Where Bloggers Create Linky Party 2014: The Office & Craft Space Reveal!

I cannot believe a year has gone by so quickly.

It was around this time last year that I made a promise to work on my studio/office/work space and have it ready for this year's "Where Bloggers Create" party.

Well, this is it! Today is the day! The big REVEAL!!!!! The moment I've been waiting for.  Now I'm not sure if you've all been waiting for it too, but I have worked on it one small chunk at a time.

Here is the before:

 

This shot and the one below are more recent

as you can see Bebe is an older child here.

But yep, last year at this time, my

office looked like this!

 

And here is the other side! Awful!

There are so many things

one accumulates when you sell

vintage. It is just part of the territory.

 

Here is a shot from a few years ago.

Look at this awful rug!!!

Can we say leftover from the dining room

of our first house?

Didn't know what else to put in there?

Take note of the green office

chair in the background.

You'll see it soon! It gets a makeover!

 

This is my favorite shot:

Even Bebe couldn't believe

how awful my space was,

look how she is grabbing the

back of her head!

 

I joke... but seriously I was a new Mom

and I was trying to start up a new shop

so the office was not a priority.

 

So, are you ready?

Here it comes...

 

Drum roll please....

 

 

Here it is!!!

My office makeover on a budget.

We live in the woods so the lighting

is not that great which is why

I went with white furniture.

Only one piece in the shop is brand new.

The rest is recycled vintage.

 

Can you pick it out?

It is the table with the glass doors.

From Target!

 

This is the piece that we picked up

at a local auction, then placed

my former 1990's computer desk hutch

 right on top after it was painted white.

 

 

 Just yesterday I painted the closet doors!

Nothing like last minute!

The "yard long" photo above is from

a yard sale then placed in a Goodwill frame.

 

I'm beginning to think those white

doors are like a blank canvas begging

to have something done to them.

Collage of black and white photos?

Stencil perhaps?

 

 

This is the chair my Mother found

while we were at Goodwill a few years ago.

 

It was a mahogany stained Bombay Co.

chair. Remember Bombay Co.?

 

I painted it and gave it a new seat cover.

The material I found at... where else?

Goodwill!

 

There was enough fabric left over

to make a curtain valance too!

 I like to decorate with antiques

so most of the décor is for sale

in one of my shops... which means the

décor will change often. I happen to

like change so this is okay with me!

I'm thinking about hanging the

aqua tray but it is probably not staying

so why put a nail in the wall yet? 

 

 

Here is my desk!

If you recall in the before photo,

it is one of those Sauder brand

computer desks from the 1990's.

I hang onto things for a long time!
(The hubs is happy about this.)

 

I painted it white.

The hubs added a shelf where

the filing cabinet portion used to be.

 

The other filing cabinet was painted too.

 

 

And here is my chair!

It used to be green.

 

I used the same fabric

from Goodwill! I really got

my money's worth out of it!

 

 

When I first started re-decorating last fall,

my hubby bought this print for me

from HomeGoods. Wasn't that sweet?

 

I just love the black and white portraits

on the wall above my desk. They were in

a booth at the antique mall where we used

to have a space. They are perfect in here!
And I have to admit, I can't let these go either.

 

The "B" is for Bella and I will probably

be on the hunt for an R sometime in

the future. The B was purchased at Hobby

Lobby a few years ago. It used to be

gold, I decided to paint it black.

 

These two shelves are ever changing.

 

Below them is this shelf

which has a few themes.

Industrial on the lower portion

and the top shelf is currently

"summer at the beach" with

souvenirs from Atlantic City

and antique magazine prints.

I have not yet let these go into

my shop. I just love them!

 

There are so many more details I

could talk about... but I'll save

them for another post next week.

 

I'm super excited and so happy

we finally finished!

Now really quick I wanted to

give you a sneak peek into

another space I am working on.

 

It is located in our master bedroom,

believe it or not. It was originally

intended for the former owner

to sit and sew here...

the cut out in the formica is
still there for a sewing machine.
I thought it was perfect for a

crafty corner and covered it up!

 

 

So now this is where Bebe

 and I work on crafty projects together.

 

I found the above cabinet at

a garage sale for 5 bucks!

Love how I can put all of my

scrapbooking stuff, glitter,

doodad containers, etc in there!

 

 

There just wasn't enough room

in my office/work space

to fit both.

 

And I'm proud to say I am linking

with the 2014 Where Bloggers

Create linky party at My Desert

Cottage which starts Saturday,

July 12th!

 

Also with Pink Saturday

at How Sweet the Sound, 

the Show and Share Party

at Coastal Charm,

 

and "What's It Wednesday"

with Ivy and Elephants.

 

Thanks so much for taking the time

to check out my new spaces!

 

I can't wait to see all of the other

offices, studios, and craft rooms...

 

Have a wonderful weekend!