I love this room so much, but it's a little bittersweet because I have to give it up to become Alice's big girl room, haha. I figured I'd better blog it before it doesn't even look like this anymore. Luckily, I knew this was our plan all along and I designed it to transition into her space. So much of it will be staying as is with some furniture/storage/design changes here and there. Watch for all that in most likely another year, ha ;)
But in the meantime, let's all enjoy it as an office, shall we?


The gold polka dot decals from urban walls are really the star of this room, I just had to use them somewhere and the gold theme just sort of sprouted (or exploded) from there.


I was so happy to find a home for the tassel garland originally used for Alice's second birthday party. Who says garlands are just for parties?


The one thing this room has really provided me with is some much needed storage. It forced me to sort, organize and corral all my random craft/office goodies and now they're all pretty and on display (just don't peek behind that other closet door, k?




As hard as it is to part with this girly space of my own, I'm excited about the room it will become next. This big girl bed just arrived last week and I'm excited (and nervous) to get her in there. Wish us luck!
Sources:
wall colour: coconut sugar, c/o para paints
gold polka dot decals: urban walls
desk: Ikea hack (see details here)
lamp: urban outfitters
pouf: etsy
light fixture: home sense
chair: home sense (old, stolen from my bedroom)
pillow: indigo
fabric basket: plum home + design
artwork by: indigo, justine ma, rifle paper co, ss print shop, tracey ayton, michelle armas
expedit shelf: ikea
tassel garland kit: confetti & sparkle party shop
jars: dollarama (spray painted lids gold)
moose head: west elm (similar)
gold spray paint: home depot (another huge star in the room)
xo,
Christine
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Amazing! love all of it! very well thought out...pretty and useful! Quick question, when you spray painted the lids of the jars, did you have to sand the lids down? Any other tips for spray painting? And where are the black and white boxes from? Thanks
ReplyDeleteThank you!! I just spray painted away, no sanding. Everything seems to be holding up well so far. The black and white boxes are from the dollar store!
DeleteWell worth the wait!!! Such a happy, chic space with the hits of gold, black & pink. I think you did it all in such a tastefully fun way!! And the storage--meow. I could see Alice's room morphing from all this goodness, too but hey she can just curl up on the sheepskin in the living room or something right because this room is too pretty to give up ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, friend! I'm so happy with how it turned out and ya, I think Alice would love a sheepskin sofa bed... or a fort under the desk ;)
Deletegorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Stephanie!
DeleteOh man, this is gorgeous! I love the glamour, the perfect styling and all of the DIY touches. Can I come over and craft with you here? :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Christina! Of course, my crafting door is always open!!
Deletelove love it! your making me want to get my butt in gear and organized my craft/office supplies. great work christine!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cait! Organizing those goodies was such a daunting job, let's hope I can stay on top of it ;)
DeleteSo nice! That corner with the chair can stay as is for Alice too!
ReplyDeleteYes, that's the plan!
DeleteJust gorgeous! I love every inch of this room :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Amy! :)
DeleteI love everything you've done! You did a great job of making everything beautiful, but still very functional. It inspires me to renovate my current office!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! Crazy how much more functional a room can be once it's organized! Wish I would have done this ages ago.
Deletei'm so in love with this room -- so many awesome little details! i think we need to have a little party in there to celebrate its awesomeness before the big transformation :)
ReplyDeletepar-tay for sure! Hurry, it's getting messier by the day! ;)
DeleteJust beautiful!! Gold and pink are the perfect colour if you ask me :) It will definitely transition well into Alice's big girl room
ReplyDeleteThanks, EJ. I'm much as I love it as an office, I'm excited to see it transition too!
DeleteThis is just the cutest! I love the gold :) Our new house has a room that will end up being office / guest room / playroom for my niece and nephew so I'm definitely bookmarking some of these ideas!
ReplyDeleteThis is GORGEOUS! I want to pin it!
ReplyDeleteall sorts of lovely here!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness this is the most beautiful room ever! You really did an amazing job. I think I now need to paint my room white and paint accents of gold everywhere.
ReplyDeletexx Sara
Everything looks just so lovely!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! Can't wait to see it as a big girl's room. Will the gold dots be staying?
ReplyDeleteYou bet the gold dots are staying!!
DeleteSo beautiful, Christine! What a treat to work amongst so much prettiness. Alice will be very lucky to take over this room soon. :)
ReplyDeleteHow do you get any work done in there? I'd be sitting there all day, touching all the pretty things :) Gorgeous space. I'm sure Alice's new room will look just as lovely.
ReplyDeleteLooks amazing!! It's funny that some of your details are so similar to my office! Great job! P.S. I stole your dollarama lid idea.. so lovely!
ReplyDeleteWOW! What an absolutely perfect space. Love every inch.
ReplyDeleteLOVE what you did to that desk and the wall details!!!
ReplyDeleteThere are so many elements here that I love - the chair, the colours, the layout, the excellent children's books I can see in that bin... WOW.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty and the perfect beginnings for Alice's room. I'm sure she will love the gold polka dots. Her turquoise bed will look so adorable in there - love that bed.
ReplyDeleteAHHH-MAZING!! so beautiful, love all the pretty elements!
ReplyDeleteWow....so much gorgeousness in that office! I can see why you're a little sad to part with it. But I think it's already got all the perfect elements to transition into a big girl room! Great job!
ReplyDeleteHi! I have the same Michelle Armas artwork, so beautiful!! Wondering where you found your globe? We have such very similar taste and design!! It really looks gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I got the globe from our local antique mall - a steal for $10!
DeleteOk, I NEED to know where the teeny china doll bowl came from! The one in front of the gold bowl on your amazing desk?!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had a source! My pal, bought if for me on a recent trip to New Zealand. It's so cute isn't it!?
DeleteI LOVE it all!! Just perfect! my favourite colour scheme for sure! Amazing job!
ReplyDeleteI ADORE IT ALL! So pretty, chic, and fun! Coming over from Freckles Chic and saw you over there. xo Kristin
ReplyDeleteSo, so pretty. I am going to finally get my own real office in the new house, and I am for sure going to do this Ikea hack! I have loved it forever. :)
ReplyDeleteYour office is amazing. Definitely one of my favorite office spaces on the web. Thank you for the inspiration, I just got the gold spray paint and I hope it looks as nice.
ReplyDeleteyour ikea hack on a portuguese design blog (not mine): http://home-styling.blogspot.pt/2014/06/gold-spray-works-wonders-spray-dourado.html
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any idea where you got your globe? just stumbled on this room and i love it all!! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! The globe is thrifted, sorry!
DeleteDid you add the pom pom to the curtains or buy them? I don't see them in the source list. thank you!
ReplyDeleteI sewed them on! The curtains are from IKEA :)
DeleteHi love this office it looks great. Could you tell me where you got the mug with gold handle and initial?.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's from Anthropologie!
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