It’s taken me a while to get this post together but that gave me the chance to live in my new home office for a few weeks. I cannot tell you how happy I am with this switch!
When we first moved into this house I assumed this room would turn into a nursery within a year or two, so it sat untouched with a crib, baby stuff, and an extra guest bed.
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We don’t really need to elaborate why that plan changed. I lent most of my baby stuff to a friend, who recently had a baby boy, including the crib so the room became even emptier.
Meanwhile, I spent my workdays at the dining room table with my laptop. My downstairs office was just too dark and out of the way to get the creative juices flowing, and I rarely worked down there. Mostly I just ran up and down the stairs getting a piece of paper or printing something out.
So, after seeing an inspiring home office on a blog I had the bright idea to switch the rooms.
May I please pause here and say that I had ZERO help moving this furniture?! Just me, my muscles, and my drill. It wasn’t easy!
I partnered with Wayfair for this post to add a few new pieces to the room! The Karma Blue Area Rug is plush but has that weathered, aged look that makes it feel like it’s seen many years.
I just love the colors!
My desk is the Whitney Corner Desk from Pottery Barn that I bought on sale last year.
I am head-over-heels for this Osterberg lamp, also from Wayfair! I love the wooden legs, and the shade matches my new rug so well.
My desk has the minimum accessories – an inbox folder for papers that need my attention, the cutest picture of Mazen, a box of fresh bulbs writing paper, my Bose speaker for blasting tunes while I work,my iPhone dock, antique mason jars with colorful pens and markers, and colorful Birchboxes filled with office supplies.
My last Wayfair purchase was this beautiful desk chair. It is SO nice to now have a proper chair for good posture, and one that is so pretty too!
The other side of the room houses my printer, some KERF prints, a lamp, and a dresser just waiting to be filled with things! I thought about swapping the dresser and my big storage unit, but they are both so big that I didn’t feel it was necessary to expend the energy, especially when I might switch the rooms back if there are babies in my future. That’s also why I haven’t hung art on the plaster walls – I’m fine with clean walls and leaning art for now!
And how about that spare guest room? It sure is cozy!!
Karen will be sleeping in there when she visits in September for Mazen’s birthday, so it’s nice to have a second guest room.
I kept my HP Sprout set up because I use it occasionally for projects that require a big screen or the fancy scanner.
Thanks to Wayfair for sending me the beautiful rug, lamp, and chair!
Love your office and the new guest room! Wayfair has some beautiful pieces!
Looks beautiful and so bright! Great idea switching the rooms, I am impressed you moved all the furniture on your own.
Is that a lamp over the desktop? I need something like that so I don’t have to turn on the ceiling fan light.
I love that desk. Wish I had a corner spot for a corner desk.
Yup!
It is so lovely! A beautiful bright space that is sure to foster even more creativity. May I ask where you got the antique bottles on display in your former office? I’m trying to finalize our reception centerpieces, and I’m torn about what vase/bottle/milk bottle to use. 🙂
They were my mother and grandmother’s, so I suspect antique stores?
Thank you! I may try to look at some of our local shops. Those are so pretty.
Looks great!! A basement is much better for a guestroom and the bright sunny room for the office. Also, I just want to say how impressed I am with how you are publicly handling all the recent changes in your life.
Thank you <3
What is the dock or holder your iPhone is on? I love that!
It’s from here, but honestly I don’t like it as much as the one in my bedroom, which is this one! The cord is looser in the office one.
Thanks!
Kudos for being a strong, independent woman! I admire you for doing the furniture swap all on your own. I am currently going through a divorce and you have been an inspiration to me in many ways. Keep it up, Kath!
Best of luck to you <3
Love your style Kath! Those rooms look great and I’m sure you’ll be way more productive with the switching of rooms!
Love the light in the office. What a great switch. So incredibly proud of you for moving all that furniture too. Power woman!
Love this! Especially that chair!! Having a bright office is key for me too – so much better for creativity! I need lots of natural light. 🙂
I LOVE the rug and table lamp! What a great use for that room!
I’ve been thinking about Karen.. How is she doing? Glad to hear she’s traveling there for Mazen’s birthday!
She’s doing ok. We’re all excited to see her.
Ummmm LOVE! I love seeing bits of your new home. I totally understand why you don’t do a home tour, but i would love to see more of it. It looks beautiful. The chair is awesome too. I know you have a lot going on personally, but i loved hearing that more babies in the future are not out. Obviously a lot goes along with that, but you know what i’m saying. You seem like such a great mom. XO
Yes please show more of your home and also please bring back Home Neat Home posts!
LOVE your new office set up, especially the corner desk. The new office is so much brighter and seems more spacious. Also, kudos for moving the furniture yourself!! 🙂
Love love love!
That is one cool office chair!
Perfect blue rug! Loving it.
Lovely office!
Can I ask what type of blinds you have on the windows? I’m about to redo mine and really like the look of yours! Thanks.
They are Graber and I worked with a blind consultant recommended to me when we bought the house.
Thanks!!
I read this post yesterday and had to come back to comment on it today. First, your office looks so great…enjoy it! The real reason why I came back to comment was just to give you a huge kudos on how you are handling everything in your life right now. I can only imagine what this must be like and how it must be very difficult in a lot of ways but the way that you are going about things concretely (moving all this furniture on your own!!) to the more abstract, the way you are still so connected with your mother-in-law and the way you write about Matt and your relationship with him and your son’s relationship with him just speaks volumes about the strong, thoughtful, kind and courageous woman that you are… truly, truly inspiring.
Thank you <3
Sistas are doing it for themselves!!
The office looks amazing! Gives me great inspiration for finally getting our office organized and nicely set up so it’s a pleasant work space. Love the colors you chose and all that natural light is amazing!
What a beautiful office! Do you remember what paint color that is by any chance? It’s beautiful!
Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray!