Office Makeover!

 

When Ryan and I moved to the lake, we went from three bedrooms to two, which was a point of consideration for us. It seemed silly to need three bedrooms when it’s just the two of us. And since I have an office space in the kitchen, it made the most sense for us to make that spare bedroom more of a guest room than an office space.

            So we did! Other than putting my bookshelves in there, it was mostly guest room (and Lexi) space.

            But in the last ten months, we’ve only had overnight guests once. (That doesn’t include our godson, but he doesn’t need a big huge bed.) But as my job has changed, I have found that I need more storage space for supplies related to my work. My evening meetings have also increased recently, so sometimes I need a room to go into where I can close the door so Ryan and Lexi don’t have to be quiet and tiptoe around the house.

            We had a long talk about it a few weeks ago and mutually decided we would sell our guest bed so we could have more daily-usable space in that second bedroom. We know someone moving into a new house, and she was so excited to buy it for her guest room.

            We also talked at length about what we wanted to have in that space for daily use, and we were able to find it while we were gone for our anniversary! And then…on a whim…Ryan decided to assemble everything and we went ahead and put the room together. I never dreamed it would be finished yet this year! I thought it would be more of a January thing.

            So today I wanted to show you the finished product!

            Nothing has changed about the bookshelves (though I do plan to do some cleaning up and organizing over the winter.) We did get this rug. I was so happy to have found it. We have been looking for a rug for almost a year! I think this one fits the lake-feel of the house.

            The storage cabinet is SUCH a blessing. This helps me keep track of all my office supplies that don’t fit in my desk in the kitchen. We had one of these at WillowBridge (that belonged to WillowBridge), and I loved it. I’m so happy we have one again – and I love the extra space on top for all the pretties.

            The window on the wall is from our Marion house, and we’ve used it as a message board at every house we’ve had since. I’m now using it as a prayer request board, and it makes me so happy.

            Here’s Lexi’s corner. It’s the same spot she had before…just turned her bed the other way. The teal shelf was something we bought back in Kokomo – although it was red when we purchased it. I’m able to use this to hold supplies for work, and I love it that they’re no longer in boxes and stacks in the closet!

            And lookie here! Our new secondary desk! It’s a sit/stand desk, so when my days run long and I need to move around, I can stand while I work. Everything else was something we already owned – so that was fun to get to reuse it! I love this desk, and I love having a spot to go to when I need to be able to close in and think/write/research/have meetings.

            The room is so cozy and nice, and I’m so thrilled to have it all assembled before the year even begins! (And by the way, we’re going to get an air mattress to use when we have guests. They can use the guest room with the air mattress or they can take our room and we’ll take the air mattress!)