The office project

It's coming along nicely. I'm actually almost done, and I can't believe it myself. Gone is this...

and this....

and I now have this....

I still need art above the sofa...but I'm not sure what I want yet...

I organized the wall of shelves... and although it's hard to believe looking at the sheer amount of stuff here- I purged two Rubbermaid tubs full of stuff...

This is the corner with the craft closet ( I organized that..but I still need to purge some of those supplies)

and, although this isn't cute, it's organized and functional. The tv is huge. It's for my son to watch his movies on and for us to play Wii...but I'm considering buying a flat screen for in here now since I spent almost nothing on this make over.

I spent......5 dollars making over this room. One gallon of mis tint paint that I had actually purchased for my sons bedroom but ended up not needing. I had everything else....the sofa was the old one from the living room, the denim cover has been living under my bed for a year..the curtains are the old ones from my blue bedroom that ended up being stored away when I painted that room green.

There is some changed I'd like to make. I would like a different sofa or chairs in here. Maybe this summer. The sofa works fine though. As I said before, I would like a new tv that takes up far less space. I would like a second chair in here...and maybe some floor pillows. I think I will wait though and see what I want in a week or two.

It's enough now that this room is clean, organized and useful. We have been in this room more in the past two days than in the entire year prior.

Pretty good for a gallon of paint and around 10 hours of work!

Here at La Casa Verde...

We had an ice day here...no school. Lots of googling things, Lego and watching old movies.... and that started me thinking.
I have a spare room that has been nothing but a crap collector since we moved here....it's never really been an office or a studio. It's 8ft x 10 ft and too small to be a guest room. I don't need an office anymore since I no longer work. I stopped doing my dolls and even if I start up...I have a studio in the basement. SO- what to do with this space? In a house this small an unused room is just wasteful. Then it came to me....

A tv room. For the boy. I can set up the machines in here...with a sturdier non flat screen tv.  He can read, draw, watch a dvd when he doesn't want to be with us. Then, at night it can be used as a place to read so I don't disturb my Mr. when he wants to sleep.
I'm feeling good. I have a function for this room now. Now, paint.

I'm leaning towards the blue on the bottom right. It's grey-er- in person. I like the browns, but they seem rather dark. The bottom left is lavender. No. Just no.

 

The room has one wall of built in bookshelves that are staying of course. I am hoping to cull the herd a bit though. The artwork propped up is my brothers....I think it will end up staying in here even though it is ginormous.

So, here is a full before picture of the crap....

The craft closet...

the tv cart...

and the  light fixture I love that is going to stay....

There are my befores.... I am going to try to empty the room this weekend and prime a wall or two....then I can start painting. I need seating, lighting, and a clear organizational plan before this is even close to completion. But first, let me start on the paint job.

Airstreams as offices and other prototypes....

I usually hate prototypes. It's like the entire flying car fiasco of the 50's and 60's. I think they just get your hopes up and when they don't come to fruition (and let's face it- they rarely ever do) you end up frustrated and upset. That said... if this baby EVER comes to market I will be first in line for it.

I would go camping in this for sure.

Since I know this won't happen in my lifetime (or my sons for that matter) I am forced to think about the other options- and that is a vintage airstream trailer. I so want one-just to park in my rock garden and use as an art studio. The view would be fantastic and I would have a project to work on for YEARS I'm sure....



from here



I could really use one of these....

a bit of yellow....

and a very nifty home office.....

sorry, just home from volunteering and need to cook dinner for the family... I'll be better tomorrow....

Home offices and studios

I am starting the process of re-doing my office.  The Mr. built me a wall of shelves for my books and items and now I have to decided what design the room will take. The only thing that I really want to keep is the light fixture, so it's sort of a clean slate-oh, except for the forest green carpet. That has to stay. Did I mention it's a tiny office? It's only 8x10, with two windows a small closet with shelves and a door to the hallway. The layout makes things difficult to say the least....

Here are some of my idea photos...

I like the idea of a day bed or a sitting area.....

the light fixture in this room is very similar to the one I am keeping in mine. That is where the similarities end I am afraid....

well, back to planning...

what I am currently coveting

a new, vintage wonderful sofa with NO SKIRT to replace the one we lost in the flood...

a fabulous barn type sliding door for the basement.....

a clean, organized and workable office....

                                        Bright and cheery patterns on a slipper chair...