The $18 Home Office Makeover...

$18
The whole office makeover cost a mere $18.
How I hear you asking?...
Well I simply used, reused, rearranged, painted, covered, and glued
a whole lot of décor items I already had,
as well as making and creating some new things.
There was a cost of $2 for a piece of gorgeous striped remnant fabric
and an old brass thing was bought second hand for $16.
This is the before photo...


The office was OK as it was,


it was functional.


But there was too much clutter,


not a lot of organisation, too many wires,


and not a lot of pretty!


This tiny wee room (it's 1.2 metres by 1.50 metres)


is where I spend a whole lot of time,


so I thought I would make it a bit more ME.
The $2 piece of striped fabric made a cushion...
Mouse pad, and covered the office chair.
Isn't it fun when you buy something just because it's cute,


and then you find out it is valuable?


This is what happened with this...


advertised as a Curlycue thingy.


I thought it was cute and would be useful in the office


for those random bits of paper,


so I bought it -$16 including postage.


And as I am a naturally curious person, sat and googled it,


because I wondered what this brass darling was really used for.


Research revealed its history,


and it's fascinating to know that I now have a little 'Downtown Abbey' in my office!


The curly cue thing is actually a Victorian 1890's brass letter holder


- value about $100!
I covered a coaster with pretty fabric


(tutorial via the blog link)
Embellished some cute button pin tacks for the mood board...


(tutorial also over at the blog)
Added a potted orchid...


Framed a piece of home drawn art, and made a driftwood heart for the wall.


Created some chalkboard labels.


Moved in new décor pieces from other parts of the house.
And here it is after...


I'm loving my restyled office space!


Birds, art, French Country and a little shabby rusticness...


An office with touches of the things I love!


Click on the link for the full blog post with lots more photos, and the links to the things made.
Tracey Lee Cassin
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