First Room Redo-- A Home Office by the Lake - January 12-16, 2015

My current  IT job allows me to work from home almost full time; so I need a place where I there is peace and quiet. In our home in Oakley, my home office was on the first floor; however, our current home doesn't have any bedrooms downstairs; so, I chose bedroom number 3, which is located at the back of the house.

It's a typical 10' x 10' square room that has a closet that has a double sliding wooden door. Since we moved, my husband bought me three sets of white plastic (made of PVC) shelving units to put my stuff on. I already have the black coated heavy-duty iron shelving units from our former home's home office, but in no time, the shelving units became overloaded with items, hence, the PVC shelving units.

The PVCs were meant to be temporary, until I find a better solution. We placed them against the wall, adjacent to the two iron shelving units, placed in an "L" shape. it was okay at first, allowing me to put my stuff somewhere. However, they turned into a spot where I just threw in stuff that became an eyesore. For a while, I thought of covering with curtains to hide them, but I would rather move those three PVCs somewhere else so that my office space will have more...well...space!

I decided that enough is enough! It's time to de-clutter big time. I chose the lake/beach theme for this room. I needed a sense of calm to help me tackle my daily, stressful job.

Home Office

Found this wall hanging at HomeGoods. It works well with my lake/beach theme. 

A pair of apothecary jars hold messages, favorite quotes, and bible verses. I call these messages in a jar!

I got this shelf for $10 at Ross a couple of years ago. The three starfishes are holiday ornaments from Target purchased 8 years ago.

Organizing our bills and budget.

Coordinating bins to hold magazines and other items.

The trio of plastic baskets are from Dollar Store. They hold the electronics, accessories, and small office supplies such as paper clips, tapes, stapler, labels, etc. The boxes on the bottom shelves were just ordinary filing boxes that I covered with contact paper left over from our kitchen shelves in Oakley. It's a great way to match the color scheme using inexpensive materials.