Office Oldies

After I posted the picture of my beloved office for my personal style mission, I discovered the OLD pictures of what our office looked like when we first moved in. I must say it was very sad. I used my figure drawing studies and printmaking pieces to adorn the walls, but that was the whole story at that point. I wanted to do a make over using everything I already had and only added in a few pieces. I used wrapping paper to recover the storage boxes and magazine files, changed the arrangement of the furniture and brought in a little more storage. 

From this:

Add in:

Paint - $25/gal, and $8/quart

Rug- on clearance $30

2 cabinets with doors- $50

Curtains- on clearance $20

Equals =

Small changes + color = a lovely place to write and create.

© The Simple Wife

Office Additions

I have added a few extra and new touches to our office over the past two days. First I had to get a new desk light- our previous one was victim to a Mr. Grubbs v. Doc ball war- the ball won. I also decided to hang up my beautiful calendar that I ordered from Etsy a while back. It is from Kris, whose daily paint swatches I adore. I also added a cork board for notes. I covered it with this awesome artichoke print fabric I found in my classroom. Both lovely additions to my home within my home.

© The Simple Wife