Our Neutral Office Makeover

Our office makeover is finally complete! I started on this project in the early fall, but the reveal was delayed a bit because the light fixture I purchased was backordered for a couple months. I knew that when I ordered it, but thought it was perfect for the space and I was happy to wait for it. We just installed it last week and it is really the finishing touch this space needed! It feels so much cozier in here with the addition of this Rattan Pendant. We didn’t have any overhead lighting in this room, so I had my electrician put that in and it’s been great to have an additional layer of lighting in the evenings. Most of the rooms in our home do not have overhead lighting, so I’m on a mission to add that into every space this year as I find the right lighting!

The first thing I did to refresh this space was to paint the board and batten accent wall back to the white that’s throughout the rest of our home, Sherwin Williams Extra White. When I installed the board and batten last fall I went with Sherwin Williams Tin Lizzie, and after a while it just didn’t feel like me, as I find I’m happiest in light and bright spaces. That small change instantly made the space feel brand new!

I also moved my White Sands print over to the adjacent wall because even with the anti glare frame the light coming in from the windows was too strong and the art was hard to see.

Here’s a photo of the before. When I originally designed this room we thought we’d use it as another hangout space, but we never really used it for relaxing, so I pared the furniture down to just the desk in the center of the room and the chair in the corner.

I had been eyeing the Yates Chair from McGee and Co. for a really long time, and I thought the office would be the perfect space to use it, and I get to see it down the hall each morning when I open up my bedroom door. It’s such a comfortable chair, and the cushion is really thick and well made.

We both love this space so much now, and can’t wait to spend more time in here this winter since it gets some of the best light in the house.

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