the office

Well sometimes you get so used to living with something you don't realize how shabby it has become (and I'm not talking about the good kind of "shabby" as in "shabby chic.") It was time to clean up my little upstairs cubbyhole office, in a oversized closet. I love this place because I store everything here that pertains to me, such as my files, my photo and craft stuff, my printer, writing paper ... you get the picture. It's a real "powerhouse" and the Gardener teases that it's the "nerve center" of the house.

When we moved into this house 10 years ago the Gardener made me a desk by placing an old closet door over two filing cabinets, and then added some shelving. A dear friend gave me a window for my windowless room. I'm sure in this "before" photo I was in the middle of some project.  It's not usually this messy, but made a good "before" pic.

 I used paint left-over from the outside shutters and doors that I painted last year, and added three coats of what I would call "shellac." I love the shine! Bought a new lamp at T*rget, and repurposed my window view as a collage frame of some favorite photos.

It cost me less than $20 for everything and was well worth it. There is a much more serene feel about my little space now.  Green is calming, isn't it?


See Between Naps on the Porch for more Metamorphoses ... on Monday!