And Now, I'd Like You to Meet: My New Home Office

Our house is definitely not big, but it's right for us. We use every spare inch of it, except for one room: our formal dining room. We just aren't formal kind of people, but even rarely used, it holds an old table and thrift store chairs. And dust.

I've been itching for a home office for months. We can't justify moving and I simply don't want the expense or headache of one.

[I couldn't find a lot of inspiration for such a transformation. I googled and asked friend's opinions, I made my hubby move furniture in and out and was actually unsure of this idea.]

But I finally got up the courage! So. I talked my hubby into letting me change our formal dining room into a home office. (He was very agreeable, he just didn't think it would look that great).

Before:

(Yes, that's the table that got hung in the doorway at midnight. It was hilarious, but only to me. My hubby did not laugh one bit).

After:

This is now the busiest room in the house! My hubby included (yes, he loves it!)

What I did:

I kept the paint, curtains, rug the same and two of my dining room chairs. I just didn't want to spend more money than needed. I also kept my dining room hutch.

Nearly everything else came from Ikea! You can really stretch a dollar in that store. We bought the gorgeous chair, shelves, desk (which is really a $69 dining room table!), and storage boxes. I got the desk lamp and skirt around the desk (which is actually one curtain panel I cut and velcro'd) at Target.

This room inspires me.

Who knows, I might even write a book in it!