I said it! I want a girly office! I am juggling 3 separate “revenue sources” andI need a pretty (girly) space! This has been a work in progress for over 3 years. This is where my office started 3 years ago: 
And, my first step was to buy this desk at Pottery Barn on New Years Eve of 2012! The Printer’s Desk. It was the floor model! FYI…. I am on a list of potential buyers who are interested in Pottery Barn’s floor sample sales. And, a sales associate actually called me! I assumed it was a made up list to give some of us buyers hope! 
So I had my dream desk, but my space was still dark. And, now I had a dark stained desk. And, my paint makeovers and diy shelf were now looking too dark for the space! Hmmm… 
So to see the vision I had to clear the room. Sorry for the grainy photo! 
And with white ceilings and new paint.. it started to brighten up! 
Along the way, I painted the diy shelf I made the year before and I repainted the filing cabinet and added new hardware. So easy! 
I spent a lot of nights just moving furniture around the room. Yep, fun winter nights while waiting for Scandal to return! And, a funny thing happened. I found my groove and the furniture fell into place. Photos: 
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Photo: My favorite wall!!
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The last {blank} wall standing: 
But for now I savor this final image! Love the color, window treatments, painted furniture and layout! I wish I could say my desk looks like this on Friday. Scroll below for resource list.
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RESOURCE LIST AND LINKS TO PROJECTS:
Window Curtain: Ikea ($20.00 for 2 panels) STORAGE BOXES MONOGRAM BULLETIN BOARD BOOK CASE MAKEOVER SUBWAY ART: ONE KINGS LANE FILE CABINET MAKEOVER
Nice job on the office makeover. I love the wall color and your patterned chair. Have you done anything with your blank wall yet? Thanks for sharing your makeover on Merry Monday.
Thanks Erlene- I’m getting ready to show off that blank wall!!! laura
There’s nothing wrong with wanting a little girly space all to yourself! Looks great! Thank you for sharing at the Merry Monday Link Party!
Great makeover! The change in furniture and new wall color really brightens up the room!
I love how it turned out. I wish I had a more designated place to work, as I am getting more and more into my blog I am finding that my desk in the study right off the living room is not cutting it. Some peace and quiet would do wonders. I love the wall with the cork board, functional and cute!
One day I am going to have a Office Space of my own too! I’m tired of blogging in the recliner and at the kitchen table. But no matter where I go… the children find me! 😉
~ Ashley
Oh they still find me! And, so do the dogs! I do love a good couch based post!!! Thanks Ashley for all your support! xo, laura
Looks wonderful.
I like how the curtain rod hangs from the ceiling. We have a recessed window in our master and the insides are not very workable for screws and the curtain rod always comes loose. I’ll have to look into something that hangs from the top. Great make over! The paint is amazing!