This tiny little room at the back of our house has served as a mini storage room during my moving in process. We have always planned on it being an office but with wedding planning, the wedding, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and work in between all of that, it sort of got pushed to the back burner.
However, last week, as I was finishing up my Christmas break, I decided to start the process. I removed as many boxes as I could to our back sunroom in order to make just enough room to maneuver around. There were at least 8 boxes of various sizes already removed from the room when I snapped this photo. I taped and started painting around the trim and Melissa finished it (because, ADHD and distractions and “I was waiting for the trim to dry”…Melissa operates much differently than me in this area…those Neurotypicals…).
We bought everything we needed from the ReStore in town. If you’ve never been to a Habitat for Humanity ReStore…I suggest you check them out. We bought paint (a gallon for $13!), tape, rollers, and brushes at super cheap prices. The total cost to repaint this room AND our bedroom (soon) was around $25!
Here is the “in-between” photo. The colour is a medium grey with a hint of brown. I call it “elephant skin”. We are going for neutral colours since we are planning on selling after we do a few more improvements.
We have all the things we want inside the room and the big stuff has been arranged where we want it but we still need to hang photos and diplomas and certificates (and organise better). And I also want to make curtains but, I need a sewing machine (anyone wanna sell me one for cheap?) because ALL OF THE WINDOWS IN THE HOUSE ARE WEIRD SIZES AND NO MODERN CURTAIN IS THAT SIZE.
Once the room is completely done I will snap a few more pics to show you the entire space. It’s tiny but it’s perfect for our (mostly my) office.
An Awfully Big Adventure 