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April 28, 2016 Organization & Cleaning

DIY Home Office Makeover: Inspiration and Planning

This is a sponsored post on behalf of The Motherhood and Olympic Paints. All opinions are my own.

Stage 1 of my DIY Home Office Makeover:  Managing the chaos, planning the makeover and finding inspiration.

The kitchen, done. The backyard, in progress. My home office, a hot mess.

Considering I spend most of my awake hours stuck in this one room, you’d think I would have prioritized this project. But, alas. Life happens.

Well, my friends no more. I’m tired of feeling stressed out the moment I walk into my office. Clutter makes me anxious. And, let’s be honest, clutter distracts. I want my office to be a place I crave to be because the space and my work bring me joy.

It’s awesome to have a job that I love. And being able to do it from home? The best. Over the next few months, I’m going to be putting in the effort to make it reflective of me – I want it to help me be productive, both in functionality and design.

To begin the process the first thing I wanted to do was capture images of my office so that I can know what I want to change. Something about looking at photos, versus the room all at once, makes it a lot easier to see what needs to be fixed.

Stage 1 of my DIY Home Office Makeover: Managing the chaos, planning the makeover and finding inspiration.

So in this photo, I notice that those curtains are just way too short.  I’ve overlooked it for a few years, but they have to go! I’ve always loved the bulletin board above my desk, but it just always seems cluttered to me.  Time for a change.

Stage 1 of my DIY Home Office Makeover: Managing the chaos, planning the makeover and finding inspiration.

Ugh.  Way to much stuff in my work space!  The computer cords are visually distracting.

Stage 1 of my DIY Home Office Makeover: Managing the chaos, planning the makeover and finding inspiration.

Speaking of cords. Check out Cord-Ageddon.

Stage 1 of my DIY Home Office Makeover: Managing the chaos, planning the makeover and finding inspiration.

Meh. There’s got to be a beter way to hide these cords, organize photos and calendars, and contain the clutter on the desk. Plus that black box thingy? The router? Yeah, something has to be done there.

Stage 1 of my DIY Home Office Makeover: Managing the chaos, planning the makeover and finding inspiration.

I hate that the items being stored can be seen. Distracting. The dog can stay. 🙂

Alrighty – so here’s my list:  Something different for above my desk.  Contain the clutter.  Figure out a solution for the cords.  Get rid of stuff I don’t need or don’t use often.

From there I created a mood board of what inspires me, and then scoured Pinterest for some inspiration for what to do with the main wall that I face… all. day. long.

Stage 1 of my DIY Home Office Makeover: Managing the chaos, planning the makeover and finding inspiration.

And that big wall?  I’ve got big plans! I added a few ideas to my Home Decor Pinterest board:

Then, I hit up Lowe’s to find some colors to try out. Oh, the colors. I fell in love with the Olympic Paint color selection at Lowe’s.

Stage 1 of my DIY Home Office Makeover: Managing the chaos, planning the makeover and finding inspiration.

Exclusively at Lowe’s, the Olympic Paints and Stains Color Center allows people to browse paints and stains in one place. The colors are organized to make finding and comparing shades easier than ever. Room brochures are arranged to allow shopping in 3 ways: Color (through the chips); Lifestyle (through the lifestyle brochures); Project (room and project brochures).

Stage 1 of my DIY Home Office Makeover: Managing the chaos, planning the makeover and finding inspiration.

I found these curated colors by theme and mood especially inspirational!

Stage 1 of my DIY Home Office Makeover: Managing the chaos, planning the makeover and finding inspiration.

The paint department team members were so helpful when it came to assisting with color selection and I got these sample Olympic paints to take home with me and see what works!

Can’t wait to share how things progress! The end project is going to be FUN!

Categories: Organization & Cleaning

About Katie

Katie Harding has been blogging since 2010. What originally started out as a platform to discuss new parenthood, her blogging now focuses on her passion for cooking: creating recipes and sharing tips for entertaining friends and family of all ages. Outside of the kitchen you’ll find her with her family (three boys, one husband, multiple exchange student daughters, and Hank the pup), or gallivanting around the world with her fork in tow.

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  1. Carolyn says

    July 25, 2016 at 10:19 am

    Your office is beautiful! I love the light colors and breezy feel. I have a home office that needs overhauling – it seems to be the catch all for everything in the house that doesnt have a home 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

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