Office In Progress~

Today, I thought I would share my new home office.  This is yet another work still in progress!  I've learned from past mistakes and with all of our new redos I am taking it slow and choosing things I truly love and will use for years to come rather than just fill the spaces with a bunch of "stuff". Okay-that was probably just the biggest run on sentence ever! The office looked like this just a few short months ago:

The dark dated computer desk and hutch had been around for awhile (once upstairs in the girls playroom, then back downstairs to the office/study) as had the chair (although it had been recovered at least once).  We sold both on Craigslist, and used that money to purchase our new desk and chair!  The loveseat found a new home in our Media Room upstairs where it will get a lot more use.  The coffee table is now in our Family Room (old table went to our daughter's apartment).

The office has taken longer to pull together due to the fact that I had to wait 3 months for my desk and chair to arrive!  I chose the Jett Desk from Z Gallerie along with the white and chrome chair.  We purchased the Expedite Bookcase from Ikea (love, love, love) and the filing drawers as well.  The side chair in our office was originally in our living room and looked like this:

Chair on right.

I also splurged on the Palmer Stool in white from Z Gallerie to use as a side table for the chair.  I had looked for weeks trying to find the right table, the right height, and it was the only thing that fit the bill.  I do love it in the space.

Here is the office now, still a work in progress (especially the stuff on the shelves...it kinda landed where it did).

Looking into the room-we have double glass french doors leading in, to the right is the doorway for our downstairs bath, and to the left double doors for a closet (this room can be used as another bedroom).  With just one large wall to work with it became quite the challenge.

A closer look at the Expedite.  Still working on the placement of things!

Filing drawers from Ikea-holds so much stuff.  I store our printer paper, extra cartridges, and other various office supplies in here.  The print above we purchased on our trip to Savannah and reminds us of our Cairn Terrier Kylee.

Chair recovered in a fabric purchased at JoAnns along with the Palmer Stool.  The green vase belonged to my Granny (her favorite colors were blue and green, so the room reminds me of her).  And yes, Kylee wanted in on the action!

So, there you have it...my new home office.  I am loving having a place to work on the computer, read a book and escape to.  I am still looking for a few accessories, but I don't like to have a lot of things in a room without a purpose (even if it is just to make me smile).

Hope everyone is having a great week!  The countdown has begun here...school starts in less than two weeks!

Master Bedroom~

Today, I am revealing what we've done so far in our Master Bedroom.  There are still quite a few things I would like to add and tweak, but am being patient in waiting to find the right pieces.  Pieces we will be happy with for the long haul.

The room's decor is simple and "quiet" for many reasons.  First, it is quite calming at the end of a long stressful day.  Second, and the BIGGEST reason, is that about two years ago I discovered I have a severe dust mite allergy!  So, in order to keep the recurring sinus infections caused by the allergy at bay, we made some changes.  We ripped out all the carpet and installed prefinshed hardwood flooring.  We actually installed the flooring throughout the entire upstairs of our home ourselves.  We also swapped our old mattress for a custom latex one (dust mites hate latex).  We then kept the bedding and decor simple.  Things that could be washed often.  The decorative items have been kept to a minimum as well.  I am happy to report I have not been sick nor had a sinus infection since transforming our room!!

View of room looking toward the front of our home.  Difficult to photograph as we get tons of sunlight during the day.
Our furniture is Martha Stewart by Bernhardt.  The Curtains as well as the Hurricane lamps are from Pottery Barn, the drapery rods from West Elm.

This is part of the wall to the immediate right when you come in the room.  The flat screen is directly across from our bed and easy to view.

Close up of the gallery wall next to our large dresser/flat screen.  This is a series of photos we shot of our girls down by the river for their Christmas cards two years ago.  Again, we kept the frames simple.

Corner to the left of our bed, and just to the right of the doorway leading into our Master Bath.  The prints are from Southern Living at Home and framed in Pottery Barn backless frames (I love that the wall color shows through).  The chair may look familiar, it was my Granny's chair that we used to have in the foyer downstairs before we redid it.  We had it reupholstered and found a ticking stripe pillow at Home Goods to finish it off.  I'd love to find a little table for beside the chair.

A little closer look.  We added a ruffle this time, and I love it!

View from doorway.  I am still trying to find new lamps for our night stands.  Just haven't found the right ones yet.  Hubby likes traditional, and I would love to find some better suited for reading! The bedding is from Pottern Barn (Cloud Quilt in Ivory), Fishermen's knit Euro Shams (Ivory).  Sheets-Organic from Target (love these).  Decorative pillows and throw-Nordstrom (love the pop of coral).

Close up of ledge shelf (Pottery Barn) above the bed.  The coral and little glass box filled with seashells is from Pottery Barn as well.  The vases from Southern Living at Home.  Books-LuAnne Rice (Safe Harbor/Sandcastles/?)  Great beach reads and fit the decor perfectly.

Close up of bedding.

Hope you enjoyed the tour.  As I said, there are still a few more things I'd like to do in the room but overall am really happy with the way it turned out.

Master Bathroom~

While I am still tweaking a few things (mainly storage and accessories), I thought I would go ahead and share some pictures of our Master Bathroom.  Yes, I know, FINALLY!

His Side

Relax sign made out of old cedar fence board.

My Side

Garden tub and new drawer unit to store medicine and such. Rug purchased in Savannah.

Pottery Barn cubby.  A place to keep essential bath products.

I love storing my makeup brushes this way, easy to grab, and cuts down on the powder dust in my makeup drawer!

A few other bath essentials.  Tray-Pottery Barn, Marble Soap Dish-Home Goods.

I love using clear glass vases with dried peas/beans to house candles.  Candle-gift from hubby.

Apothecary jar filled with more bath goodies.

To the left of our garden tub is a walk in shower (forgot to get a picture), and to the right is our water closet.  Our master closet is off to the left of the shower as well (that is a work in progress).  Our bathroom is a good size, not too small not too large.  I have to clean it afterall!  We recently had the frames added around the mirrors, and it made such a huge difference.  I painted them out to match the cabinets I had done a couple years ago...chocolate brown and distressed just a bit.

Hope to have some pics of the Master Bedroom in progress to show you  tomorrow.  I am having a hard time finding those last few pieces for several rooms, but if I wait to find those you all may never get to see pictures!