Office Challange

As I stated in my  last post I am joining in on   New Years Organizing Revolution Week-1

And this week we are in the office! Well I really did not have an office before. I had a desk in our down stairs living room, and it was a big mess we used as a dumping ground for everything! The spare room was where we want to make our office/crafting/sewing room. I am going to warn you, this room you are about to see, was a complete mess. And to top it off it is painted BLACK and has super yucky carpet! 

We plan to paint this room and put new carpet (I hope soon) and you better believe I will be sharing a before and after on that room makeover! Until then I have to deal with the ugly wall color and dirty carpet. But now I have an office, where I can close the door and actually get some work done! 

 I turned a corner into a shipping station for eBay sales. I had a ton of stuff to move and go threw and still do, but I was able to move my old hope chest from my daughters room into the corner. The after photo you can see the box on the far left has packing supplies, and on top of the printer is my scale to weigh my packages.

 And my desk! Wow was that heavy to move, and difficult to get into the room. One day I would like to paint this desk white and add new knobs onto it, I have seen a few photos of a similar desk painted white and just loved it! Up on top of the desk I have a calendar and a scent warmer! On the wrighting area I have two nice boxes that I found at TJMaxx a few months back. It fits great in that space and I have things I might need at hand such as paper clips, sticky notes and label maker refills. It may not be a pretty office and it may not be complete but it is a lot better then the above photos where it was no where near functional. I am happy to finally have a space to get some things done, and hope that it will motivate me more! In the next few weeks I plan to add a few more things that are needed and also hang some photos on the walls. When the day comes for us to fix up this room and paint my desk, I will be sure to take a ton of photos to share with you! Feel free to leave me comments on what you might change to make it better, or fancy on a budget! ;)