Hope everyone is fine and dandy…we have woken up to the second day of Autumn Down Under, and after a hot and steamy day yesterday today it has cooled down rapidly, feels almost like winter…well Winter if you are a softie
Now onto the study.
This room has taken me by surprise…because I never, ever thought that it would be anything other than a room that seemed to never be tidy, that was full of the cast-offs of various things…sport, my hunting, the spare bed, various DIY things, a stack of frames and mirrors waiting to be put up…you know what I mean.
Also in there was my desk, a jumble of overflowing baskets with craft stuff…and the list goes on.
I had kinda resigned myself to the fact that it was just the ‘junk room’ and I was embarrassed for anyone else to go in there.
One day I decided that this was ridiculous and that this room, which though very small is indeed a luxury to have, could be much much nicer with a bit of love and thought…just like everything else in this old place.
The first thing that had to go was the spare bed…the desk and window above are where the bed used to be….this was a pretty big decision for us…it was nice to have a room with a bed made up and ready to go but really it didn’t need to be…with that gone the room opened up to more possibilities
…though one window and two doors (one to the laundry and one to the hallway) meant that furniture placement has been tricky and, as you can see, it all looks a bit packed in, plus taking the photos with my back up against the window wasn’t much fun.
I shopped the house for most everything…
…the old filing cabinet I got from Vinnies for $30 (more on that here)..I painted it with Dulux White on White after a couple of coats of primer…then I painted the inserts in chalkboard paint….and kept the original handles
the dresser is the one that I found from a garage sale, it had a story, it was the old lady’s Glory Box (you can read more about the garage sale we found her at here and how she cleaned up here)
On the other side, for now is this old IKEA Lack unit, utilized from the garage…I will be looking for another solution to this…I have been looking at the butcher’s block units…there is a big sticking point here though in that whatever goes here needs to be fairly narrow…as you need to walk past this area because of the two doors..and hence me trying to get a photo of it hanging onto the window ledge…
I filled it with baskets that I whitewashed…the big one in the middle has my camera and all those annoying wires and techie stuff for the computer/phone etc…hidden away in there…the other one on the top is stacked full of filing…and probably will be for the next year
The other side has an old mirror frame that I have had for ages, thrifted…it used to be in the hallway…
I liked the look of these jars…used one for bits and bobs, one as a vase
The vintage bus blind (from here) I wanted to leave unframed, sorta casual and poster-like…so I just pinned it to the wall…
On the window I made a ‘curtain’ from a drop cloth (if you want to find some more information on using drop cloths there’s lots of great information atMiss Mustard Seed’s blog – I am warning you though if you go there you will be so inspired you will be running to the hardware store to buy up their stock of drop cloths….her tips for drop cloth are here).
I started with the idea for a ruffled panel for this window (and really I still am…with another fabric lol)…the top part was going to be a whole row of ruffles.
Then I started working with the drop cloth fabric and quickly realised that ahem, there wasn’t gonna be much ruffling going on…this stuff is great but it is stiff and heavy..obviously that is what it is designed for and it does not ruffle up like a dream…if ruffles up like a nightmare
So I changed that to a pleat….
I cut out a panel of drop cloth, utilizing the hems that already come on this stuff, flipped over the top for the ‘panel’….sewing a casing along the top by simply sewing a line of stitches wide enough for the rod to go through
then I cut a strip of drop cloth double the length of the width of my panel and hemmed it, pleated it, pinned the pleats in place and sewing along the top..then added this to the panel at the top…
I used a piece of burlap to tie it back…
To the left of the window I cut three strips of burlap/webbing to size, stuck them to the wall and then added various clips that I had hanging around…these are mostly for papers, shopping list, magazine rip-outs…
The top row is pegs with blackboard painted boards on the front…
The desk was an old IKEA one that had seen much better days (you can read about how we covered it here)
This is the picture of it when I first did it…
Over the door I added the pom-poms for now for a bit of girliness…I used white tissue paper for the most of them and then added blue and silver ones…all made with stuff I already had…
The peg rack to the right of the desk I wanted to hang things on…it was just an old skirting/baseboard that I found on the side of the road…added vintage hooks and a beach sign for a bit of whimsy…
also thought this would be good to hang little jars with flowers…
I am loving that this rooms feels nice now…even if it is not quite perfect….it didn’t cost me much money, I used mostly things I already had…or upcycled and re-cycled…amazing what a bit of time and paint can do
Be seeing ya…link up your Good Life Wednesday posts below
So let’s see what you’ve been up to…remember you can post anything that’s ‘good’ to Beach Cottage Good Life Wednesdays…some furniture you’ve made over, a thrifted find, a bunch of flowers, a happy thing, you can find more information on the why’s here and please remember to link back to abeachcottage.com.
Sarah, the study is looking amaaaaazing! I actually have those little chalk board clothes pins, been saving them for when my fridge is finished, or we buy a new one. I love what you did, and the little beach sign is divine! The colors are so calming for an office/study. I think that is important. I think it’s important to have a spot to read, study, learn, that is comfortable, welcoming, and beautiful. Well done, and thank you again for hostessing such a Wonderful Wednesday Party, xoxo tami
I use to have a guest room. Now it’s home to the hermit cat we rescued the first of December. And is still under the bed. (Yes, she eats. But only when you close the door.) I use to have a dining room. But I turned it into a sewing room. When you have a small home, you have to utilize it the way you most need it. It’s that simple. I’m happy with a small house. Less cleaning to do! I just adore that desk now!
Brenda
The burlap webbing is a great touch. So original, and the things clipped there really grab your attention! Great to see this space. Glad you took the trouble!
The room is marvelous! So what kind of paint did you put on your cabinet? I assume it is metal underneath – does the paint scratch easily? Did you only paint the outside parts that would show when the drawers were closed? My favorite thing is still the gray dotty desk!
I just primed it first with two coats of primer then regular oil based enamel…couple of scratches when we moved it in cos it is REALLY heavy, but so far so good…I can cope with a few shabby scratches lol!
ahem I left the inside…it was pristine so just disinfected it….the drawers are so room…I can stash heaps in here lol!
I love it! The room looks wonderful. Beautifully staged, not a non-coordinating color in sight. You really did an amazing job using all of those different pieces and marrying them together so beautifully. Hard to imagine that the room is really tiny, since you give it so much of a wow factor.
Sarah…. I used a drop cloth as my Christmas Lunch Tablecloth….. It looked so good
I love love love the destination banner…. I am a Bronte girl by birth so have just flown over to that site & ordered two cards and a banner. *sigh……. I LOVE living in Noosa but man I miss my Eastern Suburb…. {not all of them just Bronte}
Can I have your scissors btw????? please
OH and… have you & lg tried the pre-mixed Mojitos????? too yummy for one….. Just sharing what info I can
You can’t be serious about the scissors???? really?? I’ll just clarify that with you before I look like a twit and email my address…… and the pre-mix is a Smirnoff one, available at all classy bottleshops.
I tell you what, IF your serious about the scissors I’ll send you a bottle of the Mojitos…… and you don’t even have to share it with me! haha XX {I bumped into Fleur today outside our children’s kindy }
The room looks amazing. Great use of things most people would dump out of the door without second thoughts. I admire people like you who take a second look and finds new life for them. I’m a fan of upcycling, recycling and transformation. Not sure I mentioned it before but you have a special touch for flower arrangements.
Hi Sarah, you joined my wow us Wednesdays party and so glad you did. What a great space. I love all the special details. Thanks for joining my party and I just did the same.
Thanks for hosting the party! And thanks for the reminder about linking back – it’s added now. Sometimes I get so busy trying to link up places that I forget that step of the process. Love your blog, Sarah!
The room looks great! I always dream of having my own ‘crafts/paint/go crazy creative’ room! we are moving soon, so maybe this time it works out;-)
thanks for hosting!
The study is lovely Sarah, so many ideas, you really are an inspiration x
p.s. I attempted to link with your Good Life Wednesday but put the wrong URL address so it linked to a holiday home :/.. so I tried again, I think it worked .. anyway sorry it wouldn’t let me delet the wrong one, so now theres two ha ha, I wasn’t being greedy x
Love your new & improved study, and I can totally appreciate all the hard work you put into it cause I have a room just like that…( collects everything and looks like a dumping ground 80% of the time..) Now all you need is a few big jars of white buttons!! I plan to hit a few thrift shops today and you can be sure I’ll keep my eyes peeled…:)
Just linked up! Goes with the old offic organizing theme! I’ll bet you feel like a whole new woman with your own little workspace! Makes all the blood and sweat worth it!
You did work wonders on the study and it amazes me how airy it all looks despite the small size. When I see all these non-colours I want to get rid of all my colours in the study – at least for a while. it is so fresh and calm! Maybe I will start with my husband’s study and work on that! Thank you for the ongoing inspiration!
Yvonne
That is incredible. I have the same problem with my office; it’s just blah, and I tend to use it as a storeroom, too. If I can get it looking half as nice as yours — no, a quarter as nice , I’ll be happy. Thanks, as usual, for your inspiration!
Hi Sarah love the new study……and really liked the chalkboard labels did you make these yourself or did you buy them either way could you give us the info where to get them or how to make them…..thanks have a great day!!
I love what you did with the file cabinet! I really need one but have been hesitant due to their look. You may have just taken my fear of file cabinets away!
Love it! So inspiring… Especially the part about never really thinking of it as anything other than a junk room. That means there are awesome possibilities for all those messy nooks-n-crannies around here… thx, Sarah!
I love this room! I have a question about your curtains. I see they are covering blinds, so what do the tops of your blinds look like? do they have a valence? Does your curtain valence pull across to cover all? Just wondring since you can’t see in the pictures what the blinds look like at the top when the curatin is open. We have a similar window at our house and I was thinking about doing a curtain like yours. Thanks.
the valence is integrated into the curtain….I used a drop sheets (the linen type) for the curtain, flipped it over at the top added a channel for the curtain pole and a pleat to the valence part and then just ran it onto the pole…
the blinds are the main light / privacey thing and the curtain is mainly for decoration
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G'day ladies, let's have a Too Easy Beach Cottage recipe yeah? The original place for Too Easy Recipes on the web ;-)
So, after my last salad went down a storm in my inbox, that's here if you missed it, I had to do this one seeing as I make it most weeks.
There is a problem with this salad and kiddos though...it looks, well, it looks, kinda yucky...but once they try it, they'll ask if and when they are next having it....at least that's what happens in this ratty old cottage...but I must interject here that my kiddos are 'good eaters'? ...they didn't get a choice in that ;-)
Now, stop, don't start running and hitting that next on your blog reading list, pulses are your best friend in the Too Easy Dump & Go kitchen for the busy mum, or busy anyone for that matter...that reminds me I must blog the garlic canneloni Go To for when you forgot to do dinner, feel like a bath but have three ravenous young Beach Cottage Kiddos on your hands...another day.
I am almost embarrassed to tell you how easy this is, we have it so much that I always have a couple, make that six, cans of lentils around and a jar of goat's cheese in the fridge...the great thing about this is that it's all too easy to get ready in just a few minutes, but it looks, tastes and seems like you did oh so very much more than that.
You can obviously too change it up a bit depending on what you have to hand in your kitchen, and I must say that is how I settled on this version...because one day when I made it I didn't have enough Parsley in the garden and so I chucked in some basil too, and liked the Summer feel it added.
I think of this as being a rather posh salad, not sure why, because it couldn't really be further from the truth...the great thing is that it works so well for an average run of the mill day, (when I did this for this blog post, it was a hot Sydney Sunday and I did it just simply to go with Rosemary & Garlic stuffed pork, you can see that pork here),
...but just as easily it works on a regular old Wednesday night when you have lost all enthusiasm for rustling up yet another meal, or indeed on Saturday night, when your friends are on their way over for dinner and you my friend, are in your new vintage inspired clawfoot bathtub (that's me in a few weeks time, k?) without any clothes on, a tipple and no idea what to cook for dinner...
I have a complicated and ever-changing relationship with goat's cheese...it never fails me in its performance and it never fails to impress me (you can find out a bit more on what I like in food here if you like) and I kinda collect it...because it's very easy to collect and has a fairly long fridge-life, I love trying out different ones and there's not many things I love more than goat's cheese on sourdough...but I think the best thing about it is not thinking about it exclusively in the toast/salad department...I've stuffed it in chicken and all sorts of things as a last minute and it's been fab.
But let's get down to the nitty gritty of this super salad that makes you look like an angel who has been on her knees all day scrubbing the front step when really you are in the digital world and spent most of ...
G'day Beach Cottage ladies, howdy, howdy howdy today for a Beach Cottage Too Easy recipe.
If you like cake, cream, sugar and chocolate, make this.
This is, rather than a recipe, a putting it together...as you know I am no dessert maker, but, I do make quite a few sweet things, because, somehow I have ended up with kiddos, who in their roles as offspring, believe that part of the deal, is that not only do I feed them a home-cooked meal with a few homegrown ingredients in there, yes, they also believe that dessert and not the kind that comes out of a packet is included too in this All-Inclusive Deal they call Parenthood.
So, this, for sure, is no culinary masterpiece, but if you are looking for something that is so very easy, dump-able, uses everyday ingredients and at the same time makes you look like you spent hours pulling things together plus tastes good....well, then this is for you.
Best though, you don't make this for yourself, if you have spent the most part of your week sitting on your derriere reading blogs...this my friend ain't low in the calories department...if, however, you are treating yourself to a delight in a mason jar, this is so for you.
I first had a version of this when at dinner back in Old Blighty with a girl, I once, in another life, caught the train up from our village to London with...she was a funny thing really...I am not quite sure how we got on...she was kinda prissy and a bit bothered by too much...I would run to the train flustered, having got up late, and she would have a spreadsheet on the train times, if you know what I mean.
Anyway, a few years later when we both had bambinos, I bumped into her again and we met up for playdates and dinner sometimes....this particular night, after a lovely meal she served up little bowls of creamy, cakey fruity stuff topped off with chocolate flake...it was delicious!
She didn't serve hers in little jars like this, hers were in a champagne glass and not quite so layered as these ones, plus she used tinned fruit not fresh or frozen.
Years later when said offspring kept requesting dessert, one day I wangled together somehow these from what was around in the fridge and they've been with us ever since.
Most likely, if you ever come here for dinner, and shock horror, you dont' bring the dessert with you, this, if you are lucky, will be what you will get.
Throw it all together, sprinkle a lil bit of chocolate on the top and the blog reading past-time you so rudely left in order to make this, is my friend, your oyster.
Beach Cottage Too Easy Layered Raspberry, Cream & Sponge Dessert
1 small maderia or butter cake or a pack of cupcakes (or of course make your own)
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
8 tbsp fruit
1 x chocolate Flake or chocolate bar for grating
1. beat the cream cheese until it is soft
2. whip the cream until soft peaks form
3. combine & add the sugar through
4. cut your cake into portions
& layer into the bottom of your jar
5. add a tablespoon of fruit
6. layer on top the cream combo
7. repeat
8. grate chocolate or Flake on top
*Beach Cottage Recipe Notes : this is just a guide really, you can use any cream that you have on hand...I have made this with clotted cream (don't even go there unless you want to seriously get these babies on your thighs), with double cream and I have even, in desperate times squirted in that, ...
G'day Beach Cottage ladies, well I thought it was time for some blogging tips here today, alongside a few nice flowers and shells ;-)
I was recently part of a blogger discussion group over at Kidspot and a couple of hours later had a few questions from girls who couldn't make it to the live chat, one was on my Facebook page and one via email, the Facebook one I will deal with in another Real Girl Blogging Tips post...the email one asked me what essentials do I think every blog needs?
Well I have been around here for a while now doing the blogging thing, so I should know this, yeah and I mused this on my walk by the sea this morning I thought well what do you only need?
...I think it is really very easy when blogging, whether or not you are blogging up there in the lofty heights of the Super Bloggers or you are just dipping your toe in the water, to get side-tracked by 101 million different things that are 'essential' to your blog and if you are someone like me who actually gets a thrill from reading blogging tips then you are in an even worse place because you will find yourself literally buzzing with these essential things to add/do/implement on your blog.
However, walking along, gulping down that brisk sea air today (no sunshine & clouds) I thought you actually don't need any of that professional blogging stuff to be successful...but there are a few things that are pretty much crucial ...and once I started to think about it I got it down to about 5 - these are the only things that you need to concentrate on...once you have read through take a look at some of the big girl's blogs...you'll see that actually they don't have bundles of stuff on their blogs...but they do have all of these...
So here are my top things that your blog must have
1. About Page
There are all sorts of About Pages out there, and if you search on it there are many different tips and ideas for what to have on yours
Whatever blogging platform you use, adding an About Me Page is easy, quick and simple and will do everything to grow your blog.
I like a long-ish About Page, I am inherently nosy and I like to know a bit more about the person but at the least you should have on it your name and where you are located. I also think a photo is good too...over the last year or so I think this has become more important in blogging - if you are hesitant about that as I was, you can try using sunglasses or a behind shot until you get comfortable.
There is nothing worse than stumbling upon a new blog and going to find out more to only be faced with a piddly little one liner About Me Page...well there is something worse, not having one at all!
2. Contact Page
The chances are someone, somewhere will want to contact you and you will be surprised what lands in your inbox once you put yourself out there on the world wide web with a blog.
Many bloggers also use this page to include details for PR's/brands that may want to contact them and some bloggers put their stats on there too.
A short, to the point and simple Contact Page works really well...whenever I have wanted to contact another blogger I am often very busy and have limited time so I don't want to hang around sifting through information looking for an email address, so concise and clear ...
G'day lovely Beach Cottage lovelies.
So, yeah, so on a roll people, so on a roll.
I feel kinda home accessory wired right now.
I am always telling people, if anyone ever listens, that blogging is all about passion, not that sort of passion, but about passion that makes one tick.
Things like this make me tick tick boom.
I love finding things that suit my budget and let me treat my home but look amazing too.
So without further adieu I introduce you, ladies of the beach, to the blue vintage glasses that I have been stroking for about a week or two now...
These glasses are from a little boutique I sometimes happen upon, this boutique sells also pet accessories, carpet cleaner, bras and compost...it's quite unique though.
And, thanks to my friend Marnie (she blogs over here, go take a look at her praying position, interesting), who just so happens to be one day having me over for a lil' Greek dinner, has let me in on the fact that we call Kmart....The KMart...with an accent ....as in 'I love The KMart'...just like her MIL does. Oh yeah. Love that.
So I have had my eye on reproduction vintage glass blue wine glasses and being trying to find real true vintage blue glasses for like ever.
Oh yes I have spied them in Frenchy boutiques, I have lusted after them in stores that I shouldn't even enter and I have put them back pretty quickly in those shops with the hand-written price tags. C'mon, you know the ones.
And, though all of the above have tempted me, muchly, really, even with my wardrobe stashing skills I just thought that, actually, I'd rather be saving that casherooni for our next trip overseas..
Hello The KMart.
Tick Tick Boom
Vintage style blue wine glasses.
Do not come to my old place and think you might pick up one of these and smile with pleasure at their handblown quality, their weight, and be secretly jealous that my wine glasses cost more than your car...friend, that would not happen...these do not feel like that...indeed these in a funny way reminded me of my baby girl, she was a tiny little thing, with stick legs, the tinsssssssiest ankles and wrists you ever did see, she slept sideways in her cot wedged in between rolled up blankets and would only settle attached to Mr Beach Cottage or I or a (dirty) pj top of mine scrunched up under her nose...the first few times I picked her up to cuddle, being used to Honeymoon Baby who weighed in at 9lbs at birth and has never really stopped growing, I nearly threw her little bird-cum-rat down covered body over my shoulder.
These glasses are like that...be careful or you might lose your wine down the front of your shirt.
But oh baby, we are not talking picking up here, we are not talking quality, we are not talking house accessory snobbery.
Beach Cottage ladies, we are talking aesthetics.
And this is what I need in my cottage.
Blue vintage style glass, paired with coastal / nautical / beach stuff on my deck.
It's The KMart.
Tune in tomorrow, tomorrow, I have more budget foofing for your home, or maybe it will be the dress that wraps me up in supermarket-chic and makes me feel like me again.
Good Day to you my friends, wanna come hang out on my deck, talk house accessories, The KMart and drink some wine from blue glasses?
Sarah
Sarah, the study is looking amaaaaazing! I actually have those little chalk board clothes pins, been saving them for when my fridge is finished, or we buy a new one. I love what you did, and the little beach sign is divine! The colors are so calming for an office/study. I think that is important. I think it’s important to have a spot to read, study, learn, that is comfortable, welcoming, and beautiful. Well done, and thank you again for hostessing such a Wonderful Wednesday Party, xoxo tami
I use to have a guest room. Now it’s home to the hermit cat we rescued the first of December. And is still under the bed. (Yes, she eats. But only when you close the door.) I use to have a dining room. But I turned it into a sewing room. When you have a small home, you have to utilize it the way you most need it. It’s that simple. I’m happy with a small house. Less cleaning to do! I just adore that desk now!
Brenda
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Looks awesome!!! I actually have one of those jars except the lid on mine is blue/green color like sea glass.
OH MY GOD – DROP CLOTHS! Who knew? How fabulous are they on that link? See ya later vintage blankets, hello dropcloth slipcovers!
btw – study looks FABULOUS! Can I come over and hang?
lg xxx
only if you bring mojitos
yeah sorry I shoulda told you about them…duh!
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The burlap webbing is a great touch. So original, and the things clipped there really grab your attention! Great to see this space. Glad you took the trouble!
LUV your study, Sarah! All of the special little touches really pulled it all together! You rock, girl!
xoxo laurie
Looks awesome! Wish my study looked like that!! Where are those jars from? They are beautiful!!
Love the look of your study, if the room where mine is wasnt so warm i would so be redecorating it and adding some more vintage touches to it.
Ditto on the Jars love those
Sarah, I just love this room! All your special touches make it amazing!!
I love how you used what you had to makeover this room.
Leaves more moola to buy shoes.
x Marnie
It looks great Sarah! I love the little jar with the flower in it. Thanks for hosting!
Hey Sarah,
Great study. I left a comment here earlier , but I can’t see it?
Marnie
The room is marvelous! So what kind of paint did you put on your cabinet? I assume it is metal underneath – does the paint scratch easily? Did you only paint the outside parts that would show when the drawers were closed? My favorite thing is still the gray dotty desk!
I just primed it first with two coats of primer then regular oil based enamel…couple of scratches when we moved it in cos it is REALLY heavy, but so far so good…I can cope with a few shabby scratches lol!
ahem I left the inside…it was pristine so just disinfected it….the drawers are so room…I can stash heaps in here lol!
sarahx
I love how it turned out! I also really liked the idea of a basket for all the cords etc. That makes a lot of sense.
There was so much I liked here…….
Good job Sarah!! It’s so pretty!
God bless!
We just started with SPRING!!! (after a long winter)
Yipiyeaaaah!
Salut!
*Tasiaa
I love it! The room looks wonderful. Beautifully staged, not a non-coordinating color in sight. You really did an amazing job using all of those different pieces and marrying them together so beautifully. Hard to imagine that the room is really tiny, since you give it so much of a wow factor.
Sarah…. I used a drop cloth as my Christmas Lunch Tablecloth….. It looked so good
I love love love the destination banner…. I am a Bronte girl by birth so have just flown over to that site & ordered two cards and a banner. *sigh……. I LOVE living in Noosa but man I miss my Eastern Suburb…. {not all of them just Bronte}
Can I have your scissors btw????? please
OH and… have you & lg tried the pre-mixed Mojitos????? too yummy for one….. Just sharing what info I can
pre-mixed mojitos??????????????
never even heard of ‘em
xx
and can believe how much you must miss Bronte…but then again it’s pretty darn good where you are…
oh and I’ll send you some scissors…mail me your addy
You can’t be serious about the scissors???? really?? I’ll just clarify that with you before I look like a twit and email my address…… and the pre-mix is a Smirnoff one, available at all classy bottleshops.
I tell you what, IF your serious about the scissors I’ll send you a bottle of the Mojitos…… and you don’t even have to share it with me! haha XX {I bumped into Fleur today outside our children’s kindy
}
of course! I am mailing you…
x
Your room looks fantastic, bring everything together with white was just the ticket. Thanks so much for sharing!
The room looks amazing. Great use of things most people would dump out of the door without second thoughts. I admire people like you who take a second look and finds new life for them. I’m a fan of upcycling, recycling and transformation. Not sure I mentioned it before but you have a special touch for flower arrangements.
Hi Sarah, you joined my wow us Wednesdays party and so glad you did. What a great space. I love all the special details. Thanks for joining my party and I just did the same.
Thanks for hosting the party! And thanks for the reminder about linking back – it’s added now. Sometimes I get so busy trying to link up places that I forget that step of the process. Love your blog, Sarah!
The room looks great! I always dream of having my own ‘crafts/paint/go crazy creative’ room! we are moving soon, so maybe this time it works out;-)
thanks for hosting!
The study is lovely Sarah, so many ideas, you really are an inspiration x
p.s. I attempted to link with your Good Life Wednesday but put the wrong URL address so it linked to a holiday home :/.. so I tried again, I think it worked .. anyway sorry it wouldn’t let me delet the wrong one, so now theres two ha ha, I wasn’t being greedy x
This turned out so beautiful! You’ve inspired me for the weekend which is expected to be spring-like here!
Love your new & improved study, and I can totally appreciate all the hard work you put into it cause I have a room just like that…( collects everything and looks like a dumping ground 80% of the time..) Now all you need is a few big jars of white buttons!! I plan to hit a few thrift shops today and you can be sure I’ll keep my eyes peeled…:)
Just linked up! Goes with the old offic organizing theme! I’ll bet you feel like a whole new woman with your own little workspace! Makes all the blood and sweat worth it!
I LOVE your beach cottage! I’ve always wanted a beach cottage. For now, I just have a bathroom that is done in beach cottage decor
Maybe some day….
I’m a new follower and anticipate reading your blog!
http://www.simplicity-tracy.blogspot.com
You did work wonders on the study and it amazes me how airy it all looks despite the small size. When I see all these non-colours I want to get rid of all my colours in the study – at least for a while. it is so fresh and calm! Maybe I will start with my husband’s study and work on that! Thank you for the ongoing inspiration!
Yvonne
it all looks really, really good. I love the nice clean neat look, but it is still inviting and comfy. Great job. I can’t wait to see more from you.
That is incredible. I have the same problem with my office; it’s just blah, and I tend to use it as a storeroom, too. If I can get it looking half as nice as yours — no, a quarter as nice
, I’ll be happy. Thanks, as usual, for your inspiration!
Hi Sarah love the new study……and really liked the chalkboard labels did you make these yourself or did you buy them either way could you give us the info where to get them or how to make them…..thanks have a great day!!
I love what you did with the file cabinet! I really need one but have been hesitant due to their look. You may have just taken my fear of file cabinets away!
What a lovely place to work in! Thanks for hosting the party! I linked up the finished Antique Silverware Mold Project #61
I love how this room turned out and you have so many inspiring things throughout.
Enjoy your sunshine and warmth.
Kathleen
I adore the mirror that looks like an old wondow frame! Thanks for hosting your good life Wednesday once more!
Just beautiful!!!!
Love it! So inspiring… Especially the part about never really thinking of it as anything other than a junk room. That means there are awesome possibilities for all those messy nooks-n-crannies around here… thx, Sarah!
I love this room! I have a question about your curtains. I see they are covering blinds, so what do the tops of your blinds look like? do they have a valence? Does your curtain valence pull across to cover all? Just wondring since you can’t see in the pictures what the blinds look like at the top when the curatin is open. We have a similar window at our house and I was thinking about doing a curtain like yours. Thanks.
hi Karen
the valence is integrated into the curtain….I used a drop sheets (the linen type) for the curtain, flipped it over at the top added a channel for the curtain pole and a pleat to the valence part and then just ran it onto the pole…
the blinds are the main light / privacey thing and the curtain is mainly for decoration
hope that helps
Sarah