I’m so glad to be participating as a linking participant in another One Room Challenge. This will be my third time to take part in the crazy fun and I’m very excited! You can see my first ORC reveal here and the second one here.
This time around I am going to transform my home office. We moved into our home a year ago and we have a beautiful room right off the Foyer with French doors and no closet that was technically supposed to be the Office in this home. However, I am an interior designer, and this job creates tons of mess and needs lots of space. I don’t want that mess to be the first thing visitors see when they come over. So I am taking over one of the upstairs bedrooms for my actual, functioning office. Here’s how the new office looks now:
Office (before picture)
Office (before picture)
Office (before picture)
Office (before picture)
We’ve been using this room as a workout room, but I recently fixed up our garage and we’ve moved the workout equipment to that space. That left this room pretty much empty, but I just added the white Ikea corner desk. The pink and white desk is my daughter’s old desk and is just in here until I can find a new home for it. The only other thing besides the corner desk that’s staying in the room is the World’s Away chandelier. I had my electrician hang it in place of the builder ceiling mounted light that was here when we bought the house.
Office Needs
I want to show you some rooms and images that are the inspiration for the space. I’m planning on keeping the walls, floor, desks, and storage neutral (whites and beiges.) But I want lots of accents in pinks and golds, similar to this office:
via Pinterest
My other two inspiration spaces are two offices from previous ORC’s. I love this office by Beth Connolly of Chinoiserie Chic. Most of the furniture and large surfaces are neutral, but there are still many pops of color to keep it lively and beautiful.
Chinoiserie Chic
And I also love this office by Andrea at the Glam Pad. Her Lilly Pulitzer inspired office would be a great place to work.
The Glam Pad
Thanks for reading. Please go to Calling it Home to check out the other linking participants and the Wednesday ORC participants. Please tune in next week when I hopefully have some progress to show you.
Rachel
What a large room you have as your palate! I love your plan and design inspiration! Dwellings by Devore and Chinoiserie Chic are two of my favs from past ORC’s as well and are inspiring me for my office makeover! Can’t wait to see how you transform this space!
Oh wow, your office is going to be beautiful! As someone also making a space over into an office, I can’t wait to follow along with your transformation! Lovely inspiration, too!
LOVE the inspiration Rachel! I’m dying for a new office too! Definitely looking forward to following along!
Love your concepts for the space! Excited to follow along! Good luck!
You totally have a new ORC follower/stalker 😉
I too have a home based fabrics business that is growing!!! My current office is no longer functioning well enough – it’s time for a little re-vamp. I have so many new office space requirements that are the same as your 7 office needs I can hardly wait to see how you set your office up and complete this project.
Good Luck!
Darlene
http://www.BundleMeBaby.etsy.com
Loving that you still “draft” – it is a dying art form! Looking forward to seeing your new space!
I’m a by hand drafter as well … I think it’s prettier!! Looking forward to seeing how you corral all the stuff we designers accumulate!!
Love the space. Love the pets.
I’m doing my office too! I can’t wait to follow along and see how yours comes along.
Rachel, I would love to have an office like one you describe in your needs. This going to be awesome!!
Your inspiration photos are beautiful and it looks like you have a great blank slate space to make it all happen! Your first two rounds of the ORC are also beautiful, love those bedrooms. Looking forward to seeing this round as well! : ) Have fun!
Excited to see what will transpire here! I love office spaces…good luck! 🙂
I really like your inspiration pictures– especially the office from Glam Pad. Can’t wait to see your end result! Good Luck!
i still use a drafting table too…love that! what an incredible space and blank space to work with! can’t wait to follow this and see how you transform it…it will be fabulous i am sure!