i don’t know how many times i need to say how much i love LOVE love having an actual space to work at home.

it’s an amazing productivity boost. can you see how many blog posts i’m busting out? i swear though, i do other things too!

i mentioned that the desk we spent a month refinishing did not make it up the stairs in this old house. but, we were able to sell the desk on craigslist to a nice family and decided to go more minimalist ourselves. [insert small sigh and just a few tears].

the desks are made from separate top and legs from Ikea ($85 each) and the chairs ($20 each) and file cabinets ($30 each) are from UW Swap Shop. total furniture cost for both of us: $270. not bad, huh?

we painted the walls sage gray and mixed and matched random framed pieces from various sources. my favorite words of wisdom are proudly displayed above my desk.

consider this room done:

• paint walls
• buy desks
• buy real office chairs that are comfortable to sit in for more than an hour
• buy shelving unit/cabinet of some sort for printer to sit on top of and to put away some of the things on the desks
• hang MORE stuff on the walls

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