Picture Perfect by Belledandi: Amazing office update

So I started with this...

And this...

Finally, after making masks for people who generously helped us out by purchasing them, in my disaster of an office, I decided to redecorate.

The first thing I had to do was move the vintage sewing machine from the side wall th the back. Unfortunately that required moving pretty much everything else in the office.

In the process, I tried to purge a bit and organize so that putting it all back together would be a little easier. So here goes...

The first and easiest sub-project I completed was to give my builder grade ceiling light some pizzazz. I found a bowl that just caught my attention and wouldn't let go...

The clothes rack needed relocation in order to use the desk at its current location. However, to do that I had to move a bookshelf, anf pretty much everything else in the office. It also required the purchase and assembly of another storage tower to hold everything. What I didn't realize is that said tower had open sides and was considerably shorter than I needed. Oops.

So, my wonderful b-chan helped me figure out a solution that works. Props to the husband.

In the meantime, I picked up some storage cubes to fill my shelves and organize my stuff, since my office functions as an office, a sewing studio, a linen closet, a storage cube, and a refuge from rampaging younglings, but I digress.

So, with said storage tower assembled and bookshelf moved, I could now tackle relocating the clothing rod...which I delegated to the husband. Might I add that this all required the removal of all previously employed storage apparatus, including a rather large and overflowingly full file box.

Enter my newly painted oak 2 drawer filing cabinet.

Really, it's just a basic file cabinet, sanded and painted white. Although my two rampaging younglings insisted on helping me paint it in this seemingly never-ending summer of quarrantine.

Next was cleaning up a little shelf unit purchased off of Offer Up ( not sponsored). This little shelf didn't require much; just perfect placement next to the storage tower.

Finally we were getting somewhere. There were a couple side projects that needed doing. I needed a lot more shelving and the wall needed patching and painting after removing the previous closet shelf and rod. So while I waited for the patch to dry, I built a couple pieces to hang stuff. The first was a set of hooks to hang my rulers (to the left).

The other piece I built was somewhere to hang my sewing projects or garments for steaming. For the first I cut, sanded, and painted some wood then applied gold hooks. For the second, repeat, but instead of hooks I used glass knobs from TJ Maxx (also not sponsored).

I also completed a set of pattern weights (separate tutorial) while waiting for my walls to dry after painting.

With most of the big stuff moved, we could start installing shelving. We put in a total of 5 different shelves. And some odds and ends for sewing and office.

I wanted to add some more smaller shelf display space, so I settled on these cubes...

which I promptly lined with something more to my taste. A little wrapping paper and some Mod Podge. Presto!

I moved all my camera stuff to the shelves up top or the top of the bookshelves. My fabric lives in the baskets above my desk. Above the steaming area, I put my iron, steamer, room cooler, and mini heater. Another little shelf unit holds some office supplies. On the right is a gold file holder from Target (nothing is sponsored, you get the idea) to hold my smaller cutting mats and awkward rulers.

One of the mini projects I am most proud of is a retractable mirror attached to my bookshelf. The other is the fold down ironing board that I designed.

I almost forgot to mention the rugs I picked up. Tuesday Morning is among the retailers that will not survive the pandemic. So I used my bargain shopping skills to my advantage and picked up some rugs.

And yes, those are shims under the bookshelf. Don't be hatin'.

The very last purchase is going to be my new pink and white chair. I actually returned the chair I bought in the before picture in favor of an as yet unpurchased gaming style chair in pink and white.

To review, we went from this