my home office, round 2

A follow-up from my previous home office post...

The chair is here! I came home yesterday from work and to my surprise...my chair had arrived! The woman at Ballard told me it would be delivered in mid-April. She was wrong, but I'm not complaining! I love it and couldn't be happier with it. SO glad I followed my mom's advice and didn't go with a solid off-white fabric. How boring! The space needed a punch of color in a bad way!

The chair works with the blue/green colors throughout our home...which I think is important. I like rooms to flow well, and this chair is a great transition from the living room to the den.

Plus, a few custom details that make my life SOO much easier!

1) a place to put our mail and bills, etc

2) Hidden eye-sores! A built-in sliding drawer for my printer. Notice...all wires are hidden in the back of the drawer, so no one can see them!

3) An organized place for my binders...woo-hoo! :)

4) Two filing drawers

5) And finally, this adorable Florentine trash bin. I found it an antique store and talked the owner down to $35. It's handpainted and made in Florence, Italy...so I thought that was a steal!

That's it for now...next step is to figure out what I'm gonna do for the backsplash. I'm thinking maybe corkboard? Not sure if I want to paint the corkboard or wrap it in fabric. I love the natural look and texture of this sisal board. And I love the idea of adding nailhead trim like this.....so who knows...

Any suggestions are welcome! until then, I gotta get to work!

Have a wonderful weekend!

my home office

My home office is finally finished! We decided the best place for it would be this corner off of our kitchen. I worked with Robert Shotlander to custom-build the desk, and he was wonderful and I couldn't be happier with my little space! For years, my desk has been our dining room table, so this is a huge step for me! :)

Crown molding and cabinet doors coming soon...

Look at me...such a dork!! You can tell I was dying for everything to be finished so I could settle into my little space!  Robert even custom-built this drawer to fit my printer. I now have a little handle and the drawer slides out perfectly! I was so happy with the crown molding wrap around he did!

Ta-Da!

Here's the finished product minus my new chair coming soon. Can't believe it won't be delivered until April, but I hope it'll be worth the wait! I'll post a new picture once the chair comes in, but for now, here's the chair I ordered from Ballard Designs, in Arden Blue fabric. I felt like the space needed some color, and I love this simple pattern...

And finally, I love a good bargain so I had to share! Check out this beautiful orchid I recently found at Lowes. So far, it's been one of the best orchids I've purchased...and it was only $14.98!!

Happy Monday and Happy Mardi Gras everyone!

Inspiration: Suzanne Kasler's Office

Okay, so I'm in the process of designing my own home office. After looking for inspiration online and going through my decorating binders (yes, I have over 3 binders packed FULL of decorating ideas), I keep coming back to Suzanne Kasler's beautiful office space. I absolutely love this, and although mine would be done on a MUCH smaller scale, I can't help but dream...