They say a group is only as good as their leader. Extend that logic to your home and suddenly you have an entirely new perspective on the influence of your furniture in your life!
Without much fancy analysis, the state of my home office was one thing… pathetic. Piles of paper, notebooks, and unsorted mail conspired against me for months before I finally retreated to the dining table and sofa! It was a sad sight to see, me cowering in the corner while my rude desk clutter glared at me from across the room, but I lived with it. If you want evidence, here it is, in all it’s honest glory… (mind you, this is even the “straightened-up” version)
My desk was totally holding me back!! And so, when faced with the opportunity to make some changes around the house with a stylish accessory from STYLEVISA, my newest blog partner, I jumped at the idea to reorganize my desk. With the help of STYLEVISA’s Ferm Living Letter Trays in blue, I managed to wrangle in my overwhelming piles of stuff.
Now, there’s a place for all things and all things in it’s place.
Once order was restored in the paper kingdom, I did some decorative sprucing by first overhauling my inspiration board with a much larger cork board from The Container Store (side note, my Container Store experience was fabulous and their salespeople were incredibly helpful to me). Then, I added a few brightly colored dried flowers beside my computer. Again, it’s the simple things, isn’t it?
*Psst… cork board tip: I used sewing pins to tack up images and quotes on my board. They are small, inexpensive, and subtle… just what I needed!
Thankfully, the new version of my home office is a much kinder, cleaner, prettier “leader” and, so far, we’ve been working excellently together!
Many thanks to STYLEVISA for the letter trays and for extending their Cyber Monday sale to all Hilary Inspired readers through Dec. 4th! Simply use the code “HILARYINSPIRED” at checkout for 20% off anything online. Take a moment to peruse their website… their tagline “a passport to global culture and design” is spot on and I think you’ll love it. I’m continually using their products for my blog posts on Hello, Splendor and D Home.
Check back tomorrow for a follow-up giveaway!
And, for those interested, here’s a list of all the pieces that went into my office redesign:
- Campaign Style Desk – Berry Good Buys, made by Drexel
- Kas Prisms Rug – Hayneedle
- Glass Faceted Lamp – Berry Good Buys
- 36″ x 48″ Natural Cork Board – The Container Store
- Rattan Desk Chair – Berry Good Buys
- Faux Mongolian Fur Pillow – West Elm
- Ferm Living Letter Trays in blue – STYLEVISA (gifted)
5 comments
marion says:
Nov 27, 2012
Is that Day-Day in the picture?
Hilary says:
Nov 27, 2012
No, it’s not but I’d love to have one!! That would be so much more meaningful.
Elizabeth Barton says:
Nov 27, 2012
I needed some organizational inspiration!!
Hilary says:
Nov 27, 2012
Glad I could help!
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Nov 28, 2012
[...] organization is the ultimate work place luxury and up until recently, I had very little of it. But things are back under control now with the help of STYLEVISA, my thrifted Drexel desk, and a giant cork board. I’m glad to [...]