First project of the New Year off the list!!

We started the New Year with a little tweaking on the office!  This room was one of the first ones that we renovated when we moved into the house in July 2012...time has gone by and the wee renovators that you see in these pictures have grown up as well!!

BEFORE

The office was a spare bedroom and we wanted to open it up to the rest of

the kitchen area.  The sink, the washer and dryer were at the back entrance and are now

downstairs in the laundry room.

Little boys with hammers!!

and permission that they could bang on Auntie's wall!!

It was fun to step through the hole they helped make.

Looks like we forgot the saftey meeting though...bare feet and no shirts!!

We wanted to do a white shiplap board look to this wall, however when we found the

flooring on sale at Home Depot we decided to save the white shiplap look for another

project.  We needed 8 boxes to complete the wall and that is exactly what was in stock!!

I think the new wall just warms up the room and adds some interest!  Very happy with how

it turned out.  Have had this Ikea furniture for awhile now and I still like it!

The pictures on the wall are just from Walmart and have had them as long as the office

furniture.  The pictures look way better with the grey background!

So, come on into the office!

 I wanted to use accents that were Industrial Farmhouse

The light on the crate to the left of the desk is from a swather Darrell spent hours on

  When I turned the "faint" light on he commented that it shone about

that bright in the field too!!

New lights change up the space alot!

Darrell made the table that the phone is on, the bottom of it is

an old steering wheel from a tractor that he spent many hours on.

The bookshelves are built in to what was once the closet.

I moved the chair up from the spare room and it fits perfectly

in the space and the foot rest was from Jysk.  A new spot to 

read a book or chat on the phone!

Finally replaced the tired ole Ikea folders that we had on the wall

with some nice metal file holders.  This is such an easy

way to keep bills and important papers in order.  Everything in its

place makes for a space that is tidy and organized.

Trying out the panoramic setting on my Iphone..

Its all about the little accents, even in an office space, that makes it inviting

and that makes you want to spend time in.  This is where I do all my bloggin and

photo editing.

Hope you enjoyed seeing what we have been up to in this New Year!

Any projects on your "to do list" for this year?

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