I love hearing from readers who have used something they’ve seen on my blog or in my home as inspiration for one of their own projects. So, I was flattered when Nicole used our home office as a jumping off point for her own office redesign.
Here’s her original idea board for the space:
And, the final result:
Money-saving idea. . .
Instead of built-ins, she customized a combination of Billy and Benno bookcases from IKEA with crown molding and trim. (See more of this process here.)
We also used the same resource for our farmhouse tables/desks—Craigslist! Hers wasn’t the finish she originally wanted so she fixed that with some major sanding and a miniwax stain:
She also included display space for her pillows that she’ll be selling on Etsy starting next month:
See more of Nicole’s work and office redesign on her blog.
I love that you can see the inspiration of your office, but she certainly put her own spin on it. Lovely!!
ReplyDeleteI love that you can see the inspiration of your office, but she certainly put her own spin on it. Lovely!!
ReplyDeleteI must say---she nailed it. Her pillows look pretty awesome too!
ReplyDeleteOH YEAH! That is one of my great friends...she is so talented. Nicole is going to be so happy. I love her office and she will be selling pillows soon. Doesn't she just kill it with her styling skills?
ReplyDeleteWow! It looks great. I am so inspired my both of your Craigslist finds. I can never find anything on there- or maybe I don't have the patience to look! Will have to check out her Etsy store, cute pillows.
ReplyDeleteWahoo! Thanks Emily for the post and the inspiration! Your office captured many peoples attention. It is beautiful. Lucky for me I was about to embark on an office re-design myself! Those ORC challenges really get you going! This made my day :)
ReplyDeleteNicole did a great job on her office....love the style and all of the creative touches she added!
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool! It is fun to see others being inspired by your own work.
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Kristin
Did she use the same chandelier that you did for your kitchen? It looks great! I love your home office, new goal one day to have the same built ins!
ReplyDeleteOh, she did such a great job. Quite talented. You must be so flattered. This was fun to see.
ReplyDeleteLOVE! i see an office redo in my future!!
ReplyDeleteNicole did such an amazing job with her office space and your office is such an inspiration to us all! So glad you featured an amazing Canadian like Nicole :)
ReplyDeleteHow great! It must be really fun to see people use your work as inspiration!
ReplyDeleteNicole is terrific at putting together a dynamite room! And she had some great inspiration.
ReplyDeleteWhat a huge compliment, when someone copies your style! It turned out great!
ReplyDeleteDon't you love Nicole! She is awesome and very talented so for her to be inspired by your design is a high compliment! Love it!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the bookcase idea. Perfect. Sensible too.
ReplyDeleteEmily I adore your office and now Nicole's as well. I am always switching out pillows so will have to check her site!!
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Karena
Art by Karena
2012 Artists Series
Emily, I just found you fabulous blog. What inspiration and great ideas! Thanks so much for all the beauty going on over here! I am a new follower!
ReplyDeleteYou both rocked your spaces! Lovely results!
ReplyDeleteI love your office. I can see why she used it as an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous!! I love your office- definitely a room to get inspiration from! I love hers too- going to go over and check out her blog!
ReplyDeleteLovely office. I can see why it is inspiring others. I love that you both used farm style tables as desk. So much more space than a regular desk.
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