The one room that has been totally neglected since we moved in to our suburban home is my office. It has been our dumping ground, a storage space, and an all around under used space in our home.
I know what you are thinking, and you are right. What a mess!
When I changed jobs recently the need for a home office became critical. I am currently sharing a really small office at work and I need a quiet place to get some of my tasks done.
As the closing on our property has been slow Mr. Math and I came up with a plan to deal with one of the things that have piled up in the office, paint. I just can’t pass up samples of paint in the oops bin. I also love spray paint and sometimes forget I have a color so I buy more. We decided to use a 6 1/2 inch space behind the door to Store all of the spray paints and samples that I have. I think that having them all in one place may stop me from buying more than I need…I hope anyway.
Mr. Math installed white brackets from Home Depot that were under $2.00 each and bought the plastic coated shelving. He did have to notch around the door trim.
I am getting a ton of storage out of unused space here.
While the shelving unit went up, I sorted though my closet and made it more organized. I donated a few loose items, and cleared the trash. Believe me folks, this is organized in my world.
A new rolling cart from Aldi will be where I keep the things currently. Getting worked on. Check out the Wednesday ads for Aldi, folks. They have some cool things that randomly pop up. My vinyl cutter also now has a home that makes sense.
The best part about the makeover were the curtains. $29.99 for a pair of 96 inch long lined curtains from Homegoods. I had to buy two sets but for $60.00 total they pack a punch.
Everything else in the room came from around the house.
I added in some of my favorite sayings and an old drop leaf pine table tat can will be pulled out for projects and I rearranged. All in this quick makeover was just over $100.00.
I have more “S’s” but this weekend I couldn’t seem to put my finger on them. They will be added to the wall as they turn up.
A friend made this awesome sign doing a particularly tough time this last year and I love that I can see it when I walk in from the laundry room.
I hope you had a productive weekend.
Blessings,
Karen