Home Office Makeover Reveal

Today’s the day!  My home office/craft room makeover reveal.  I hope it lives up to your expectations.

This room makeover has been in the works for hmm 17 months.   The process was slow.  Obviously.  This goes to show that rooms don’t come together over night.  Remember that.

I must say I really love my office.  It’s my woman cave.  The place where I can display as many pink and feminine things as I want.  Forget about man caves, every chick should have a woman cave.

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Let’s start with the largest piece of furniture in the room– the Ikea Expedit workstation.  I decided on this behemoth because it seemed like a good storage solution for my office.  So in May, 2012 Brad and I made the 2 hour drive to Cincinnati, home of the nearest Ikea, to get the workstation, white storage boxes, picture frames, shelves, and some chocolate.

Brad started on the Expedit shelving unit when we got home and had it assembled in an hour.  I don’t know why people complain about assembling Ikea furniture.  Tip: don’t use the supplied dinky Allen wrenches.  Get a cordless drill.  And a beefcake husband.  You’re welcome.

ikea expedit

I’m not an overly girly person.  Don’t let this room give you the impression I’m the bubble gum and rainbows cheerleader type.  I’m not.  I just like the color pink.  I mean, our wedding colors were pink and green.

home office details

Speaking of weddings, I tried to sell my DIY wedding program box and card box after our wedding but that didn’t pan out so they’re hanging out on top of the Expedit.  I had my wedding bouquet immortalized on canvas this past summer.  But I still didn’t have the guts to throw away my gross, dried up bouquet.  It’s in the wedding program box.

ikea expedit

I originally bought these shelves (from Ikea) for our guest bathroom but they were too deep, so I put them in the office.  The Ball mason jelly jars I thrifted a while back fit perfectly on the shelves.  I also store my turquoise Ball mason jars on the top shelf.

ball canning jars used for craft storage

I store various craft and sewing supplies in the jelly jars– washi tape, bakers twine, buttons, and vintage thread spools.

ball mason jars used for craft storage

This wooden cart was given to us by Brad’s grandma.  I brightened it up with a little spray paint.  I use it to house our printer, modem, router, my greeting card box, and some of my books.

printer cart

I created a little sitting area/reading nook with one of the chairs I purchased off Craigslist and a table I scored at Goodwill for $9 on half-off Saturday.  The table looked a little rough, so I freshened up with a coat of white spray paint.

home office chair and side table

The blanket has made previous appearances on the blog– it was a wedding present knit by my Great Aunt.  The pillow’s twin has made an appearance on the blog too.

chair with chevron pillow

I showed you how I tackled the gallery wall a few weeks ago.  The process wasn’t as painful as I thought it’d be.

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white gallery wall

I spruced up my grandma Mildred’s sewing cabinet a year ago.  And I showed you how I took the storage box from ugly green to pretty pink last year.

craft room

Thrifted tatting threads and vintage thread spools are displayed in apothecary jars.

pink threads

Last year I covered my teenage cork board I stole from my parent’s basement with fabric and pushed 5,000 thumbtacks along the edge to give it a nailhead trimmed look.  I get phantom pains in my fingers when I look at it.  Just kidding.  Kind of.

craft room makeover

No room reveal post is complete without fresh flowers.  Write that down.

I picked up these hydrangeas for under $5 at our local grocery store.  Two of them were in the clearance section for $.89.  $.89!  And these puppies have lasted well over a week.  They look pretty nice next to my DIY lucite tray, no?

home office hydrangeas

I’m not opening those closet doors and showing you what’s inside. . . yet.  I have a little DIY project planned for the closet.  Hopefully, I’ll get to it within the next 5 years.

The C monogram hanging on my closet door is from college, and the canvas bag is my super cool Two Twenty One bag.  I’m legit.

craft room makeover

Oh look, it’s my stenciled file cabinet.

I had it under the desk, but I didn’t like how it was somewhat hidden so I put it here.  It fits perfectly in this spot.

stenciled file cabinet

The Expedit is pretty awesome.  It holds a whole lot of stuff.  Which is really nice for me because my home office really is my home office.  I’m a self-employed developmental therapist, and I provide in-home therapy in clients’ homes so my home office is my home base.  This room also serves as the Two Twenty One headquarters and my craft room.  Therefore, I have a lot of stuff.  I’m able to store my work related necessities (client files, paperwork, books) along with my blogging, crafting, and personal items in the Expedit.

ikea expedit for home office

Finally, no room reveal post is complete without the appropriate before and after photos.

home office makeover

I hope you enjoyed the home office/craft room tour!

 Find out more details about the makeover, where I purchased everything, and the approximate cost of the makeover HERE.

What do you think about the room makeover?
What’s your favorite thing about the room?
Any random questions?

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  1. OH MY it is beautiful! Girly, but not too girly, sophisticated but fun!
    Love it! Great job!
    Lots of Love
    Ashli

  2. Looks great!!! I see it pinned many times over! :) I think I’d just sit in there all day and stare at it’s loveliness!!

    • Barb Hesselgrave says:

      Looks beautiful. I am going to try to use your ideas in my new home in Yorktown, Indiana, which is just up the road from your home. Too bad we aren’t neighbors so you could come over and give me ideas.

      • Chelsea says:

        Congrats on the new home, Barb! You know, I’ve lived in Indiana my entire life, and I’ve never been to Yorktown/Muncie. I’ll have to put it on my list of places to visit. And if we were neighbors and I came over I’d expect lots of cookies. ;)

  3. WOW!! It looks great! I love that you mixed “old” and “new”. The craigslisted chair is gorgeous!! I love that and mason jars with the brand new shelves.

    By the way, I used to make 8 hours trips to Pittsburgh before Ikea made it to Cincinnati. I am super glad it it here, now!

  4. Great Job! Love the colors and how they flow through the room. The work you put in really paid off. Time to enjoy!

  5. GORGEOUS!! Loving everything about your office {and so jealous that mine is no where near yours yet}!!
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  6. I love this! I have recently purchased the same desk and shelving from Ikea. Still working on the layout and how to store everything. So many ideas thank you
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  7. Looks great! Fresh and inspiring! xo Kristin
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  8. Love this room! What color did you use on the walls?

  9. It looks great, Chelsea! Love how light and airy it is and the colors are so pretty:) You can craft your little heart out in there.
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  10. Chelsea, this is beautiful! I have the expedit also, but mine looks nothing like that! I am inspired. When we move and I get a new room that is crammed with junk, this is happening. Very nice!

  11. Love it! What a great transformation! Thanks for sharing!
    Leslie
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  12. Beautiful, Chelsea!! I can see why it took so long – it’s PERFECT. Love the white furniture; it’s so clean and elegant. And I STILL need to go to IKEA, though I won’t be buying any food items there! ;)
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  13. Looks awesome! I love how you styled the Expedit.
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  14. Oh Chelsea it is absolutely gorgeous! I love how light and bright it is and all of your storage solutions are awesome. When can I come over and craft?! ;)

  15. GAH!!!! Love, love, LUUUURVE it!!! The pink, blue, & white just look so fresh and girly and clean! Can you come help me finish my office?? I have a lot of aqua & white, and I have been trying to figure out whether to incorporate a 3rd color. I love all of the different jars that you used to display everything, (I am obsessed with my aqua Ball jars, too!) and those storage boxes are so pretty!! Can’t wait to read more of the deets tomorrow! GORGEOUS!!
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  16. I absolutely love this post! It’s inspiring and has great timing, I’m making the 3 hour trek out to the Charlotte Ikea this weekend. I think it’s sweet that you use so many of your family’s gifts and furniture in your design, makes it so much more personalized. Thanks for all the great photos.

  17. Very pretty! And functional. I like happy woman caves!
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  18. Oh my gosh!! I love it! Great job :)
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  19. It was everything I dreamed it would be and more! Now I totally want my own office! Yours is amazing! I love it!
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  20. Love everything about it! Makes me want to make over my home office ASAP. Hopefully after my wedding this summer, I can start tackling it. Amazing job!
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  21. I think you get an A. I would of given you an A+ but I deducted for not getting the office turned in on schedule. I would never do that you know (my nose just grew). My favorite thing? The canvas of your wedding flowers. Why? It makes the room come alive.

    Bliss
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  22. Such a beautiful girly room!! love it!

  23. Umm… seriously GORGEOUS! I’m so happy you got rid of that purple wall. I can totally see your style all over this new space. And it’s so organized!! Super jealous over here. I’m in love!!
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  24. Brenda B. says:

    I am in awe of your office makeover! It’s just perfect.. I want to drive over 3 hrs. to that same IKEA and get that same storage unit for my wall in a spare bedroom, so that I can store all my yarn.. Thanks for sharing this journey with us on your blog! I look forward to your posts! Blessings..

  25. You did an amazing job! Everything came together so nicely. It always pays to take your time, because then you’ll never be disappointed with your final project. I just LOVE this space!! :)
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  26. This. Looks. Amazing It actually makes me really want an Expedit for toy storage. I think you’ve sold me. Although, my way of decorating would never look as good as yours.

    I also love the way you have positioned your desk in the room. Really posh. Everything looks fabulous.

    Consider yourself pinned.
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  27. It looks fantastic! We have an Expedit and I always have a hard time styling it – the openings seems too deep/too square/not big enough….but you totally managed to pull it off.
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  28. This looks so amazing!! I’ve been decorating my home office in my head (it’s being built) and I don’t think I could ever make it look as pretty as yours. Everything just falls into place perfectly in this room! Love love love it!
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  29. OMG – this room is perfect! I wish I could move in. VERY inspiring…my office is a work in progress; seeing your room has made me suddenly want to get into gear and finish my room. : ) Thanks so much for sharing.

  30. Wow, Chelsea! This is just beautiful. Makes me so happy to know that you have a gorgeous space like this to let your creativity loose! You are one talented woman, that’s for sure!

  31. I personally love pink and purple. I am glad you made the space your own!

  32. Alison Schluenz says:

    Oh my goodness, it looks great! I can’t believe I was just looking at that exact same Expedit bookshelf/desk combo yesterday on the Ikea website while I was home from work because of another mega-blizzard! Except I can’t go to Ikea because the nearest for me is in Schaumburg (by Chicago) but now I know I definitely want this office set up! Great work! I agree, it takes a long time for a whole room to come together!

  33. This is just adorable :)

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  34. Wow, you office turned out great. It is so beautiful, feminine and down right pretty! I love the Expedit and desk set up and all the simple organization to you added. You will definitely enjoy this space and be inspired in it. Great job.
    All the best,
    Shelly

  35. Oh. Wow. I am about to embark on a massive home office project myself and LOVE yours. It’s absolutely stunning!
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  36. Melanie @ S{Thomp}ing Ground says:

    I love this so much! It’s beautiful! It’s funny because before reading this I would have said I don’t like pink, but now I was this space! It’s the perfect mix of girly and sophisticated. Thank you for the inspiration for when I tackle my home office! I love that you were honest about the length of time it took. Sometimes I see things like this and feel like I could beer tackle it, but I love seeing how small steps at a time can get you there. It’s truly a gorgeous space and I hope you are just loving your time spent there as much as I imagine I would! :)

  37. It looks great!! Enjoy your new office!!!

  38. Chelsea,
    This is the best re-do I have ever seen and love the color pink too! Pink is not just for girls , you should see how cute my 3 year old little dark skinned grandson looks in his pink shirt! What a great job you did on everything and your pictures were wonderful. Thank you for sharing the sentiment attached to some of your belongings, very nice!

  39. Seriously… love how clean and organized your craft room is… Very spacious too! I use to have the large Expedit but my craft room shrunk in size in our new home so we had to downsize to the smaller one and then stacked another smaller expedit on top. Your room is beautiful! You should be proud!

  40. Your office is fabulous!! I love how light and bright it is.

  41. Effing spectacular!

  42. ohmyword – I LOVE everything! wow. so gorgeous.

  43. carol jane says:

    Beautiful office. So pretty. What color did you use on the walls? Oh and the brand too?

  44. I was JUST looking at the Expedit unit online last night. My only concern is that I’d like to use the table for cutting fabric and other projects and I’m not sure it’s big enough. BUT, I just had a crazy idea…would it be possible to attached two of the desk parts to the bookshelf? Make it a huge work surface instead of a desk?
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    • Chelsea says:

      Two desks would be too wide for the 6×6 Expedit (the largest they make). The 6×6 is 75″ wide. One desk is 45″ so two would be wider than the shelving unit. Unless that wouldn’t bother you. The desk is 45″ x 30 3/4 ” so it’s a sizable surface to work on. Good luck!

  45. I just gasped out loud!! This looks so amazing and girly and just PERFECT! I really love the colors you chose. Can I please come to your office to do some work? :) But seriously, great job girl!
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  46. I am trying not to be jealous. As the room looks inviting, homey and pretty. The pink is delightful.
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  47. Your office is beautiful!! I only wish I could steal a room out of our house to accomplish this. Great job!
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  48. Completely amazing. It looks gorgeous! I want to move into that room and never ever leave. The storage shelf unit thing is awesome, and I really love the little reading nook, too. Great job!
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  49. Fabulous make over!!!

    I’m planning on using your cork board idea for both of my girls. I heart easy diy projects! Love your bouquet photo on canvas!
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  50. It looks so good! Very inspiring!!

  51. Girrrlllll you rocked this makeover! I love all of the little details and the upcycling of old furniture. I don’t know if I’d ever get any work done in there because I’d be too busy staring at all of the prettiness :)
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  52. This came out AWESOME! I like all of the jars you use as both storage and decorative items. I definitely need to make better use of all of my jars and containers.
    Jenn
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  53. Gorgeous, just, gorgeous!
    I am with you, I don’t see why people complain about assembling Ikea furniture either.

  54. It looks amazing! I’m fully expecting a ton of productivity to happen in there now! May I suggest that you take on a project for me? Possibly redoing a toddler room? ;)
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  55. It looks great! I’m so impressed!

  56. It’s so pretty! Having pink in your office just makes it cuter, in my opinion. It’s nicely balanced with the white and other colors =)
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  57. I love every single thing about this office!! It looks great!

  58. Lindsey says:

    I love the Expedit! I really wish I had seen it before I bought my West Elm desk. So much storage! Love the room!

  59. Loving your,
    Home Office Makeover, the lovely light and airy feel the room now has, your choice of furniture is Practical and stylish, it now looks like a very serene Working environment, inspiring even. Your project has given me lots of great top tips, to help me makeover our study. I’m no longer lost for ideas, and I have a solid place to start from now. Thank you so much for sharing all your great ideas, and the photo’s are fabulous… Dee xx

  60. You are amazing!!! Your home office is absolutely gorgeous! Wonderful job done! :)

  61. It looks wonderful! So bright and airy. What a fantastic transformation!!

  62. I love love love it! Great colors and I’m still drooling over your file cabinet makeover!
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  63. Looks fantastic! Love the colors and can just picture you sitting there in your chair sitting back looking around the room with a smile cause it’s so pretty :) Yay for WOman’s Caves!
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  64. Amahzinggggg! It turned out so so pretty!! I totally need a lady den stat! Quick question: how did you attach that desk? Is it also Ikea?
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  65. WOW!! So lovely. I think my favorite part is the sitting area. It just looks so cozy – I’d love to read a magazine there!!
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  66. Beautiful office, Chelsea!! Love it!
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  67. This is so lovely! I bet it feels amazing to sit down to work in there everyday! I am in total agreement on the Woman Cave!

  68. Holy Gorgeous!! I bet you’re so glad it’s finished! My favorite part is the reading nook. I am a sucker for a cozy space….

    Where did you find your small spools of baker’s twine? And I assume your filing boxes on the expedit are also Ikea?

  69. Love it! This has me seriously craving a woman cave!! It’s the perfect mix of feminine and sophisticated. Well done!

  70. WOWZA!!! I absolutely love this office! It’s a perfect woman cave…now if we only had the extra bedroom to make 1 whole room just for me, that would be fab! ;) I too am in the process of creating a craft space in our only spare bedroom. I say space, because the room is tiny, therefore my crafting area will be even smaller. Sigh. Anyways, love your craft room…it gives this girl even more inspiration! :)
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  71. Woah!!! This is completely gorgeous!! I am seriously IN LOVE with everything (especially those white Ikea storage boxes:) They are so totally effective and so totally cheap too! My favorite part has to be the way you displayed the progress throughout the years in the last photo collage:) How, if you don’t mind me asking, did you do that…….is it a PSD template……do share (if you want to:)
    Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!
    xoxo, Brooke
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    • Chelsea says:

      Thanks so much, Brooke! The boxes are definitely effective and cheap! I made the collage in Photoshop but I didn’t use a template. I placed the images, outlined them, and added the circles and text. You can always make collages with PicMonkey, and then open the collage in Photoshop to add text. Hope this helps!

  72. It’s beautiful! Where did you get the desk from?

  73. What a beautiful craft room. I love all your pretty thread!! It’s total eye candy :) Great tour. Your office looks so pretty now, and you’re surrounded by lots of your fab DIY makeovers too, bonus! Just gorgeous!!

  74. That is gorgeous! I love how feminine it is!

  75. Your office is AMAZING!!! It is so pretty! And it looks really functional too.

    If only we had an Ikea closer to us huh?! We make the trek about 1-2 times a year with a big ‘ole list :)

    Ashley
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  76. Beautiful!!! I love everything about this room. Nicely done :) Piinning to the Better Homes and Garden blogger projects board :)
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  77. Beautiful!
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  78. Wow! Can I move in? I think I’d actually want to “work” if I had an office like yours! You did a fabulous job!

  79. One word: STUNNING! Wow, Chelsea, this really is gorgeous. I think I would just sit there and stare at it all the time and never get any work done. Seriously, amazing job. Thank you so much for sharing with us.

    ~Abby =)
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  80. Your office is beautiful. On behalf of the whole internet, I am jealous of your woman cave.

    Also, where did you get the awesome (ceramic? plaster? painted plastic?) whale? It’s so fun! :)

    • Chelsea says:

      Thanks, Rachel! The ceramic whale is from Kohls. I got it a few weeks ago so it’s probably still available.

  81. LOVE IT!! Such a great mix of pretty and function. Envying all the bins and boxes! Just lovely!
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  82. Love how everything turned out, Chelsea! So pretty and pink. (My favorites are all the display jars.) Wonderful transformation!
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  83. GORGEOUS! Some people just know how to nail it when decorating, and you are one of them!! It’s perfectly put together, so fresh and bright. I just love this space! The little jelly jars displays are my favorite!! Great transformation!

  84. holy GORGEOUS, Chelsea! It’s so feminine and lovely but fresh and sophisticated at the same time. I adore it!!
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  85. Hi Chelsea,
    I’m a new follower of your blog and I really enjoy it! This office makeover reveal could not have come at a better time, I’m just doing my office, for the first time in our current house, and I absolutely love what you did! My office will be pink, white with some splashes of red. I thought about the IKEA piece too, but I had already made a desk from an old door that I love, so I had to go a different way, still in progress. Thanks for sharing such great organizational ideas and a gorgeous, happy work space.

    Cathy :-)

  86. I love everything about this! I wish I had the space for the Expedit shelf. It’s my favorite!
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  87. Great make over job to your office, if I have this kind of office I will indeed increase my productivity and choose to spend longer hours.
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  88. Jennifer says:

    I have been going back and forth for a while now on if I should buy the Ikea Expedit Workstation. After looking at your office with it I am for sure going to buy it!

  89. This room is gorgeous!!! I love everything about it. We have the Expedit shelving in my living room and love it!! We also went with those same cardboard boxes and were very sad when they started falling apart after a short while. If you ever need to replace them, I actually sell some cubes that would work perfect with your theme. The party punch chevron colors would look beautiful. http://www.thirtyonegifts.com/Catalog/Product/242/index.html

    Again. I LOVE this!!! I will dream about having an office like this someday. :-)

  90. This room is an example of styling PERFECTION. The way you styled that expedit is totally sending my heart into orbit. Outrageous. I am SO in love with this. Going to share on FB right this second!
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  91. looks great but where is your computer?
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    • Chelsea says:

      Hah! Good question. I have a laptop and it happened to be in my living room when I took the photos.

  92. I dream of having a wall of cubby shelves in my craft room.
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  93. GORGEOUS office/craft room! So can’t wait to get my basement space finished!

  94. Wow! It’s beautiful! I love the color scheme.. and I definitely feel like I need to invest in an Expedit.. good storage is definitely something I need!
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  95. It looks really lovely! Kind of like my home office, which I plan to reveal soon also. I love the colors, now work it girl!
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  96. Chelsea!!! I’m so in love with this space!! Every last detail is perfection and I LOVE all the pink!

    I’m so glad I’m not the only one who takes forever making over a space! My master bedroom is taking so long!
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  97. very pretty and fresh Chelsea! great job!
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  98. Chelsea, this is seriously one stunning space! What a beautiful job you did. I would die for my own space like this! I love every detail.
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  99. My favorite thing has to be the filing cabinet or your wedding bouquet canvas print. Great post, and you have such a lovely office.

  100. Looks so pretty. Love the colour combo and all the organisation. Love it.

  101. Love this room! IKEA has the best craft room furniture! And I especially love the feminine touches around the room! It’s the perfect place to get away with so much pink! I just redid my craft room as well!! Visiting from Crafty Scrappy Happy Link Party!
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  102. Just gorgeous! Love the soft colors and clever organization!
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  103. Well, I’m adding my name to the long list of commenters here to tell you this is a beautiful craft space. So bright!
    I’m jealous! Coming over from Happy Hour at DD&D

  104. Your room is fantastic, Chelsea! I’m a big fan of IKEA office furniture, especially the Expedit — so very versatile and clean looking. I have several pieces in my craft room, which is going to be getting an updated reveal this next week. If I didn’t have to cook the occasional meal or wash a load of laundry, I doubt I would ever leave my “room!”

  105. You turned the room into such a cozy girly place by your use of colours.
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  106. Drooling!! Seriously. What I would give to just be able to keep items on my shelves, let alone have them so beautifully filled and organized!
    haha I’ll just keep pretending that I can work in this space until my littles aren’t so little any more.
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  107. That is so beautiful! I would almost have a hard time getting work done in such a pretty room because I wouldn’t want to make a mess!
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  108. hubba hubba hubba!!! your woman cave is amazing! i have a vision for my woman cave as well… it involves a lot of pink, orange, gray, and absolutely none of my husband’s opinions :)
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  109. This is so beautiful! You did a wonderful job!

  110. absolutely gorgeous! i love how clean everything is with all the white and then those great splashes of color! Pinning for when I have my own craft room instead of my dining room table. :-)
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  111. So pretty and well organized. LOVE it! :-)

  112. This is absolutely gorgeous! Great job on taking pictures of the space too…such a bright and cheery room.
    ~Sarah
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  113. I just had to click over and see it all! And I’m super glad I did!
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  114. gasp…it’s gorgeous…I’m jealous…I needed some motivation!
    love it,
    debbie
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  115. WOW! This is SO SO beautiful! I’d want to spend pretty much all day in there, I reckon.

    I found you on Serenity Now x
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  116. Jennifer says:

    I love this room! Where did you get the pink boxes? My favorite color of course!

  117. So I featured you this week. :) http://www.missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2013/03/my-favorite-things-thursday-10-home.html I love looking at these pics. I have some old spools like that, too. I’ve got them in a huge thing right now, but I love the design of the small jars. Also, can your aunt knit me a blanket, too? :) jk. Have a fabulous weekend!
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  118. What a beautiful makeover! I cannot decide what is my favorite part. I love the art on the walls, but I also love how clever you were with storage and organization. I will definitely be using some of these ideas. Thank you so much for the inspiration!
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  119. It’s amazing and inspiring. Oh Wow! You’ve got my planning wheels turning. Pinned it!

    <3 Christina @ I Gotta Create!
    Wildly Original link party is open.
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  120. Super adorable space! You guys did a terrific job! I also think you styled it perfectly! Thank you for sharing this!

  121. Pretty! I love how that you went all out and made it so feminine. Good point on the side table from Goodwill! I see those all the time, and think about what they could look like, but I always worry they’ll be too dated with the undulating legs (stands? posts? I’m not sure what to call those). Clearly I was wrong!

  122. Simply spectacular….love it all!

  123. Hi, I’m visiting from Design, Dining + Diapers. Your home office makeover is absolutely beautiful! I love everything about it. Great job! I’m pinning it to my dream sewing and craft room board. Have a great day!

    Debbie
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  124. This is SUCH a gorgeous space!! I’m just drooling over every detail! Love what you did here!! Cheers to an amazing job!
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  125. This is simply devine! Well done!!

  126. I love your new woman cave, almost as much as the fact that you called it your woman cave. I am also considering ikea’s expedit for my future craft space – you make it look stylish and not canned. Awesome job.
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  127. Love the new woman cave so much! How heavenly to have a place for everything (and a space that’s beautiful to work in!).
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  128. My hubby and I share our creative space. My side is all filled with crafty stuff and his is all filled with hunting and reloading equipment. I am still trying to find a balance between making it girly enough for me, but not too girly for him! It is definitely a work in progress! Your room is gorgeous. I love the colors and how organized it is. What a great space to work in. :)
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  129. I love this while makeover..so clean, fresh and cute. I love your color choices. Come link up to my party on my blog The Style Sisters http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/2013/03/centerpiece-wednesday-and-wrap-up_12.html
    Karin

  130. Love this transformation! I just found a couple of vintage spools of thread from my grandmother and was thinking about putting them in a jar. Yours looks so beautiful that I think I am going to have to go for it. What an inspiring space!
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  131. OMG it’s simply gorgeous!!! I was at ikea just yesterday, good thing I didn’t see your post before that or I would have purchased the whole furniture despite not having room to place it!! Haha thanks for sharing!
    Love from Italy
    Ww

  132. Illeanna knapp says:

    Hi ! This is amazing and something to be so proud of! We are currently in process of building my dream craft room…it is a step by step process and not a quick one. Once it is complete it will be my little oasis!…thnks for sharing your room! It’s beautiful!

  133. Hello! I stumbled upon your site via Pinterest while i was looking for a curtain tutorial (thank you). I also have an Expedit setup, but I thought I should urge you to check out the drawer, paper sorter, and cabinet door options for the cubbies. I especially enjoy the drawers for easy access to pens, pencils and the like. Look forward to keeping up with you.

  134. This is beautiful! I have been dreaming of that same desk for a few months now for the same type of space! It is good to see it in a room! I must get this desk…the closest Ikea to me is also 2 hours away (Minneapolis.) There need to be more Ikea’s in the world…it would be a happier place! Great makeover!
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  135. Lindsay says:

    Chelsea, your blog is awesome! I am a self-professed Pinterest addict and normally I’m not much of a blog reader, but I am actually bookmarking yours! Your ideas are actually doable and affordable, and I love your sense of humour! Thanks for the inspiration :)

  136. Your office is darling! I had to visit a fellow Indy Girl blogger via Thrifty Decor Chick, and love what you did — plus I totally agree that a girl cave is a must . . . especially living in my house with three boys!
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  137. This makeover looks great! My sister and I just put together a bunch of those bookcases and they aren’t hard at all but you are totally right about the tiny wrench thing! I discovered this on Thrifty Decor Chick! I am a new Indiana blogger! And an IU alum as well:) We live in West Carmel now. Your site is awesome and very impressive! It is so much to learn, this blogging world. Can’t wait to follow you along. Stop by and say hello! It am so excited to learn about other local bloggers!! BTW, love the color combo for your wedding attire. I saw the green dresses in your picture wall! So pretty!

    Laura
    De

  138. Love love love your room. Very nice and tidy and neat and organized. Love the colors you used. Beautiful. TFS ana

  139. Marcie Smith says:

    Wow, beautiful room. I really like the shelves!!! will have to check those out. They really look sturdy, witch is hard to find these days. TFS
    Marcie

  140. WOW! This office is absolutely gorgeous!! I love the Ikea shelving and the crisp & clean look of the whites paired with all the pink and other bright colors!

    I too have that little gold polka dotted glass votive holder from Target. We’re twins!

    Danielle at Framed Frosting
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