Back when I had the Etsy shop, I had to store shipping supplies in my little office. To store those boxes and such, I hung 3 of IKEAs ($4!) metal napkin holders on the wall and put the supplies inside them. It worked very well, but since I’m no longer selling physical products, I didn’t […]
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Simplifying (Another post with embarrassing photos)
I was hoping to have a design or decor project (or at least the attic office mood board) for you today to give you a break from all the miniatures talk. (By the way, go vote if you haven’t yet!) But I don’t. As much as I have been getting rid of lately, the more […]
Office Update
There have been a couple changes in my office since you’ve last seen it. I (okay, The Hubs) put up the invisible bookshelves I have been wanting for so long. But, much bigger than that, I finally saved up enough to pick up the cowhide rug! And here is how the office typically looks. Only […]
Easy shelf accessory: a painted toy
Unless it’s something literally hanging on the wall, I don’t have anything in the house that is not useful in addition to being decorative. Except for two little cuties. Here is one of them. Look at that little face. Irresistible even though he’s plastic. They came from the dollar bins at Target, back when I […]
Never buy a klutz a fountain pen
Just a tip. Even if it’s made of beautiful Italian glass like, say, this one: And even if they have always wanted one. We klutz’ never grow out of our klutziness, no matter how much we try to convince ourselves and others that we do. Just don’t buy them one, because they will most likely […]
The desk lamp is redone!
Thank you for all of your feedback on my vintage desk lamp redo! Either of the choices would have been cute, but I’m very happy with it being matte black. I love how the brass on the inside lights up when the lamp is on and casts a nice warm glow. I really liked the […]
I need your help with my ugly little lamp
Of course, we did a little shopping a couple weekends ago when we were part of the multi-family yard sale. I picked up this little desk lamp for my office. “An ugly little lamp” as The Hubs called it. Knowing me, when we got home and unpacked our stuff, he immediately asked what color I […]
The girly office/guest room is done! (for now)
Here it is: our small office guest room in it’s current state! These are definitely not “After” shots as there are still projects to start and organizing to finish. But before that happens, I’m very anxious to finally get back to working in here, the shop has been on hold for too long. We painted […]
What to do when you don’t have enough room for end tables
One of the challenges that came with getting a sofa that takes up the whole width of the guest room/office is that there is no room for end tables. So, yesterday we pulled out some leftover lumber we had from our ladder project and made some wall mounted shelves to go behind the sofa and […]
Customized floating shelves for the office (Hacked Lacks!)
We put up the three floating shelves again on the wall by my desk. I started to bring things back into the office to begin setting it up and there was a big problem. I didn’t have nearly enough storage. We wanted to add more floating shelves to the corner of the room on the […]
DIY glitter thumbtacks
I’m working on a big bulletin board for my office right now, so when I saw a post on pretty DIY push pins, I got really excited. Today’s cute mini project came from The Life of Jennifer Dawn. She has lots of great ideas on how to make inexpensive thumb tacks really cute. I decided […]
How to make your own matchstick blind valances
Matchstick blinds are great. They add privacy, filter light without blocking it, bring in the natural element to rooms that are lacking it and they look great with or without curtains flanking them. But, around here, the cost starts around $30 for a 2 foot wide window. Unless you go to Big Lots discount store, […]
4 more ways to organize your office with style
Yesterday, we talked about 4 ways to upgrade your organization and accessories in your home office, today, I have a couple more tips for accessories, and then some office furniture advice. As I requested yesterday, please stay out of the office supply store, it will rarely make your office a cozy and inspiring place to […]
4 ways to organize your home office with more style
Yes, it is an office, but it should feel like home. You want the room you work in to be a little more structured and official than the rest of your house to keep you in “work mode.” But it should never look like a cubicle. So please, don’t shop at the office supply store […]
Will the office work ever end?
I don’t have any finished projects to show today. Earlier in the week, I had reluctantly decided to strip the paint off my office floor. I don’t want to use those nasty paint stripping chemicals, so it was going to be a long and ugly process with scrapers and a heat gun and rubbing alcohol. […]
How to make a $2 wood grain binder
Less than $2 actually…they were 2 for $3. I was shopping this week and looking at binders to hold various papers for my office. Target had several really cute ones, but they were $14 a piece! I just didn’t want to pay that much since I needed at least three. Instead, I purchased the basic […]
