Monday, June 7, 2010

office makeover - before and after





As promised, I am finally posting pics of our little office reno. After turning our home office into Bun's nursery, Roger and I had to get a wee bit creative of where to put our office space in our 2 bedroom condo. Solution? We turned our pantry/storage space into an office nook! I am proud to say we did everything ourselves (except the electrical). The tree wall vinyl is from this cute etsy shop from Vancouver (OrqueShaw's Walldecors), and birds are cut by yours truly. You like?

Also, I should mention our little office space was recently featured on Design Sponge too (one of my all time fave blogs)! Woohoo! Check out the feature here.
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51 comments:

  1. lisaroyJune 7, 2010 at 9:00 AM

    ok, that is by far the cutest little office space I've ever seen! love the birch trees and the little birds! so cute!

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  2. AnonymousJune 7, 2010 at 9:45 AM

    Original place to put it
    I like the trees :)

    Love!
    xxx

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  3. UnknownJune 7, 2010 at 9:56 AM

    I love! And congrats on the feature, well deserved. :)

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  4. kelli g. { bug miscellany }June 7, 2010 at 10:00 AM

    wow! it looks amazing! :)

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  5. alexclarkJune 7, 2010 at 10:11 AM

    Very gorgeous and a fantastic use of space.

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  6. KristiMcMurryJune 7, 2010 at 10:21 AM

    Great job! I'm very impressed. The vinyl decals look fantastic.

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  7. T@PoppyPlacePdxJune 7, 2010 at 10:22 AM

    Very cute! Very Inspirational!

    Love the peaceful colours and what a clever use of space. :) T.

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  8. our little love nestJune 7, 2010 at 11:17 AM

    That is just awesome!! Congrats on being on DS!! So well deserved too! xo

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  9. Tsuki aka LittleGrayFoxJune 7, 2010 at 11:42 AM

    oh wow!! I love it!!!

    also, i just awarded your blog, check this post: http://littlegrayfox.blogspot.com/2010/06/feeling-love-giving-happy.html

    :)

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  10. so many memoriesJune 7, 2010 at 11:46 AM

    Love it!! Congrats on the feature too!!!!

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  11. EvelynJune 7, 2010 at 12:04 PM

    This is the most brilliant thing I've seen in ages! Completely love that shade of blue, too. Cheers! xo

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  12. UnknownJune 7, 2010 at 12:21 PM

    That little nook would make me want to work! I love it! So cute. :)

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  13. BonBon Rose Girls KristinJune 7, 2010 at 1:10 PM

    WOWZA. Amazing after. Love the little nook!

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  14. Art by TrinaJune 7, 2010 at 1:35 PM

    I love the tree vinyls! It gives it an illusion of depth. So creative! And congrats on the Design Sponge feature! Thanks for sharing :)

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  15. devonroseJune 7, 2010 at 1:45 PM

    it's perfect!

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  16. My Life Under the BusJune 7, 2010 at 2:06 PM

    Ooooo YAY !!! Congrats on Design Sponge worthiness !!! I love the colors so peaceeful. It's a fantastic use of space !!!

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  17. PlantressJune 7, 2010 at 2:29 PM

    I love what you have done and the wall vinyl draws the eye up-it's perfect for the space. Very imaginative

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  18. AmyJune 7, 2010 at 2:32 PM

    wow!! this looks really, really amazing! I love tree decals and this one looks PERFECT in this space. Great job!

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  19. TessJune 7, 2010 at 2:38 PM

    whoa, that's awesome!!

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  20. thestoryofkatJune 7, 2010 at 3:54 PM

    NICE! looks like a pretty and peaceful little nook for work.

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  21. Christie CottageJune 7, 2010 at 4:09 PM

    I love it! Great job!

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  22. Teddy Started ItJune 7, 2010 at 4:39 PM

    I love it! Although I have to say, I'd have it all covered up in piles of papers, bottles & books in no time flat -- which has saved me a lot of time and money on decorating;D

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  23. BEESTLYproductsJune 7, 2010 at 5:25 PM

    a-doorbell!

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  24. LauraJune 7, 2010 at 6:16 PM

    Too cute! I love the nature + technology look.

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  25. David Burns SmithJune 7, 2010 at 6:41 PM

    Brilliant make-over.

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  26. UnknownJune 7, 2010 at 8:15 PM

    that is beautiful! I love it!

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  27. debiJune 7, 2010 at 8:56 PM

    It turned out great, congrads on the feature!! No baby yet, I take it! My daughter was a week overdue with her first (he's 2 months old now) Sounds like your feeling well. Hope to see pics of a baby in that beautiful nursery soon!

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  28. AmandaJune 7, 2010 at 9:53 PM

    Wow! It looks amazing. Incredible what you have done with the space! I love the color, the birch trees and little birds- love it!

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  29. Jennifer YoungJune 7, 2010 at 11:49 PM

    oh shoot! i KNEW i had seen this somewhere! soooo amazing!
    j.

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  30. cupcakebombJune 8, 2010 at 10:35 AM

    Wow! How great!! You well deserve a good feature! Congrats!

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  31. Kathy~Sweet Bird DesignsJune 8, 2010 at 11:49 AM

    Well done!! I love looking at before & after pics! Thanks for sharing:)

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  32. Almost PreciousJune 8, 2010 at 1:38 PM

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  33. Almost PreciousJune 8, 2010 at 1:41 PM

    Oops, had to self-delete. My fingers and brain weren't in sync and the typos were astronomical. LOL

    It is certainly a brilliant solution to an age old problem...squeezing more space out of a small home.
    Congratulations on being featured, though your unique design certainly deserved to be...it is outstanding.

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  34. HollyJune 8, 2010 at 3:46 PM

    It looks great! You two are quite innovative. The decal is perfect too. Now that we live in a house with smooth walls, I really need to stock up on decals. I'll have to check this shop out!

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  35. JulieJune 8, 2010 at 6:04 PM

    Absolutely love it!

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  36. Melissa LisbonJune 8, 2010 at 8:17 PM

    Great use of space - love it!

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  37. NONtRENDYJune 9, 2010 at 4:58 AM

    that's awesome!!

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  38. FrannieJune 10, 2010 at 1:03 PM

    Love your office nook! What a transformation. Congrats on Design Sponge feature.

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  39. Andrea In PajamasJune 10, 2010 at 2:53 PM

    too cool!

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  40. Photos by RosieJune 11, 2010 at 5:05 AM

    Gosh, this is wonderful - I love it! What a creative and inspiring space.

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  41. readingsully2June 11, 2010 at 6:53 AM

    Again, I am very impressed. Such fun.

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  42. AnonymousJune 11, 2010 at 2:10 PM

    so wonderful! i love everything about it!

    xo Alison

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  43. AnonymousJune 12, 2010 at 5:31 AM

    FANTASTIC design - i truly love what can be done with small spaces.

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  44. UnknownJune 14, 2010 at 12:59 PM

    Wow I love it, what a great use of space :)

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  45. Coco Cake LandJune 14, 2010 at 1:21 PM

    fabulous!!! what a great little working nook!

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  46. SarahJune 17, 2010 at 3:34 AM

    Now that's what I call creative and innovative! HGTV would be proud. :)

    -Sarah

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  47. TaylorJune 26, 2010 at 10:11 PM

    Thumbs up! What a cute way to transform a small space.

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  48. Lorena // gemagentaJune 28, 2010 at 8:16 AM

    I'm a new follower! and this post definitely catch my eye!
    this is awesome!
    it looks great :D
    feeling inspired for decorating my future studio :D (I'm moving soon!)

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  49. Vintage ShoutingJune 29, 2010 at 12:07 PM

    This came out fantastic. What a way to work with such a small space!

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  50. C-NoteJune 30, 2010 at 9:33 AM

    I need to buy some of these things for my house!!

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  51. KristenJuly 2, 2010 at 8:15 AM

    WOW~ What a great space!! Very creative :)

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