A New Layer: Desks

<br />So we've seen layered rugs, and <a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.ca/2011/11/have-at-it-ottoman-vs-coffee-table.html" target="_blank">footstools layered under coffee tables</a>, but what about layered desks?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/15-beautiful-and-inspiring-workspaces-212841?crlt.pid=camp.Ax7yLycF4JgL" target="_blank">This</a> is a really interesting idea.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You get the best of both worlds - </div><div style="text-align: center;">glam legs and a large glass work surface on the outside,</div><div style="text-align: center;">combined with storage and some soul tucked in underneath.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbmtQ_bi0Agg1SBkrJbAEYz-_h0iZLEKlt68-nOLzG4nCh7j0lVhuyGd5OzmmU9FxYbdKW91xobSXwfKYIK6ND3jG3rbhRHdqqxNkCR5IgW94zYnWoaf0Usc6ibvIr7siMVf5j8Shego/s1600/215cf2c93e2a40a5560cb44d2e683958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbmtQ_bi0Agg1SBkrJbAEYz-_h0iZLEKlt68-nOLzG4nCh7j0lVhuyGd5OzmmU9FxYbdKW91xobSXwfKYIK6ND3jG3rbhRHdqqxNkCR5IgW94zYnWoaf0Usc6ibvIr7siMVf5j8Shego/s1600/215cf2c93e2a40a5560cb44d2e683958.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Something you would try? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">am x</div>

A New Layer: Desks

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keeping a masculine office welcoming

<br /><br /><br /><br />A friend of mine is moving into an office space after many years of working from home. The space is very small (150 square feet), but has a window and plenty of light. He purchased an antique bankers desk, and an ultra-modern black leather chair. Then he stopped buying, stepped back, and realized that the two styles are drastically different.  Feeling stuck, he e-mailed me and asked if I had any ideas to move the design along.<br /><br />Now, as for style, I know this guy pretty well.. and his is a Ralph Lauren/Restoration Hardware/J.Crew world. I'm thinking burnished leathers and warm woods, all mixed up with a bit of tradition and luxe - and fortunately that works with his profession, which is in finance. The only thing that doesn't quite fit is the chair, and so we need to make it disappear into the design, right? Would you like to see what I am sending him back?<br /><br /><br />First,  I think the palette should remain neutral because of the nature of his business. So far we have orange-toned woods and black, so incorporating pale warm grey walls, while creating a darker wall (black or dark grey) behind the desk will allow the space to breathe while giving that black chair a home. If he would like, he could incorperate a wall of black bookshelves behind his desk, like the third pic shows - this is my personal preference.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwY7zH4wbHcKH2YBoRkmV0SY2CEA3mKx-CyEWoBdF3qH88jcG-j6CdX9TgUvt2hjXbZaQ5nbxbrLN4U15Xel8Khkt7fHaac5or0VA1LhcDBvplzSBt6Plnp5rDs2eGAsZiqAofdvTPjzfO/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-03-07+at+10.13.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwY7zH4wbHcKH2YBoRkmV0SY2CEA3mKx-CyEWoBdF3qH88jcG-j6CdX9TgUvt2hjXbZaQ5nbxbrLN4U15Xel8Khkt7fHaac5or0VA1LhcDBvplzSBt6Plnp5rDs2eGAsZiqAofdvTPjzfO/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-03-07+at+10.13.55+AM.png" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyC1BWmu7uiHi6FkLv-DKrJV-i5-hWPa0kxcA9BMY2u-Hqw2tTdBwNKoYXnGvm9Bv1XzjvfhO3UgvbNkMj2PmwD1OceFWopB3RVAqaEFm9-JoCC2-52MOX_xTxbKSj81OSYRjFQGk5WNC6/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-03-07+at+10.19.45+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyC1BWmu7uiHi6FkLv-DKrJV-i5-hWPa0kxcA9BMY2u-Hqw2tTdBwNKoYXnGvm9Bv1XzjvfhO3UgvbNkMj2PmwD1OceFWopB3RVAqaEFm9-JoCC2-52MOX_xTxbKSj81OSYRjFQGk5WNC6/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-03-07+at+10.19.45+AM.png" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adding accessories that have classic appeal but feel modern are the key to linking the modern lines of his desk chair and the classic design of his desk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbdHwWnZbm6Zc4dGn4Z-m6TDtEsF3ZtE5xdoedITbUn4fGX4FteEbWbaph4wqkpe0NGZGaYcEAaQv1PUeYV0MveASV3DdigBqI7pCUM5o98qoruTOaEINN0FkVxB2SRjJiVCoSLWG2UyJ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-03-07+at+10.25.25+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbdHwWnZbm6Zc4dGn4Z-m6TDtEsF3ZtE5xdoedITbUn4fGX4FteEbWbaph4wqkpe0NGZGaYcEAaQv1PUeYV0MveASV3DdigBqI7pCUM5o98qoruTOaEINN0FkVxB2SRjJiVCoSLWG2UyJ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-03-07+at+10.25.25+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XhXFW8CUAUP2Gt4J2TmsvyVpIxpbwDyaqmMKF5m242qQgtMyoCam5mQVIaCNprUjWrP9eu1CdWdwh-bozZ2QpqHaTyJfYQIgKcK7En9cAUAixZKzDqeR0ioQWnNFMOXlzGZucsr-O7QL/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-03-07+at+10.26.44+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XhXFW8CUAUP2Gt4J2TmsvyVpIxpbwDyaqmMKF5m242qQgtMyoCam5mQVIaCNprUjWrP9eu1CdWdwh-bozZ2QpqHaTyJfYQIgKcK7En9cAUAixZKzDqeR0ioQWnNFMOXlzGZucsr-O7QL/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-03-07+at+10.26.44+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How about adding a little comfort for his clients? Let's repeat the caramel tones here, with some sumptuous leather and link it all together with a hard-working sisal carpet. Architectural prints keep everyone focused on the task at hand, which involves real estate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88x2mTCDd1hvaH_lgexlyf_1J76Y18ViVsbosWJfN3Jz9WN4jjvnMNTeNThRLl6EgiUBXJTQVU1mqpHXsDdzLIicVDAJ4izSYKGIVe4vC6yw0n7xh5GDH7TT_ZqKBG4eVDHIkU0Sny1Nc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-03-07+at+11.29.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88x2mTCDd1hvaH_lgexlyf_1J76Y18ViVsbosWJfN3Jz9WN4jjvnMNTeNThRLl6EgiUBXJTQVU1mqpHXsDdzLIicVDAJ4izSYKGIVe4vC6yw0n7xh5GDH7TT_ZqKBG4eVDHIkU0Sny1Nc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-03-07+at+11.29.55+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />What do you think? Masculine yet welcoming? Professional yet comfortable?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">images sources: <a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-vintage-chic?page=17">black gallery wall</a> <a href="http://cottageandvine.blogspot.com/2012/02/masculine-office-inspiration.html">vintage </a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><u>table</u></span> <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/office-decorating-ideas/">open shelving</a></span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://society6.com/pablozarate/Architectural-Photography-Lujn-Buenos-Aires-2_Framed-Print">art  architectural print</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/92599189/gold-orange-and-red-floral-chevron-5x7?ref=sr_gallery_25&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=gold&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_page=5&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade%2Fart">chevron print</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84424629/carved-wood-front-doors-entryway-with?ref=sr_gallery_33&sref=&ga_search_query=door&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_category=art.photography&ga_page=3&ga_facet=">door print</a> <a href="http://shopad.net/account/item_details.php?AID=rubybeets&itemID=294420">armchairs</a> <a href="http://shophorne.com/workstead-table-lamp-workstead-p-783.html?category_id=167">work light</a> l<a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/gingerrose/product/leather_storage_box">eather boxes</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/176414510372905734/">desktop</a> <a href="http://www.nestemporium.com.au/_product_76450/Iron_Drum_Table">side table</a></span></i>

keeping a masculine office welcoming

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Interior Design's Best Green Project of the Year

<div style="text-align: center;">The Burgess Group office, designed by the architectural firm SmithGroup,</div><div style="text-align: center;">has won Interior Design Magazine's title of <b><a href="http://www.interiordesign.net/article/530350-Group_Effort.php">Best Green Project of the Year</a></b>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would love to work in this space.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The slate wall runs throughout the office.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Apple green and burnt orange accents inspire creativity and energize.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplkpgbVnEfU67jf-tOGc0OYxXvmk3YRq6ebbFqce0miHAR6WTdnkF9PfmhcPYu3U8Aqy07-Z6e99gyeR4EsZWrA_ZcX4cZ9BkJ5t4xuaHRZn5oqUn3xDC4CSb2aCyRRDK0OKI3E_h1iA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-26+at+9.14.47+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplkpgbVnEfU67jf-tOGc0OYxXvmk3YRq6ebbFqce0miHAR6WTdnkF9PfmhcPYu3U8Aqy07-Z6e99gyeR4EsZWrA_ZcX4cZ9BkJ5t4xuaHRZn5oqUn3xDC4CSb2aCyRRDK0OKI3E_h1iA/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-26+at+9.14.47+AM.png" width="444" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The company placed the employee lounge in the coveted corner office location </div><div style="text-align: center;">so that everyone gets to enjoy this view.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A cork passageway leads to the design lab.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTCQva3FyKn62VM-2e6NRWNIY1CsCzttkpxYt3Hq_zvqiPgjQUIfIPqgtQMoMdOfC5HPyfjikkxwgAjXUw_RUC49-JrLdS15afqWbzEtIchQ0eq07RSa89xuUUAOgS1URV1VkpV0Klc0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-26+at+9.13.38+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTCQva3FyKn62VM-2e6NRWNIY1CsCzttkpxYt3Hq_zvqiPgjQUIfIPqgtQMoMdOfC5HPyfjikkxwgAjXUw_RUC49-JrLdS15afqWbzEtIchQ0eq07RSa89xuUUAOgS1URV1VkpV0Klc0/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-26+at+9.13.38+AM.png" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The conference room and meeting/eating room both use glass for sound absorption</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that allows the maximum amount of light passage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An additional wall of back painted glass in the eating/meeting room can be used as a white board,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the conferences rooms tables is constructed of back-painted glass -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">both enhancing light reflection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zcvzo6Xw2a2XXdzc3VJDu_nmpFLv4DI1Dy7tsjJ7ACkef6Wpr8WjQeRPAk1M78R9vuyQJeJMaLi0Kvx2okTZgIeFX6mNbN4g-gJwJBDEsGRCiqknrFyrsygWYIfXoI6VbHJganR_EQo/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-26+at+9.14.15+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zcvzo6Xw2a2XXdzc3VJDu_nmpFLv4DI1Dy7tsjJ7ACkef6Wpr8WjQeRPAk1M78R9vuyQJeJMaLi0Kvx2okTZgIeFX6mNbN4g-gJwJBDEsGRCiqknrFyrsygWYIfXoI6VbHJganR_EQo/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-26+at+9.14.15+AM.png" width="442" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A thoughtful design shows how much this company cares about employee satisfaction</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and I bet their productivity shows it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is one article you may want to leave lying around your office :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Interior Design's Best Green Project of the Year

The Burgess Group office, designed by the architectural firm SmithGroup, has won Interior Design Magazine's title of Best Green Project ...

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The Great Clean Out - The Posts Are In!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEGWY8G3jmPNo3RkdhllidGuzoVe6bHBwwf0DzbZNcPT7StGKoTy54Dvg2IvQsOqpzSoMde5E-yV1w4c80ARgviBm3pjaoaiekhE24aRtSG3q67ZiG9_4Hsr8HNLSB8HcEf2uJzjjZtw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-07+at+6.37.54+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEGWY8G3jmPNo3RkdhllidGuzoVe6bHBwwf0DzbZNcPT7StGKoTy54Dvg2IvQsOqpzSoMde5E-yV1w4c80ARgviBm3pjaoaiekhE24aRtSG3q67ZiG9_4Hsr8HNLSB8HcEf2uJzjjZtw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-07+at+6.37.54+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's here!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A massive thank you going out to the talented ladies who participated in the Great Clean Out -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">we thought that commiting to an organization post together would motivate us and so it did!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I received your pics, but have not yet read the posts that go along with them,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and am dying to read the stories of these makeovers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Here is a little of what you can expect at each blog..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Drumroll please...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Barbara of <b><a href="http://hodgepodge-babselou.blogspot.com/">Hodgepodge</a></b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Have you ever wanted to re-arrange your entire home -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">change the purpose of each room to what is really should be?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I have.. and then I go back to whatever I am doing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Barb is boldly undertaking a huge refresher at her place - I so admire her efforts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">She is sharing a bit of "games room" re-organization with us...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">always wanted a games room, it sounds so grand :)</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmHTSp4RPfVxf0iBb26GbhlZLbhzkMCd0u7SkSt8b3yBGjiSRGMz6ABaxAoB5dbH9Y8-9fLcM0c7s_YuBTpi04B3StQZHFWHui9wnWWJIgrYWOmU8P46F8glEKyGfeoR0z42Mpxozw2s/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+2.28.31+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmHTSp4RPfVxf0iBb26GbhlZLbhzkMCd0u7SkSt8b3yBGjiSRGMz6ABaxAoB5dbH9Y8-9fLcM0c7s_YuBTpi04B3StQZHFWHui9wnWWJIgrYWOmU8P46F8glEKyGfeoR0z42Mpxozw2s/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+2.28.31+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOamQ-HT5HpbbnoPzw5brIkBazlaMorNTg_xkuIJVp74jtXgfqdF6Ydy__Lw_y-zgBd0FcVx5nnzQKBLgmdUG_IInV_g2Rm5yzjz0_l0ooQd9z7tRmEFWLYNa8SFO9Gb6MY3_pJ8xwoQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+2.30.15+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOamQ-HT5HpbbnoPzw5brIkBazlaMorNTg_xkuIJVp74jtXgfqdF6Ydy__Lw_y-zgBd0FcVx5nnzQKBLgmdUG_IInV_g2Rm5yzjz0_l0ooQd9z7tRmEFWLYNa8SFO9Gb6MY3_pJ8xwoQ/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+2.30.15+PM.png" width="434" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carissa of <b><a href="http://thefabulousdesignfile.blogspot.com/">The Fabulous Design File</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carissa has done such a great job of incorporating storage into her library.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Library... another grand room!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The before really wasn't so bad, but I love how the after frames out a perfect niche for her piano.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I've requested her paint choices because I LOVE them :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a room I could spend some time in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKWHYJA56zMjzpSTh84LsE8ZEt91OCPB7Ymeiq9oYqjSVfYLLy6mbiUq7nDCaHoiTM4w6EkKobh7Nda9tZ9bSrjg6ENlVzDa-ELc7tKT5rTM3v5VcibgceAueukjnmmt06CJmN0d3XH4/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+2.31.38+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKWHYJA56zMjzpSTh84LsE8ZEt91OCPB7Ymeiq9oYqjSVfYLLy6mbiUq7nDCaHoiTM4w6EkKobh7Nda9tZ9bSrjg6ENlVzDa-ELc7tKT5rTM3v5VcibgceAueukjnmmt06CJmN0d3XH4/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+2.31.38+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxVl2ESrUkoxPSorNyEJd1pnLrFb9GyL_kUPHDxS9DYdelCDKTPaO5yghKUoWCZ00FQIcFVr8y8wh2BNQCNNQYhoblcqrTPE8Kcs_K9Hh6BOfl0KN7M5_2E7JNTtSl0ksLUW9Gm2qPSw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+2.32.33+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxVl2ESrUkoxPSorNyEJd1pnLrFb9GyL_kUPHDxS9DYdelCDKTPaO5yghKUoWCZ00FQIcFVr8y8wh2BNQCNNQYhoblcqrTPE8Kcs_K9Hh6BOfl0KN7M5_2E7JNTtSl0ksLUW9Gm2qPSw/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+2.32.33+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Abby of <b><a href="http://adelightfuldesign.blogspot.com/">A Delightful Design</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have to say, Abby has kept me laughing through this process, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I know her post is going to crack me up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Abby is in the process of selling her home, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so she had a bit of a head start :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">because she has just recently gone through the painful de-clutter process..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but every girl has a cupboard somewhere that irks her,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Abby conquered hers this weekend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QrNpGxDHwC4MdshWyfJ8SyRKytssJ7Q6ZMfZBVRhm_edTw9_LpvbtkzePvPTiwhgdNFBVynIWBaMiVgOiH6jNX0UF0ag-ZfnERBkSVApqjYZWHX1dfAbO1VULobKegdjMQYUTylETBs/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+3.43.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QrNpGxDHwC4MdshWyfJ8SyRKytssJ7Q6ZMfZBVRhm_edTw9_LpvbtkzePvPTiwhgdNFBVynIWBaMiVgOiH6jNX0UF0ag-ZfnERBkSVApqjYZWHX1dfAbO1VULobKegdjMQYUTylETBs/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+3.43.17+PM.png" width="488" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Kerry is kind of my hero.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always had a dream of buying an old house and redoing it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kerry and her husband are doing just that, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I don't think this organization post scared her one bit!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kerry is also expecting,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and so a great big hug to you - Kerry,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for all your efforts - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">love how your laundry/craft room turned out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1yw9N8IqfHwrB1XC8L7Kb5nLQFuz68uwcolrMiKATbJb2y8K5oaXC9RjF7E9RYVDfZzgpN0o-eWtS6CWlmYINin1looEYjOhUltgA3FCsOYXtJwsnePtjW4o1eS3fecOcNYHn_n83gKw/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+8.37.48+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christine of <b><a href="http://bijouandboheme.blogspot.com/">Bijou and Boheme</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, Christine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Somehow I knew that a closet makeover in your home would end up being </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">better styled and more chic than most people's living rooms!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How happy my shoes would be to live in this bit of pretty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for inspiring me to make my hall closet my next project!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XhCCmndDXP3JUl9Wje-7ZGUz50uY6vh0su5dUNT7CINVdbmC9Op6bkcjefBhKOH5O8evtveWrfsuE7tYQ4Dj0Ve9ZAIUt4-P0aq8Gip_X1imzO_OWnDJqzA7mg9mfc3CwRcEUdkmJVw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+8.34.26+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The 10 Rooms Head Office</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just recently relocated my office/craft room in my home, and there was ZERO organization.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was really procrastinating, but having an end date meant eventually I had to get going.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So relieved that it is done, it is so freeing to let go of all that excess "stuff"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and get organized!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Great Clean Out - The Posts Are In!

It's here! A massive thank you going out to the talented ladies who participated in the Great Clean Out - we thought that commiting to a...

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBbPMtdfE3iwyLG_gFv4cYWL9cut74isRvZXh5K0i6Fh0v3frxW9FZTvpESMMYZVrT_IJl6v4ShS6vwjlzYBPFsqtkUctG1DzYJ1P5m-ej4pu7pLqA3sNS0DtQClpIa_mxrS5z1j_Jj0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-07+at+6.37.54+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBbPMtdfE3iwyLG_gFv4cYWL9cut74isRvZXh5K0i6Fh0v3frxW9FZTvpESMMYZVrT_IJl6v4ShS6vwjlzYBPFsqtkUctG1DzYJ1P5m-ej4pu7pLqA3sNS0DtQClpIa_mxrS5z1j_Jj0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-07+at+6.37.54+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, ladies, I made it! There was just the slightest doubt earlier this week :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you've been reading the blog you know that the Great Clean out stemmed from a </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2011/01/resolution-week-number-4-great-clean.html">New Years resolution</a></b> to get more organized.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The more I read other blogs, the more it seemed that everyone was feeling this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The problem is we all start out with the fabulous intentions and then life gets in the way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought if we made a commitment to each other it would help us to stay motivated.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lucky for me, some really talented bloggers decided to take part in this -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thank you all so much!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am looking forward to reading about each of your adventures in organizing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before Christmas I flipped my office/craft room upstairs into what was the kids playroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This space is substantially larger, and has a closet,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which meant bringing al the craft stuff from the storage area out into the open.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The closet filled, and overflowed,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then the holiday madness arrived...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEPNgUO4qjEZs6Oaunopo5EV9kiyIx-cDyPLvfXmW6kG1HIIV7nMdVIkXHYSuU6ElKddF4Qmr0XZYd4IMvdoYUi0DakyxY6OHGURDZcghX_Xa2SCUY6EnbqHnrEe0FxMbFwhYHZKzxsQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+1.56.27+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEPNgUO4qjEZs6Oaunopo5EV9kiyIx-cDyPLvfXmW6kG1HIIV7nMdVIkXHYSuU6ElKddF4Qmr0XZYd4IMvdoYUi0DakyxY6OHGURDZcghX_Xa2SCUY6EnbqHnrEe0FxMbFwhYHZKzxsQ/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+1.56.27+PM.png" width="488" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Okay, I am going to admit something here - I actually removed items before taking the before shot!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You know the classic where you open the closet door and all your wordly junk comes tumbling out?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a fabric landslide from the top shelf the day I took this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Something had to be done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would have liked to replace all this wire shelving, but the budget had other ideas,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> so a fresh coat of paint cleaned it up nicely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought some really inexpensive cardboard storage boxes at ikea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The problem was, they were quite ugly!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After buying some fabric, and breaking out the glue gun, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(and some really foul trucker-like moments when I burned myself - kids, out of the craft room, please :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we had twelve of these and four larger versions.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQl6ntDihzgzwGBJSW-w2YHDIkAsnwM4E8ZgXjqJzQoRpbNyVc_UgBx2eseOfiTifkjNd22-Ga0P3c8MlR2IKixQXHzAnLPeoNJ85blsGaWjuLWfuRh_YIYACNc7C8UXPDzF1itVoA8c/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+2.12.44+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQl6ntDihzgzwGBJSW-w2YHDIkAsnwM4E8ZgXjqJzQoRpbNyVc_UgBx2eseOfiTifkjNd22-Ga0P3c8MlR2IKixQXHzAnLPeoNJ85blsGaWjuLWfuRh_YIYACNc7C8UXPDzF1itVoA8c/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+2.12.44+PM.png" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids need instant gratification storage for their daily craft sessions -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> these buckets from the dollar store are perfect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So here is the after:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYl3KD5_MD6Cfc64uxyedt9LTBBDllrUBdUcNphCyDOy1aDXhaH_R4AjQPBOOumJg4BH0xqvkF01w4hVWbLCuugUqvHwHy61mAtJGGJwFWJlr5P3KOeZRRURWqdqB_Qy9PfoGYBZ4z4r8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+2.13.19+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYl3KD5_MD6Cfc64uxyedt9LTBBDllrUBdUcNphCyDOy1aDXhaH_R4AjQPBOOumJg4BH0xqvkF01w4hVWbLCuugUqvHwHy61mAtJGGJwFWJlr5P3KOeZRRURWqdqB_Qy9PfoGYBZ4z4r8/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+2.13.19+PM.png" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still unlabeled, not entirely sure how we will cross that bridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I may have to call a truce with the glue gun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember when I found that amazing deal on a <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2010/10/i-won-kijiji-lottery-ha.html">dining set on kijiji</a></b>?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, D. went to pick it up, and when he brought it home it became obvious</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the set was not dining room worthy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cabinet and chairs found a home in the craft room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I make cards and paper crafts, so this provides heaps of fantastic, dust-free storage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM31UAyrmE2C-vBIsKgs89_dI1i2PdZ74c1lcSwe6qoMDT729NZenayRPWQeSVII8KEgkK9F-GInozakgtZY1ozZzSlwTWUR2ocmesDtbG1r2aA-DzWlT1ZTII54WaFVDpHqC2MbBDL94/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+1.44.53+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM31UAyrmE2C-vBIsKgs89_dI1i2PdZ74c1lcSwe6qoMDT729NZenayRPWQeSVII8KEgkK9F-GInozakgtZY1ozZzSlwTWUR2ocmesDtbG1r2aA-DzWlT1ZTII54WaFVDpHqC2MbBDL94/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+1.44.53+PM.png" width="353" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The shelving on the other side of the room holds my most-used product info and color decks for work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's a great spot for my sewing machine and current projects.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The piggybank and flower were gifts from the girls, who fancied themselves stylists today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The craft books need some purging, there is a few in there that I suspect are older than me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's not really old, of course :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOLvTBnEijdvzi9VDXCU4mLdRXGP-b-1J76sDuINESo1ZnbjncbOeFURAcJ_wTuqzD0TAF4ZOs03nR-gKndfBWATVjkIQ5HkV9moCxsvChfrl7pygbgpR4yAohkiTrDNiZtShvgWmEus/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+1.52.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOLvTBnEijdvzi9VDXCU4mLdRXGP-b-1J76sDuINESo1ZnbjncbOeFURAcJ_wTuqzD0TAF4ZOs03nR-gKndfBWATVjkIQ5HkV9moCxsvChfrl7pygbgpR4yAohkiTrDNiZtShvgWmEus/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+1.52.41+PM.png" width="532" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The office is still being finished, but organizing got the decorating process going.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found fabric for curtains and the other bits that are going in here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once it is done, I'll post pics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLZ6AAOtZceHkMrYC1_wEpkLaDNl3TWmMtYiFDCGxHJo17TcMVHPQe37Hg2-c79l4_s7M6qWcF9cJbSYti4gztirAoneLqXNL8ru88uMmWbQPBfYsZF3Y2zLn6idByMQdvT_-L1yo-Qw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+1.53.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLZ6AAOtZceHkMrYC1_wEpkLaDNl3TWmMtYiFDCGxHJo17TcMVHPQe37Hg2-c79l4_s7M6qWcF9cJbSYti4gztirAoneLqXNL8ru88uMmWbQPBfYsZF3Y2zLn6idByMQdvT_-L1yo-Qw/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+1.53.17+PM.png" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't honestly know if I would have gotten to this closet right away,</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I kept opening the door and closing it again!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Having this deadline MOTIVATED me to get it done -</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so it worked!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe next year we can do this with exercise :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">anyone?!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Pop over to the main post to see all the before and afters and link to these fab ladies posts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpas21rtez0Bxdx1L_w0cOKo9AXJVZxyDW9_cR2pLsOTL4RZVGa_slxE_KbmaEd6evFrZL-brk9L3Ak8chjL6VWUpUrZgji37SIsKkvyvy66sS6vURvXQG5OHHQiADVCKPgjRfmq1Ues/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpas21rtez0Bxdx1L_w0cOKo9AXJVZxyDW9_cR2pLsOTL4RZVGa_slxE_KbmaEd6evFrZL-brk9L3Ak8chjL6VWUpUrZgji37SIsKkvyvy66sS6vURvXQG5OHHQiADVCKPgjRfmq1Ues/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" /></a></div>

Well, ladies, I made it! There was just the slightest doubt earlier this week :) If you've been reading the blog you know that the Great...

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Weekend Color: How to Add Color to Your Office in Thirty Seconds

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/goog_756611269"><img alt="[betsy+burnham+home+office+with+chocolate+brown+walls+crystal+chandelier+white+credenza+drapes.jpg]" border="0" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKUn91WtJHt577VU8HkZLskMTKnajlhr2C100z90uM50gwg8dQb2RULLRKpC5Ncxihyphenhyphen1csnqjJkj-u_bgRCo5cXKHBplAdnortjDIY-eeMgy9osR0qrQBR0vfUfHyk4EcdLFVTsM7qBQ/s640/betsy+burnham+home+office+with+chocolate+brown+walls+crystal+chandelier+white+credenza+drapes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not many of us are fortunate enough to have a space like <a href="http://www.cococozy.com/2008/10/designer-room-recreate-study-in.html">Betsy Burnham's</a> to work in..</div><div style="text-align: center;">Soothing cocoa walls enlivened by the active print on the curtains and chair, freshened by the white console, and visual interest added with hits of blue..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Recently I mentioned I was working on a color scheme for a clients office.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Poppy, of <b><a href="http://projectgadabout.squarespace.com/">Project Gadabout</a></b>, </div><div style="text-align: center;">commented how much her dreary grey office needed that same treatment.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I imagined trying to be inspired at work in a space described as dreary -</div><div style="text-align: center;"> thus this post was born, the simplest way to bring color into your workspace - accessories.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Modern-home-office-design-with-neutral-colors-candles-laptop-black-table-with-cabinets-green-chair-and-picture " height="324" src="http://blogmebeli.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ballardSC_HomeOffice.jpg" width="482" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This chic space clearly had good bones, the wallpaper and furniture are fantastic,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but the hits of green bring balance to this high contrast scheme..</div><div style="text-align: center;">Green is one of the best choices for an office, it offers intellectual stimulation while calming nerves.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Stylish-interior-design-home-office-with-blue-wall-wood-office-table-modern-chair-laptop-and-office-furniture" height="448" src="http://roomenvy.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/home-office.jpg?w=450&h=564" width="356" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Color enlivens tiny spaces. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The power of red.  One single red box amps up the energy level of this space hugely!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="418" id="il_fi" src="http://manolohome.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/turquoise-office.jpg" width="500" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://manolohome.com/2010/01/06/color-inspiration-turquoise-living/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tiffany blue is the perfect complement here - adding a lovely, pretty edge to this delicate space.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What about cubicles? you obviously can't go wallpapering the walls without some raised eyebrows..</div><div style="text-align: center;">let alone installing <i>a ball pit?!!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="443" id="il_fi" src="http://www.geekologie.com/2010/08/03/cubicle-funland.jpg" width="450" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love this idea below -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="479" src="http://www.fortunecookiechronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/cubicle.JPG" style="-webkit-user-select: none;" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fortunecookiechronicles.com/blog/2007/12/21/my-flower-power-cubicle/">Jennifer</a> placed a bright graphic wall decal on the floor of hers cubicle - fantastic!</div><div style="text-align: center;">You often see people adding carpets, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but they don't allow your chair to move around very well, do they? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Floor decals are the perfect solution.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3040/2707371986_523431d95d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" id="il_fi" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3040/2707371986_523431d95d.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/50646146@N00/2707371986/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">fabric covered magnetic boards are easy to find and a cinch to change..</div><div style="text-align: center;">just use double-sided self-adhesive velco strips to adhere.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" id="il_fi" src="http://knitandpurlgrrl.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83451ca5b69e2012876c7979e970c-320wi" width="322" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://knitandpurlgrrl.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83451ca5b69e2012876c7979e970c-320wi&imgrefurl=http://knitandpurlgrrl.blogs.com/five_things/2010/01/5-diy-bulletin-boards.html&usg=__c6Qc3mBJTW9D9Xx2sRHNxzqpVu0=&h=372&w=300&sz=106&hl=en&start=0&sig2=hzgTFxcw4BptdJmP9DE2gg&zoom=1&tbnid=6RTPdLQDtoUl5M:&tbnh=141&tbnw=114&ei=6efCTLf9D4zZnAfTsYSfCg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfabric%2Bcovered%2Bcork%2Bboards%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1042%26bih%3D933%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C260&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=337&vpy=454&dur=1118&hovh=250&hovw=202&tx=104&ty=138&oei=6efCTLf9D4zZnAfTsYSfCg&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:21,s:0&biw=1042&bih=933"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img height="200" id="il_fi" src="http://www.treomodern.com/images/T/205208-1.jpg" width="153" />                <img height="200" id="il_fi" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwiyd1ddnHZ-7GHDF5M_o05xlDwnaUgPrhVpmYQOTMa7UMze-5u4WHACJvTc-IM0A5hvpH5gglZl_rrTVpuEfA9d8IuJ6A6hSssHGaW5k-vMW7hqIrSuWc3vrzRWVCqfP1wp5e9MK774/s200/SurfOfficeChairYellow3QS9.jpg" width="200" />                 <img height="200" id="il_fi" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_B79fP6aZPIHvIBSBbt-fniR_QxBvAvq9w3OzRsnsXXUkLqM9caKq2KZUPpK8aMCyr54Hz8_WNymgAR2wsCA8y6WL3-WFl4gtd_krnL4gl1mG4rqCUTG7go2cgOHCBvuOuOaOfn5qWzly/s200/DWR+Eames+Aluminum+Management+Chair.jpg" width="159" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How about a new, ergonomic chair?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Even the most formal of offices can't argue employee health :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">In cherry red, or lemon yellow..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's really easy to add these small bits of happy to your office, wherever it is, and </div><div style="text-align: center;">you may be surprised how much it lifts your mood..</div><div style="text-align: center;">imagine being able to smile at the guy three desks down who insists on eating chili every day,</div><div style="text-align: center;">or the girl who has that ridiculously-loud-every-three-second-laugh going on -</div><div style="text-align: center;">okay, maybe not that much ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The office I consulted on has added new mossy green chairs for all it's employees,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> fresh taupe paint on the walls, a living wall for better air quality,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and some new acoustic panels to control office noise.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Simple improvements and the change in their office atmosphere is enormous.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="368" id="il_fi" src="http://floragrubb.com/florasblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/lian-vine-framed-garden.jpg" width="500" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.livingwallart.com/living-walls/flat-living-wall/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you all are having a great weekend,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm perusing christmas craft sales with my Mum and the girls..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">til next time..</div><div style="text-align: 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