A tour of my moody home office makeover reveal, with grasscloth wallpaper and DIY wall paneling.
I finally finished up my office makeover! Come with me for a full tour of this warm space that I LOVE to work in!
Remember A YEAR AGO when I started my home office makeover? And then the fall marching band season, our son’s senior year of high school, college visits, and a million school events happened?
It was time to finish up this room!
But first, I’ll show you how this room has transitioned over the years. It was a blank slate when we moved in:
I had a plan in mind, knowing I wanted to float my desk in the middle of the room. I can’t imagine sitting facing a wall to work…I need a view! (Or a TV. 😂)
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The layout has worked perfectly!
As the years have passed, I’ve been adding a slightly moodier look in a few of our spaces. Some rooms just feel perfect for it — I’m in my office a lot and was craving a warmer spot to work.
This room gets a ton of natural light, so I knew I could play around with some darker colors.
My first step was to remove the light wallpaper on the backs of the bookcases. I painted them the same Vintage Vogue paint color of the rest of the shelves:
I had some fun changing up the decor on the shelves too. I decided then that I wanted this room to represent all the things I love. So I rummaged through keepsakes, decor and artwork and added some personal touches that make me so happy.
A year later…I decided to finally finish up the paneling around the room! It was stumping me. I sat for months, staring at it everyday trying to decide how I would configure it on the rest of the walls.
Earlier this week I sat down with my molding and got after it, and went with the simplest design. It turned out beautiful!
When my brain is frozen with indecisiveness, I’ve learned I need to just start.
So let’s take a tour, shall we?
Because I made the decision a year ago that I was going to fill this space with things that I love, this is definitely the most “maximalist” space in our home. And I LOVE IT.
This room feels like a huge, warm hug when I walk in, and I absolutely love spending time in here:
It’s full of warm colors and textures that make me happy.
If you are able, I highly recommend positioning your office desk in the middle of the room. Thankfully we added a floor outlet during the building process:
That small basket at the bottom of the desk hides the cords. I’ll show you these details in an upcoming post!
Our animals cuddle up in that pet bed and keep me company while in work. Our tortie cat loves it, and Boomer tries to fit in it:
The giant bulletin board I made years ago is full of things that make me smile. It works out well that no one really sees it unless they fully walk into the room…it’s busy and messy and I love it:
My office is a generous size, about 12 by 14 feet if I remember correctly. This is the view from the back corner:
And along the back bookcase wall, to the windows:
The neutral wallpaper breaks up the walls, so this room isn’t completely color drenched. But I did paint all of the trim to match the lower walls and built ins.
I use semi-gloss sheen on all of my moldings, built ins and trim.
As you walk around the room, you can get a better idea of my view as I work every day:
Normally I’d remove some of my goofy personal touches in this room for photos, like my little Remy that perches on my lamp base:
But these are what this space my own, so I’m showing them off. 🙂
Some of them are gifts, some just represent things I love. My Lego Olaf our son built me years ago is yellowing from sitting in the sun every day. He hasn’t melted yet:
Let’s take one more look back at this space when we moved in eight year ago:
And that same space, with warm textures, colors, and so many things that I love:
Here was the wall I face while working:
And this is what I look at now:
The antique dresser for our printer was a FB find as well. I like the lower height right there, and the drawers are perfect for printer paper and necessities.
I gathered links to a few of the items in this room if you are interested!:
If I missed something you’re interested in, let me know!
There are a few projects I’d still like to tackle in here eventually…I’ve always wanted to add some black out lining to the drapes to beef them up a bit. I’m also considering installing crown around the room someday.
I’m SO thrilled this room is done though! I absolutely love it, and now I can focus on some fun new DIY projects that have been on my list.
