{"id":1056,"date":"2011-06-05T01:44:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-05T01:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gingiber.com\/workspace-makeover-update-2\/"},"modified":"2011-06-05T01:44:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-05T01:44:00","slug":"workspace-makeover-update-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gingiber.com\/?p=1056","title":{"rendered":"Workspace Makeover Update!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vnLrqNUUcqc\/TerayXzQlII\/AAAAAAAADRk\/6TkJ7L_rU6U\/s1600\/IMG_5635e.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vnLrqNUUcqc\/TerayXzQlII\/AAAAAAAADRk\/6TkJ7L_rU6U\/s1600\/IMG_5635e.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Remember my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gingibersnap.com\/2011\/03\/guilty-little-secret.html\">guilty little secret<\/a>, where I showed you my totally disorganized office space? Well, I got busy and finally started the journey back to clean, decluttered living!<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-VzNFy1tiUqQ\/Tera_OSTD7I\/AAAAAAAADRs\/3wEMMVngqPI\/s1600\/office1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-VzNFy1tiUqQ\/Tera_OSTD7I\/AAAAAAAADRs\/3wEMMVngqPI\/s1600\/office1.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>It is amazing what a coat of white paint and a limited color palette can do for creating a more peaceful space! I went with a blue and green color scheme, partly because I love how calming a white wall with blue accents can be, and partly because krylon makes tons of shades of blue spray paint&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DjFhbiWwad0\/TerbykWnEVI\/AAAAAAAADRw\/dnsOP1cYnps\/s1600\/IMG_5629e.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DjFhbiWwad0\/TerbykWnEVI\/AAAAAAAADRw\/dnsOP1cYnps\/s1600\/IMG_5629e.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I painted a mirror I already had on hand a teal color, and put up some postcards from my favorite <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/\">etsy<\/a> artists.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6l-Py6jZvSg\/TerckeHMw1I\/AAAAAAAADR4\/RGB59eW1PpQ\/s1600\/office2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6l-Py6jZvSg\/TerckeHMw1I\/AAAAAAAADR4\/RGB59eW1PpQ\/s1600\/office2.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I set up an old bookshelf to store magazines and other supplies, and covered the front of it with a tablecloth from Target (clearance last year maybe?). Love that print!<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-nnZbfOO0zEU\/TerdNa0MufI\/AAAAAAAADSA\/heysUspYDOA\/s1600\/IMG_5626e.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-nnZbfOO0zEU\/TerdNa0MufI\/AAAAAAAADSA\/heysUspYDOA\/s1600\/IMG_5626e.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I still need to figure out the curtain situation for the window in the room. I don&#8217;t want anything patterned since the bookshelf is right next to the window, but want something with a little color, since the walls are white! Any suggestions? Also, would love a big area rug to anchor the room! <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bSMcojjIHa8\/TerdDQbqQTI\/AAAAAAAADR8\/aSyVpHd7w80\/s1600\/IMG_5652e.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bSMcojjIHa8\/TerdDQbqQTI\/AAAAAAAADR8\/aSyVpHd7w80\/s1600\/IMG_5652e.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I hung one of my own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/65284147\/mon-petit-chou-chou-poster-in-green\">prints<\/a> next to the closet&#8230;. I just really love the saying &#8220;Mon Petit Chou Chou&#8221; and the colors were just right for the space!<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s still so much to organize and figure out in this space. This  weekend has been my first real attempt at moving things around like  printers and filing cabinets to make sure that the space is super  functional. So far I am really happy with the improvement!<\/p>\n<p>Hard to believe that a short while ago, my office looked like this&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-I6-OnHMH9Bw\/TZEr-emxutI\/AAAAAAAADLo\/VJv44qHNuOw\/s1600\/IMG_5097e.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-I6-OnHMH9Bw\/TZEr-emxutI\/AAAAAAAADLo\/VJv44qHNuOw\/s1600\/IMG_5097e.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Thanks for reading and being patient with me! Sometimes I feel as slow as my little turtle friend here&#8230;.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-a7JuKxWNX9A\/TercUXw8nwI\/AAAAAAAADR0\/-DNujT-nKa4\/s1600\/IMG_5636e.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-a7JuKxWNX9A\/TercUXw8nwI\/AAAAAAAADR0\/-DNujT-nKa4\/s1600\/IMG_5636e.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; Stacie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember my guilty little secret, where I showed you my totally disorganized office space? Well, I got busy and finally started the journey back to clean, decluttered living! It is amazing what a coat of white paint and a limited color palette can do for creating a more peaceful space! 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