Here is the before. Looks like a regular old misc. room, right? Most of us have a room like this in our house...
Here's the fabulous after:
Notice:
1. The awesome Osborne & Little wallpaper. It totally makes the room for me. Don't be afraid to wallpaper a small space with a dark and/or busy paper!
2. The vintage chair in the original funky green upholstery. Save yourself some time and money and find vintage furniture that matches your fabric or wallpaper. Or find fabric/paper that matches a great vintage chair. Either way.
3. Gold-leafing looks like a fun project. It really spiffed up this used-to-be-boring-white bulletin board from Ballard.
4. Mix patterns! See all the fun patterns on the walls, rug, and office accessories? Like the leopard trash bin on the gorgeous Dash & Albert floral rug.
5. Paint the doors and trim! The painted trim and woodwork in this room brings so much warmth. Imagine how bad stark white trim would look?
6. Use vertical space when you're working in a room with a small footprint. Like the behind the door magazine rack (above) and the high shelf (below).
7. Add {ribbon-trimmed!} shelving to office closets. Guests don't need much more than a luggage rack and a hangar or two (like below), and it would feel so good to be this organized. I especially love the idea of being able to put all these papers and files behind closed doors. Out of sight and out of mind!
8. Are you like us, living in a big city where space is at a premium? Who can afford to give up precious space for a guest bed? The double-stacked, premium Aero Beds are actually really comfortable, and easily fold down to a small, storable size. This family keeps an Aero Bed and other guest room goodies in this armoire below.
Looks great, right? Check out the article and a few more pictures here. It's a good thing we're moving soon, or I would be completely overhauling our office/guest room after seeing this article!
All photos courtesy of Country Living Magazine.