I wanted to share some things with you today...First, would be the new office we have been working on. For the past 5 years, our dining room has been my "office" but was still working off our dining room table...finally we just decided to embrace this room and make it a full fledged office, so glad that we did! So thankful to have a more inspiring and efficient place to create.
We have been painting (literally just about everything in this room with a surface has seen paint up close and personally here lately ;) My McGyver of a husband with his rock star skills built table top/counters that line two walls of the room for plenty of space to work and create on projects as well as shelves.
I typically love color but for this room I was wanting a tranquil spot - crisp, clean white walls, light teal countertops so a certain color wouldn't influence me too much when I work. However, definitely wanted bright pops of color here and there. As well as a new chalkboard wall to jot down inspirations, to-do's and a fun and inviting place for my children to use their imaginations too. I really love how it turned out. Can't believe we did all of this within one week. (I think the chaos from everything being moved around into the foyer of my house was definitely a motivator to finish this a.s.a.p) - I wish I had a better BEFORE picture, (still wanting to tackle painting the chandelier and a couple more odds and ends) but here is the transformation of my new office space...Feeling quite cozy in here now...
Here is the transformation...
One of my little cuties saying, "Yay, we're coming along!" ;)
Old desk about to get a make-over...
Room starting to come "alive"...
Took some of my fabric and a mannequin I had made for Surtex last year
and turned into some colorful corner decor...
Ta-da!
If you have ever entertained (or not entertained) the idea of a chalkboard wall, I would highly recommend it! It was my first time doing one and I love it so much I am thinking about using chalkboard paint in the hallway of my girl's rooms also.
A couple more fun and recent happenings...
Christa Sorauf was someone I was introduced to when I first embarked on the Tamagrams journey 5 years ago. She is also a licensed artist that has her work on numerous amounts of product in the market place. She was so kind to feature me on her company's blog. She has become such a treasured and creative mentor to me over the years...so thankful for the ways God has used her in my life!
Click here to check out the feature.
Again, thank you for taking the time to walk along this journey with me...I'm so glad to share it with you. Wishing you all a beautiful beginning of spring, a reminder of His way of making all things new and bringing true life and beauty into our lives.
