home office inspiration
If you’re like my family or me, I watch HGTV almost every afternoon or evening at home. I love seeing how Joanna Gaines can transform any space into something specifically for her clients, or seeing how Property Brothers turns dreams into reality. What about a home office remodel?
Now that my daughters have moved out, I became my own Joanna Gaines or Jonathan Scott by transforming a room in my house into my home office.
This room has a lot of history in my family; It’s been a bedroom for my oldest daughter, then a guest room for my mom, and now it’s finally my turn to make a mark.
I needed my own space
Don’t get me wrong, I love my family, but i definitely need my own space to grow my dreams and my business.
My favorite assistant, my husband, Ralph, helped me tremendously during the transformation!
Helped move 20 year old book shelves, my daughter’s childhood bed frame, mattress, and all the junk that had accumulated in the room.
home office budget
I also didn’t have a big budget. I reused many things around the house: bookshelves from my daughter’s room, books I kept in the attic, tables and lamps from our living room, etc.
Things I spent money on:
- Teal Chair – $110 from Wayfair
- Curtains – $60 from Walmart.com
- 1 bookshelf – $75 from a local vendor
- Chalkboard – $15 from Walmart
- Paint – $50 from Lowe’s
- Interior Designer, Robin O’Nan – $155
Total = $465.00
Be a smart shopper
Choosing the few things I wanted to splurge on is what I found to be the key. Having an interior decorator is key. She helped me select the paint color and was able to put everything in place to create a stylish workspace. Finding a local interior decorator can be easy if you ask your friends on social media for recommendations.
Repurposing old stuff around the house not only saved me money, it also gave a new sense of purpose to things I had forgotten were there. I didn’t think I could create a beautiful space with just $500. One of the shelves came from my daughter’s room, the lamp was in my bedroom and the table was in the living room.
You don’t have to spend a fortune to have an office that looks like it belongs on HGTV!
Talk to you soon,
kathleen olivieri
