Office makeover

Awhile back I mentioned that we were working on an overhaul for our home office.  I really didn't want to call it a 'redecorating' project because that implies that it was decorated to start with....and it wasn't!!  When we moved into this house 11 years ago, we dumped the office furniture, papers, books, etc. and figured we would deal with it later.  Later became much, much later : - )

I had bought a custom-made (used) computer workstation/desk several years ago with the intention of finishing the unfinished room in our basement and making an office down there.  It was a HUGE desk and really would only fit in a large room.  Since the basement hasn't even been touched, I was thinking about selling it to get it out of our garage but one night I had an epiphany and thought that I could get Dad to help me cut it down to size to fit in the office.  With that idea, we moved full steam ahead with altering the desk and painting it black since the light grey melamine was a bit dated, to say the least.  Once the desk was painted, we thought that we might as well paint the walls and we considered finally buying hardwood to replace the old, ripping linoleum.  The budget just wouldn't stand for new flooring, but a can of paint was within reach.

Finally, we have a lovely area to work in at home.  Since I spend a lot of time on the computer, it is a real treat to be in a room that is nicely organized and cozy.  Everything is not yet complete, but the most of the work is done.  We want to get hardwood down at some point and the old thrift store chair will likely get a new teal slipcover but those things will get done at some point.

Here are some before and after pics of our project:

BEFORE

AFTER