Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Home Office

Hope everybody's Tuesday is going well! Still sending prayers for those who were effected by the terrible storms last week. We have bad weather heading in on Thursday and they are predicting almost an entire week of rain for us in South East Tx. The yards have just now started drying out from the last rains we had but I guess after last years drought we can not complain. 

Today I am going to share a room in our house that I have not shared in quite some time. I know I have not shared it since we redid the floors last spring. 
Welcome to our home office. This is the view you see when you walk in the front door.

This is the view when you look to the left. How many of you guessed this was the room the frenchy chairs ended up in? Probably only few who have been following me awhile would have known. 

My assistant is gauging the lighting and making sure I don't forget a shot!;) If you want to see the Before of this room you clan click HERE. That post will even show you how I transformed these $50 bookcases!

Speaking of the book cases I finally got around to staging them. Shelves and me just don't mix. I have the hardest time figuring them out. I guess I just need to think of them as our fireplace mantle. I never have issues with that.

Can you guess where The Hubster went to school!?;) I had to promise to work these in the room somehow. He was not so keen on me designing his office since it was his but I promised him that I could make it flow with the rest of the house but still make it masculine and have his stuff in it.

This piece I painted back in the fall when it was still scorching hot outside. Pardon all the wires. Just keeping it real. I am still trying to hunt down some baskets that will fit as storage and that will help solve the wire situation as well.
The Hubster has had this lamp since he was little. The Papa made it for him and yes it actually works! The boys just love it and want one in their room but sorry guys this is one thing your daddy won't be giving up.

Here is one of my dumpster diving treasures. A neighbor had actually thrown it away awhile back and I saw it on the way home after dropping the boys off at school. It was just sitting there next to the trash can. I was not sure it worked but I grabbed it anyways.  I had not put a battery in it until I started snapping these pics and sure enough it still works! It amazes me what people will throw away sometimes.



The chairs are right at home in here and thus I am now not in any rush to change out the fabric on them though I do wish they were lighter.

Curtain tiebacks came from HobLob several years ago. I think I actually purchased them when we were still living in Baton Rouge so probably more than a few years ago. I lucked up and found the curtain panels at Tuesday Morning. They are actually what started the whole office transformation.

I love the three little windows here. 

And of course I could not have a room without something from HomeGoods in it!;) As soon as I saw this wall piece it had to come home with me. The letter F was actually an E. For some reason Kirklands does not carry many items with the initial F for some reason so I had to make due.

So there is our home office and believe it or not it all came together for less than $500 if you do not count the new addition of the frenchy chairs and yes, I know those chairs are actually called Louis XV Chairs but I just like saying frenchy!;) Thanx for stopping by! Oh and if you wanna learn more about the paint treatment I used on the walls yo can click HERE.

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36 comments:

  1. Your two new chairs are perfect for this room, even the fabric on them go well in here. They look so good! Great find.
    Mary Alice

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  2. Beautiful Pam.
    I could easily work in that room with a huge smile on my face..

    I love your desk lamp.
    I splurged a few months ago and bought 2 new desks , now I need to find the proper lamps for them and I can show them off.:)

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  3. Those chairs look great in that room. I especially love the curtains. You're right, they're the same as green one I used on the chair I redid!

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  4. Looks so pretty Pamela...I love your new score from Home goods too.

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  5. It is a beautiful room...and you did a great job with the bookcases...I find end tables hard to work with!!

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  6. I didn't know your hubby went to Tech. So did my brother. Very nice office, Pamela.

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  7. Pamela, Just beautiful. I love the sitting area with the 2 chairs and the pretty table covered with the big cheery green checked table skirt! So pretty.

    I need a lesson from you in staging... very impressive and you have so many interesting things. LOVE the lamp too!
    Such a fun visit.
    Yvonne

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  8. Your office is wonderful Pamela.
    Love the parking meter lamp and all the other memorabilia.

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  9. Your office is as pretty as the rest of your home Pamela..I love those Frenchy chairs and would leave them as they are..
    The parking meter lamp is too cool for school girl..You have some fun things in your office..mine is full of antique slot machines and juke boxes..Hope you have a GREAT week my dear young friend..Hugs and smiles Gloria

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  10. You did a great job on the office! It looks comfy and functional for your husband, but has some great style too.

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  11. Great job!! Love the colors.
    Karen
    Ladybug Creek

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  12. Pamela, what a great office space!! Love the wall color! You have so many wonderful accent pieces! Love the style!

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  13. Except for hanging the drapes, setting up the bookshelves and putting in my own little desk {out of the way}, our home office is my hubby's to do with as he pleases. Luckily, I am able to persuade him along a certain path. : )

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  14. I love everything in the home office redo! You did a wonderful job and besides being functional, it is neat, tidy, & pretty...uhhhh...I mean masculine!!
    Blessings,
    Cindy

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  15. Pamela!! This room is just beautiful! I love every single element and especially how the desk is set up. I think your new chairs look fabulous in there. You done good girl! :-)
    Vanessa

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  16. Your office looks wonderful! All of the unique pieces that you've included really give it a lot of personality. Great job!

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  17. Your home office is just beautiful! Your new chairs look fabulous in there too....
    ~Des

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  18. Your office is so cozy and it must feel great to work in that environment. I so love the window with the initial...great effect...

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  19. Pamela I knew it would turn out fabulous. The color of the chairs pick up the color of the curtains ( I love the curtains). Great job.

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  20. Gorgeous office, love the Parking meter lamp! Love the dumpster clock. I am doing a two part post on the proper way to dumpster dive hopefully this week. I always say the same thing. I am AMAZED at what people throw away!

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  21. Can I just say LOVE your home office!! Oh my have office ENVY!! Someday I will show mine... HAHAHAHA!! Hubby would have a fit!! (Its his... mine I just posted today... I have been relegated to the basement... so making due!) Cant wait to see more. I am becoming a follower of you your blog! Just found it tonite (or should I say this Late nite/EARLY morning!) :D

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  22. Now that's what I call a home office! I only wished mine looked so well organized. Your new chairs looks great in there. Hope you have a wonderful day, Gail

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  23. Great job, Pamela! Your home office is the perfect mix of style and functionality. I love the panels ... the chairs look great in there ... and, you staged the shelves wonderfully! Love your cute windows, too!

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  24. Your home office is stunning. I love the french chairs with the table in between. The whole look is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing at DIYbyDesign.

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  25. Just beautiful I like so many things. The clock, the chairs and the bookcases. I could go on and on. Great office.

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  26. I'd say you nailed it for Mr. Lapin, what did he say?

    The clock and meter light are awesome. I also realized I might have to think twice about moving my little office to an unused living room. Mine is never clean and it would be the first thing you see when you walk in the door!

    ~Bliss~

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  27. What a beautiful office! I love the colors you have chosen :) What fun. Those tie-backs are the perfect accent at the windows.

    blessing,
    karianne

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  28. Amazing room! Love it when things come together so nicely. Love the clock from the dumpster dive, too!
    Angie

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  29. Your office is simply beautiful!
    Blessings,
    Janet

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  30. You have a very lovely office! You did a great job with it!

    Nancy

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  31. What a nice home office...we hide ours (it's off from our master bedroom...thank goodness)...maybe one day it will lookk something like yours.

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  32. Hi Pamela! Your office looks so very nice! You did a great job staging the bookshelves and I do love those pretty chairs in the window! What a wonderful space!
    be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  33. The room is beautiful! Love the window treatment fabric and that whole wall is simply stunning! The architectural piece from Home Goods is a great addition to the room.

    I'm in SE Texas too. I'm using the rain as an excuse to have a lazy day. ;)

    Sharon @ mrs. hines class

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  34. Pamela, What a pretty office! Love the chairs and drapes.
    Hugs, Sherry

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  35. Nice comfortable space with loads of personal style. Thanks for sharing.

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