Office Reveal

(I've had trouble with font size for this post and I have given up the wrestling match with blogger, so if there are several sizes I apologize!)

The office redo is complete apart from the ongoing tweaking. I'll walk you through the changes. This is a his and her office. Mr. H actually comes to work here every day. You should see him on casual Friday ;-)

This is the her side. Our new desks are from the Christopher Lowell collection found at Office Depot. We're very pleased with the quality. The new commercial carpet is working much better for us.

The framed prints to the far left will get painted black. I'm already accessorizing the top of the hutch, but not in these photos.

Below the TV is a stand that holds my printer and scanner. They always get so dusty so I think I'm going to keep it covered with the fabric. I like how it covers up the clutter as well. The white cable concealer going up the wall will be painted to match the wall color. We also used that to run the cables across the room. It is placed on the front of the base board (right side of printer stand). You don't even notice it, so it was well worth using.

I had not added any curtains when I took these first photos. I have looked at that bare rod for four years at least! I'm a major procrastinator when it comes to sewing.

Now lets look at his side of the office. Ignore the placement of the prints on the wall. We'll get around to redoing them some day so they are balanced better. The cabinet to the left of his desk is for all his files.

Yes, he uses all the computers while he is working. The desk top photo on the large monitor is a favorite photo of mine. Our oldest son took this of his dad on one of their many fishing trips. It will get framed and go on the wall soon.

Over the closet is a print our youngest son gave his father. It's 'The Swamp' where our Florida Gators play--undefeated so far this season. Rah, rah!

Here's just a little bit of the details on my desk--ever changing, I'm sure. I almost didn't get the hutch, but I'm so glad I decided to! The Lab photo is beloved Murphy, who we still miss. The little creamer is hiding my paper clips, and rubber bands are in the green glass.

My little Mary Engelbreit statue stands guard for when I need an attitude adjustment.

My desk is never without my favorite pencil holder.

Here are the curtain in progress. First, I hung painter's drop cloths, which are made from cotton duck cloth. I see why these have become so popular for drapery use. They are a lot of fabric for a small price--$11.00 each for 9 x 6 feet panels. I'm using them to get the full length to the floor since I don't have enough of the floral fabric.

Right now I'm just trying this look out before I sew any edges. What I think I want to do is add black fringe (which I can't find) to the bottom of the fabric, and then a stripe of it near the bottom of the beige. I think this would bring them together for some continuity. Another thought is to add a strip of solid black fabric to the bottom of the floral so the length would come to the bottom of the window instead of just above. This may not be happening until the first of the year when the schedule calms back down post holiday however.

Thank you so much for taking a look! I have zero fall decorations in the house....but the office is done!