Office
Okay, this was probably the worst decorated room in the house, and it got its paint job first. Most people think the room is too dark, but it's MY room, so plbth. There's still A LOT that needs to be done to the room, including removing the closet doors and turning the closet into a gift-wrapping nook. How COOL is that? Well, when I get it done. The toddler bed needs to be covered/upholstered for Shadow - she really likes having someplace to lay when I'm in here. I was going to slipcover the mattress in fur, and make a slipcover for the frame (including a "bed skirt") that has dog bones and paw prints on it. As soon as I have a craft room... I need to put in some shelving and (obviously) clean up, and hang up pictures. So much to do, so little time...
Inspection pictures:
A work in progress...
Recent Pictures: yes, it's a mess. Perhaps the shame of publically posting such messy pictures will compel me to clean. But I highly doubt that. One thing I'll point out - see the picture of the filing cabinet? See those handles? THose are not the handles that came with them (I got them at a salvage store) but they really, really, really dress up the cabinets (the black plastic handles made them look, well, cheap!). SO for once the home improvement shows were spot-on - hardware CAN make a HUGE difference!
The cool wire shelving... lots of storage s[pace!
The closet: it is my dream to turn this into a 'gift wrapping station'. I plan on putting a large flat 'desk' inside with cubbyhole storage underneath, perfect for storing gift wrapping materials. Also, a few smaller shelves on the back wall for ribbon, scissors, etc. Lastly, the top shelf will be used to store items bought 'ahead of time'. Because it seems that whenever I buy gifts early I end up 'losing' them (yes, it could have something to do withthe fact that I"m a slob, I realize that!) and then I have to buy more stuff, and soon I have a pile-up of past, ungiven gifts. It's a terrible waste, especially when it's not stuff I want, anyway. It's my hope that if I have a place to put them... Hey, I can dream!
