office lust {jade and chocolate}

I am a very busy bee getting ready to go home for the holidays and wish that I was making a to do list and checking it twice in this light filled and glamorous office.



(via timothy whealon)

Thrift Finds Turn Into DIY Projects

I know I promised myself not to buy anything bigger than a breadbox....

...but when I saw this chair...



and it was free...

...I simply couldn't resist taking on a DIY project.

A little carpenter's glue for the loose joints and some white paint...
...perhaps a bit of glazing and a good cleaning for the perfectly faded blue velvet cushion.

What do you think?




And how about this?

Don't you just love a little touch of industrial mixed in?

Check out those feet!
It is mobile but the casters can be locked in place with a lever under the table.



A good cleaning is all this needs!

Function over form....form over function...
...this freebie satisfies both ways of thinking.

Now I just have to get these two thrifty finds cleaned up before Mr. Flea gets back up here to the lake!

Luckily I have my Dad to help me with the gluing and clamping!
(My partner in crime...er I mean grime!)

Hope you are having a nifty thrifty weekend!
:)

workspace inspiration {suzanne kasler}

Oh Monday, how quickly you came! It would have been so much easier to pry myself from the bed this morning if this was the office space I was headed too. It is the lovely and bright office of one of my favorite interior designers, Suzanne Kasler, as featured in Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles.


(images from the latest Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles and photographed by Erica George Dines)
Wishing you all a lovely Monday!

sleek + sophisticated {home office}

It is on sunny and warm days like today that I wish I worked at home and could easily sneak out to my deck and lounge in my adirondack chair. However, my office would have to be spectacular enough to get me back inside. Perhaps a sophisticated one like this one with its high gloss black paint, unique moldings and adorable mirrored tables would do to trick!


(images via nuevo estilo)

the beauty of botany

Today I will out of the office enjoying one of the perks of my job, our annual work ski day. However, when I am back in the office tomorrow I may just grab thumb tacks and start pinning up the pages of botany books on my walls.

(images via vt women)

Such a lovely and fresh look. I am also hoping that it may somehow help me discover my green thumb!

[home] office inspiration

(via decor 8)
It has been a hectic week and I feel like I haven't had a moment of rest. I am really wishing that I could just work from home today to catch up on life and hang out with my dogs. However to actually stay focused at home I think I would need an amazing home office and any one of these would do just fine!

(scanned from September 2008 Domino)

(via August 2009 Canadian House and Home)

(via kristin buckingham)

(scanned from To Your Taste)

(via 1st dibs)

Do you work from home? If so, any tips on staying focused? Alright, have a great day. I am off to grab a coffee and then of to the office.

office space envy {jay jeffers design group}

My office has great natural light and an amazing view of the mountains but it is nowhere near as inspiring as the workplace of Jeffers Design Group. Their office is housed in a 3,800 sq. ft. industrial space and as you would imagine is beautifully decorated. I would definitely be anxious to get the office every morning is this is what awaited me...

And would gladly carry on long meeting with co-workers for hours in this lovely nook...

And I don't think I would count down the minutes 'til five if this was my desk...

And I would even be late for meetings just so clients could spend a little extra time enjoying the lovely reception area.

There is something just so stunning about the warm colors and the luxuriously draped fabrics against the concrete. Oh well, back to reality.

m.i.a

Sorry to have been so absent from blog land the past few days but I have been spending every minute preparing for a large event that took place last night. The event went wonderfully but I am now completely drained. I promise to be back to normal posting tomorrow.

(via clive tompsett)
In the meantime, I hope you all had a great weekend!