Using Material for Splashes of Color

Office Make~Over Continues.....

 

The office just didn't seem to have any color scheme... So I decided to make one. After painting
a few things turquoise with Krylon paint, I decided to play ....

I am not super great at painting... but I wanted some splashes of color thru~out the backdrop of the shelves... So I took my little self down to Hobby Lobby w/ a Christmas giftcard and purchased some "fun fabric"... This wld have been WAY out of my "sanity zone" to try to paint! I cut out a  few blocks, got out the hot glue gun, and glued away!

 I think it turned out pretty fab.

Even hubby liked it ~!~! ( and he doesn't likey likey much bc he isn't artsy fartsy...)Material can work better than paint sometimes for accents, small areas, etc.

Give it a try ~!~!

Rotary scissors, fab material, measuring tape, cutting board, and glue gun !~!~

Nuthin fancy here ~

Hot glue edges...

In case you don't remember... here's the B4...

Wahhh Lahhhh ~!~!

(I think I will add some more later on...)

This project took about $5 to create!

More to come w/ the office make~over ~!~!



OffiCe MaKe~oVer

oFFiCe MakE~oVeR

w/ PoPs of bLue
(organizing and decluttering b4 projects)

We have to admit that no major project can be started until the "area" has been
organized and decluttered. This is NOT a "fun" task, but the emotions
afterwards are very rewarding !

Our office is a total disaster ! @ ! It's as if we are slowly but surely being taken captive by our clutter w/o even being aware of it # ~ # Today I took time to dust and refresh our office shelves. This task had not been attempted in YEARS. (The pics will prove this ~%~  ) If you know me personally, you know WHY I have not attempted this in 3+ years !!! Didn't do much to the rest of the office. That will have to come later. B4 thinking about "decorating" up a room, I have to do the

'not so fun' dirty work.

I spent less than $5 with this little project today. A can of paint ~!~

Valspar Gloss / Tropical Oasis

(the same color I used in the hallway wall decor)

I'm almost embarrassed to put up the B4 pic ~*~*~

but here goes Nuthin...

 Before                                                              After

Just a conglomeration of collected "stuff, junk, and more stuff"....

{ { {Plz don't call "Hoarders" !} } }

Before decluttering

 After decluttered

Even Paco was horrified  ! & !

Before starting to clean and organize I had to

 promise hubby (cross my heart & hope to die ~ stick

a thousand needles in my eye )

that I would NOT throw anything of

HIS away. Even if the date on it is 1955. Yes...

I have found newspapers that OLD in this house.

 It terrifies him when I get into this mode!

After hours of pulling everything off the shelves, cleaning thoroughly,

and using a dab of turquoise paint on a few doo~dads,

it looked MUCH better.

Personally, I still think this looks quite cluttered, but it does look better.

Many of the "things" on the shelves have sentimental value.

I hope that u can see the "pops" of blue here and there.

It does help "tie" it all together.

And I'm planning on adding a "surprise" piece later... so

keep in touch !

Very little was thrown away. I put up the big white panels on the bottom and

behind them are things eliminated from the shelves.

A lot of dust was removed!

Pops of BLUE

used thru~out the shelves !~!

Happy de~cluttering, organizing, and dusting !~!