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Allison @ House of Hepworths April 25, 2012 at 9:45 pm

what a huge improvement! I love the shelves!
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Emily @ Piece of Reece April 26, 2012 at 7:07 pm

Your office looks incredible! I love the nice, clean look & feel of it. Great job!

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Christine @ Park House Love April 27, 2012 at 6:16 pm

It looks great so far! I love the new shelves and accessories
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Abbie (Five days...5 ways) May 2, 2012 at 1:53 am

So, so jealous of your mad organizing skills! You’d be worried if you saw my…well…everything, right now.

Sharing your lovely office space on my facebook page!

Thanks for linking it up! : )
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Jill May 3, 2012 at 8:58 pm

What a great transformation! I love the shelves that you put up! What a fun way to organize! Thanks so much for sharing at Thursday’s Temptation.
Jill

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Seaweed & Raine May 4, 2012 at 5:53 am

What a difference! Love the storage buckets (Ikea inspired?) And now I’m wondering… will you go for a statement coloured chair?
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Jill May 17, 2012 at 9:29 am

I am featuring your amazing office makeover at todays link party! Wahoo!!

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