Top 5 No No's in the Home Office

Have you ever wondered what 'Not To Do' when trying to set up your home office? Well I have done the searching for you, and this is what I have found..

1.   Don’t buy a complete matching office suite of furniture – you know the one I am talking about with the desk that matches the chair which then matches the hutch and file cabinet.  Seriously it screeaamsss "no personality"!

2.   Don’t buy the laminates or wood veneers.  They're cheap (unless your at Ikea - I can't understand why there furniture is the price it is considering its just laminate!) but trust me they don't normally last very long, and you cant paint them. 

3.   Don’t skimp on the office chair.  You are going to be spending a huge amount of time in this chair, so be kind to yourself and pick something that is comfortable. There are some amazing blogs out there that have done chair revamps if you are looking at money saving ideas, like these:

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You should go check out the full post over at Tattered to Flattered - she has done the most AMAZING job on this chair! I would love to have it in my home..

Another example of a wonderful chair revamp is over at the The Handmade Home - I so have to learn the skills of reupholstering crappy looking furniture to masterpieces like these girls!

4.   Don’t forget to add decorative touches.  This is supposed to be YOUR space, so mix i up with some flowers and family photos. Even some DIY artwork is a great idea.

5.   Don't use your home phone for your home office if you are trying to run a business from home.  The worse thing for a prospective client to hear is your little munchkin kiddies screaming in the background.

Have you got any more tips on decorating and planning the home office? 

My Dream Office

If this were a perfect world and I could have a perfect office that took up a full room, I would be a very very happy girl! I would love to have a large office with great big windows and lots of sun shining with some nice greenery to look at, or possibly the ocean! HA!

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And unlimited storage with pretty file boxes!

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Hey that pink and black folder storage even matches the picture of the bedroom from my previous post!

And..... if I could have a whole room to play with, these are some of the things i would want it to look like....

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Perfectly Imperfect

(I wish my whole house could look like this)

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What would be your dream office if money grew on trees? Would you have a big fancy room or are you quite happy with a little space? It would be interesting to see what your opinion is :)

I hope you are all having a wonderful week.

Office Inspiration Month

Hi Guys, I hope you all had a great weekend! It's a long weekend here (Australia) and is great to relax and spend some wonderful time with my Partner :) Did you do anything exciting or eventful this weekend?

Well I was thinking that maybe I should finish this month off with everything and anything to do with the Home Office. As i'm in the thinking/planning process of doing up our our Guest Room and putting in a Cloffice (office in a closet), I couldn't think of a better topic to cover then the 'Home Office'.

In my opinion every girl needs a place where she can sit away from all the hustle and bustle of life's little duties to just take a minute to herself where she can relax, read blogs and overload on decorating and organising inspiration from all the lovely blogs on here and the pretties in those magazines.

So to end this month off I am going to be doing posts on my inspiration for everything to do with the office, from the must haves to all the lovely things that should also be in there to make you feel like your in heaven! So heres one of my favourite pictures that I wish was my own home office, I love how clean and crisp everything looks (If only this were a perfect world)!

Guest Room/Office

Well we currently have a spare room which is the guest room at the moment, although the only thing in there is a bed and a couple of boxes that i'm still to unpack (this was meant to be done a couple of months ago but of course i had to go into labour the same week we got them and still haven't worked up the courage to find homes for everything yet!).

I would luurve to make it into an office/guest room but am to confused as to what colour scheme i want. At the moment i seem to be fixated on the look of pink and black..

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But I also really like the look of more muted tones like whites and blues

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My plans for this room is to make a nice comfy place where guests can come and relax and feel like they're actually on a holiday, maybe even a nice retreat!  I also want to combine the office in this space. I was thinking along the lines of one of those nice cupboard office that seem to be all the rage at the moment (but i think i might leave that to another day).

Sooo what are your thoughts? I love both looks.. I think the more subtle colours will be much more relaxing for our guests, and from what i can see in those pictures I could also possibly add in a little touch of pink and black??!!

I'd love to hear what your thoughts are on these colours? I need HELP! haha I am such an indecisive person!