I guess I could have titled this post paint and paper are a frugal decorators best friend 🙂 ! I started thinking about changing my guest bedroom into an office/craft space January 2012 when I shared some office desks from Ikea that I was considering buying. I know…it takes me a while to get to things! My only excuse is that I didn’t feel well for a good part of last year. So my energy was focused elsewhere.
Well we finally bought a desk at Ikea (actually 3) for me a few weeks ago and it’s not any of the ones I showed in that post! Although it’s kind of a combination of them. They have a make your own option with various table tops and legs available.
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We used two to make an L-shaped desk for me. The other one is my craft table. I chose red legs (of course)! I’m thinking of making a skirt to go on the outside of the two sides of the L. There’s a lot of good storage space under there but I don’t want it to look messy.
Anyway, this post is more about the cute decorations I made for the room like these scrapbook paper fan flowers/paper medallions. I plan on making more – some out of maps. If I waited until I was completely done with them all before I showed them to you, it would probably be another year before you saw them! They are really, really, REALLY time consuming to make (but so cute and cheap)! I have to give myself a little break before making some more 🙂
These tissue paper flowers were much easier to make!. I’d love to find a petite chandelier to hang in their place or maybe some fun Chinese lanterns. Until I find that perfect “something else” I’ll enjoy looking up at these fun, colorful tissue paper flowers! They’re hung with fishing wire and push pins in the ceiling.
I spray painted the frame of a little chalkboard that I’ve had forever (used to be white). I think it used to be a painting that I just painted over with chalkboard paint. It still is marked with the price I paid at Goodwill for it $3.53! I just loved the frame. I thought it would be good to write little encouraging phrases or things to think about on it. “Bloom Where You Are Planted” is actually what my About Me page is called. It’s something I’ve been trying to do for many many MANY years!
You can find this printable on my Free Printable Pinterest Board. I just have it on a clipboard to make it easy to change out. I love free printables!
Hoop art is really light weight and easily hung from my bulletin board.
I have to make a decision about curtains and some organizing things and a few more decorative touches and I will be done soon…unless I decide to rip out the old carpeting and paint the floor!
Other office makeover posts:
The bookcase that I’m using in the office that I made over
The chair I painted for my office
There is so much I love about this post! Your paper flowers are really pretty but my favorite are the paper fans! I make those to, I use them for table center pieces tucked into the flowers during the holidays and you could make some smaller ones and attach to a frame. Nice job on everything
Michelle. thebashfulnest.blogspot.com
Thank you Michelle! If you have any paper medallions you want to send me…. 🙂
Those medallions are so pretty! Great job 🙂
It’s coming along great, Manuela! Why am I not surprised that you got the red legs for your desk. : ) It takes me forever sometimes, too; I still need to get bedding from Ikea that I showed a couple of months ago. Just haven’t had a chance to get back there. Love your decorations! Your paper fans came out really pretty and I love the paper flowers. I just hung a couple up in my booth and I have two in my craft/sewing room, too.
Your office makeover is looking great! Love the paper flowers.
Mary Alice
Your office is really coming along and those paper medallions are wonderful.
Cynthia
The medallions are just wonderful! 🙂
I want a desk like that ( I have a decent one but it is so heavy…It would be cleaner behind it with a mosr portable desk / plus I like that white ! 🙂
I really love your home office so far, especially the red desk legs, the paper flowers, and the print-out on the clipboard. Looking fantastic!
Really like “Your Space” – lots of great ideas. Thanks for sharing them with us. I am still trying to figure out where to create a special space here and it is just not coming together.
Have a great week.
What a color-filled, cheerful space you’ve created! Your blue-framed chalkboard has me inspired–I’d passed up a nice frame at last weekend’s yard sales because I didn’t have a use for it. Now I do!
It looks like you are really enjoying creating your own space. I love all of the little touches you have added that showcase your creativeness. The fans are great and I love the idea of making them from maps. Hope you are having a great week! Maybe some of this excessive rain is moving on out!
Love the look of your office and craft space! Have a blessed day sweet friend, HUGS!
Oh, I wish I had that desk. We don’t have an IKEA in the whole darned state. I love your embellishments you’ve added to the room.
Brenda
Your craft room is looking fabulous Manuela! I love all of the colors. Very inspiring!
Your craft room looks wonderful! It’s nice to have a space that is attractive and reflects YOU, isn’t it. I love your flowers and your circles, I can’t remember what you called them. 🙂
I love everything you did. How bright and cheery your office is now. Perfect summer pick me up. Thanks for sharing at the Cabin’s “BUDGET DECORATING PARTY’.
There is something about tissue paper flowers that is just so happy! Love the post!
these are really cute ideas, thanks for sharing