My husband and I bought our first home in July, and finally moved in this September. We had granted our Seller's occupancy so that left me a lot of time to stalk Pinterest and plan out how I wanted to decorate every room of our new house. One of the rooms I have really been looking forward to was an office space. I do occasionally work from home, so it would be really nice to have a dedicated area to work as well as having a set space to do other planning. Nathan and I spent a lot of time painting different rooms in the house, putting in a shiplap wall and other various things you do when you move in so it took some time before we started on my office. But finally, my office is complete and I am beyond thrilled with how it turned out!
My office is the only place in the house that is truly "My" space and I couldn't wait to have a girly domain. I absolutely ADORE Kate Spade and wanted my office to reflect this. I'm obsessed with the whole blush pink and gold theme which I included in my wedding, so you know I was going to draw off of that inspo for this space as well.
The first thing we needed to do was give the space a fresh paint job. I wanted to paint three of the walls a light blush pink ( I chose Opulent Opal by Valspar 1005-6c) and the third wall I was considering this gorgeous rose gold cracked marble wallpaper, but it turns out that the wallpaper alone would have been over $250! Don't get me wrong, the paper was beautiful but this homegirl is on a budget! After some research I found these really neat peel and stick gold dots from Amazon and I knew exactly what to do with them. We painted the fourth wall white and my husband and I measured out and leveled line by line where each gold dot would go. I spent $9.50 on 200 gold dots and only used about 120 of them! Much better than the $250 wallpaper. Not only were the gold dots a cost saving but they totally embody Kate Spade.
I would describe the style in my home as modern farmhouse (Yes, I love Joanna Gaines) but I also really love mid century modern. My office was the perfect place to pull in mid century modern pieces with lots of gold touches. Target's Project 62 line is awesome if you haven't checked it out, and is where I got my tripod lamp, marble side table, gold picture frames, wall planters and large gold circular mirror. I also replaced the handles on the closet door with gold handles from the Project 62 line at Target.
I wanted the office to have a very clean but chic girl boss feel to it. My office would be a place for me to work and to collab with friends, so it needed to accommodate at least one other person. I initially was thinking a plush padded chair would be perfect for the corner of my office, but I was concerned that would take up too much space as my office isn't that large of a room. I ended up deciding on a clear acrylic chair, which I freaking love. It's so funky and modern and very on trend I ended up getting a great deal on my chair from Wayfair. I paid only $69.95 for the chair. Most places I looked online and in store were marked at about $100 so I was excited to get a good deal. (I am always looking for the best deal so stay tuned for lots of great deals).
The office was feeling a bit cold and too modern, so I needed something to cozy up the space. At first I was thinking that a faux sheepskin throw would be perfect to accompany my acrylic chair so I started looking online. To my surprise faux throws weren't as budget friendly as I'd expected, so I held off ordering one from Amazon. I really liked the idea of the shag throw but needed to spend some more time researching where to get a quality one. At the same time I knew a rug would be a great way to warm up the space but, I hadn't found what I was looking for. One day my husband and I were in line at Costco waiting to check out when I noticed a woman in the line next to us. She had a gigantic sheepskin rug in her cart. I walked over and asked her how much the rug was and she told me $99 dollars and I couldn't believe it! I was looking at spending $60 dollars on amazon for a faux throw that was not even half the size. Nathan was the one who actually convinced me to get it and ran back and grabbed if for me, and boy I am so happy that he did! I got a quad sheepskin rug for only $99 dollars! You cannot beat that deal. I absolutely love this rug and my pups love it too.
For the wall art I ended up finding these really cute 8 x 10 gold picture frames from Target's Project 62 line. The prints were downloadable art I found on Etsy. I also found the two geometric wall planter's from the same line. The large polka dot planter is by Opal House from Target. I saw Opal House's polka dot collection awhile ago at Target but I held off purchasing. I ended up getting this planter on clearance for only $5.09 when it was originally marked $16.99 and a matching large vase for only $5.99! I love macrame wall art and was able to find a really affordable one from Target. I paid about $15 dollars for mine!
The desk is from Ikea and is the Alex white desk. I paid $150 for my desk. I absolutely love that the desk has the panel flap in the back to keep cables out of sight. Inside the flap there are holes on both the left and right side for cables. It makes your work space clutter free. The desk came in white, so I bought some gold spray paint and some clear protectant spray and painted the legs gold. This was much cheaper than a lot of the gold and white desks that I looked at online. The desk is good quality and should last me a long time. I also love that the two drawers provide ample storage space. I found my desk chair from WayFair and love that I found a chair in gold and white. I found some desk accessories by Kate Spade but felt that they were simply priced too high so I found very similar ones on Amazon. The stapler, tape dispenser and pen holder pictured below were all purchased on Amazon.
My filing cabinet is from HGTV. I love that the cabinet is wide enough for my printer to go on. The bottom drawer is perfect for hanging files while the top drawer is additional storage. I was thrilled to find a filing cabinet with gold hardware. I paid just under $64 dollars for this filing cabinet.
Overall I absolutely love my office. It is my favorite room in the whole house. I love that I have a space that truly feels like me. If you are interested in purchasing any of the items I found for my office I am attaching links down below. As an Amazon Associate and Target affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases. By clicking on any of these links I may make a small commission at no cost to you. As always I only recommend products that I truly love. None of these items have been sponsored. I purchased them all because I truly love them and think that they add value to my space!
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