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My home office has been a long labour of love. It started life as a junk room when we moved, as we just had so much stuff. Then when I went freelance 18 months ago, I needed to turn it into a workspace. We managed to squeeze two desks into the tiny room, and put up an IKEA picture shelf above the second smaller desk. I’ve been trying out different arrangements of pictures and bits and bobs on the shelf, but it didn’t ever feel quite right. But I think I *might* have cracked it. What do you think?
COPPER LOVE
My cousin knows I love copper, and gave me the sweet angel cookie cutter. I don’t tend to make shaped cookies, as we have too much fun making freaky shapes from the dough. I think she looks perfect on the end of the shelf.
I made the monochrome embroidery from a kit from Tiger, and sprayed the hoop copper.
I found the zebra plate in the Paperchase sale last year, and couldn’t resist as it had a copper rim.
The cute copper lights from New Look’s website, of all places! They were £8.99 when I got them, but they are now on sale for £6.74, what a bargain.
The copper Z lamp is from HowKapow and I created the polkadot pen pot from spray paint and and IKEA glass, you can see the tutorial here, it’s so easy! I also sprayed the tall vase – it was from one of the table setting at our wedding.
PRETTY PRINTS
The lovely flamingo watercolour card is by AlfieWinn. It was a birthday card from one of my best friends, but it wasn’t until I popped it in a frame that I noticed who it was by – I met the illustrator Maria last year, what a lovely coincidence.
The ‘She believed she could. So she did.’ print is from Team Hen, with an IKEA frame, and is the latest addition to the shelf. When the lovely ladies from Team Hen got in touch to see if I wanted to review anything from their site, I nearly politely declined. Most of their products are for hen dos and although lovely and peppered with pink, (do take a peek if you’re in the hen do stage of life) I don’t have any hen dos coming up. But then I spotted they sold prints, and changed my mind, realising that it’s what I’d been missing for the shelf.
‘She believed she could. So she did.’ has been been my motto since giving up my job to go freelance – I think you have to have a bit of self belief and guts to get what you want in life, so this is a great reminder if I have a bit of a wobble!
The little print next to it is of my old university’s student accommodation, and reminds me of very happy times in my first year at UEA.
The ‘You’ve Got This’ picture is from Kikki.K. It has copper foil, though you can’t see it very well in the photo.
You can see more about the office and see the other desk in my post about getting ready for a WFH life.
Utterly gorgeous! LOVE! I adore the lights. Your office looks so lovely and what a creative space. Thanks for sharing. Jess xx #HomeEtc
Love your little space! So gorgeous. I think you’ve definitely cracked it 🙂 I’m in the process of creating a similar space for myself and love reading others home office posts for inspiration. I’m trying to decide between a rose gold and white theme (classic blogger look!) or white with pops of pastel, decisions, decisions! Anyway, enjoy working in your new space, its fab 🙂 Emily #KCACOLS
Thank you so much – I actually have some pastel in there as well, I think pastel pink and copper/rose gold look amazing together you should totally go for it! xx
Copper, black and white just make the BEST team! I love that little copper angel cookie cutter you’ve got on your shelf. The we pink sewing machine is so cute!
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Thanks Nancy, the copper is spreading out beyond my office now, I love it so much! xx
I wish I had a dedicated desk, nevermind a shelf!! One day… #KCACOLS
Don’t ever doubt your decision to go freelance lovely — keep your eyes on the prize, keep focussed and have unwavering confidence that you can do it!! I left full-time employment and went freelance 10 years ago next month!!! It was the scariest decision I ever made — but also the best 🙂 LOVE your shelf — especially the print!! Wise words indeed 🙂 Thanks so much for linking up! Caro #HomeEtc
Thanks so much Caro, it was so great to see you at the weekend and you’re so right, freelancing is the best choice ever if you’re lucky enough to have the skills to do it! xx
How lovely! (I have an iKea shelf above my desk too, but just shoved my pots of pens and things I need on it as my desk is so small – now seeing this I think I should have gone for pretty over practical!). I love everything you’ve chosen, and it looks a very lovely place to work #HomeEtc
Maybe you could sneak in a little picture amongst your practical pots, I bet it would look really cute xx
You’ve made a fab job of this – it looks very harmonised. My favourite piece would be the zebra plate.
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Thanks so much, I love the plate too, it’s so cute! xx
The shelf and accessories look fab, I especially love the zebra plate! 🙂 I need to do something like this in our guest bedroom!
Gemma x
Thanks so much Gemma, the plate is super cute isn’t it? I do love a picture shelf! xx
Oh I love this. What a lovely space. We did an office makeover too but it is the sentimental things and bits and pieces you choose to decorate it that make all of the difference. Love the white simplicity and the picture shelf. I’ve only just discovered the whole shelf for pictures idea this week and I really do like it. Thanks for sharing #homeetc
I just love a picture shelf, so many possibilities! And I love how you can swap things around easily without making too many holes in your walls! Thanks for visiting xx
This is so pretty and organised! I have definite office envy 😉 Thanks for sharing it! x
Thanks so much for popping by Philippa, I’m so pleased you like it! xx
I love the print and the mantra! I think you’d be horrified if you saw my office! #KCACOLS
oh , its beautiful. I would just sit and stare at it and not get any work done!
Ah thanks so much, that does happen every so often, I have to admit! xx
Oh Becky it looks just lovely! And it really makes me wish I had a little blogging area I could do up. You’ve really done a fantastic job doing it up.xx #KCACOLS
Thank you, I’m so pleased you like it xx
Love your office, it’d make me want to work! Love the prints too, great motto xx
This is gorgeous. I’m coming to work in your office! I am also totally I love with copper at the moment. And you sewing machine – that’s so lovely – I didn’t think it was real though. Even better. What happy days you will having working in this room. Thanks for sharing with #KCACOLS. Hope you can join us again next Sunday. Nicky
Thank you lovely, the sewing machine is super cute isn’t it, it’s not the best at actually sewing but OK for simple things (which is all I can manage anyway!) xx
Love this office set up, it is so pretty! Thank you for sharing, I am popping over from the comment you left on my guest post at Bringmommycoffee.com! So glad I did! I want this now…hehe
Loving all the copper, especially the lamp! I would love to give up work and work for myself, i’m not ready yet but hopefully one day! #KCACOLS
Thank you Emilie, it was a big step going freelance, but it was definitely the right decision xx
Oooh it looks lovely! My next house task is to sort our dressing room/office out. We’re getting a picture shelf for Mini R’s room because I’m decoupaging letters of his name for his room and needed something for it to sit on. #KCACOLS
Ah that will look lovely, what a great idea xx
It looks beautiful. makes me want my own “proper” work space instead of the end of the dining table.
I love it. You *may* have inspired me to clear out the junk room/office AGAIN. I would work in there but the feng shui is awful and I can’t concentrate in there – I get my best work done in the living room, feet up with Gossip Girl on in the background! Off to read your WFH post now! 🙂 #KCACOLS
Ah looks so lovely 🙂 Defo my kind of style too! Looks bright and fresh.
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Aww it looks lovely, I would love to have a little space to call my office that’s not my dining table! I love the you’ve got this print bargain as well for £1.25 #kcacols
Thanks Tracey, I love spending time in there but need to blitz the other desk as it’s getting untidy! xx
Oh well done you – it looks gorgeous! So lovely to have your own work space – I don’t have that and have to sit with laptop balance on my lap – am very envious – may have to go and find a corner somewhere in the house that I can make mine. Love the fairy lights too! #KCACOLS
Good idea, maybe you could make a kind of flap down desk somewhere that you could fold up when you don’t need it? It makes me more productive not having the TV in the room like I do when I’m on the laptop xx
Oh it looks so lovely Becky! I have office envy. I love the messages on the prints too. I really miss my desk as it’s been taken over now my husband works from home.
Oh what a shame Laura, Ryan shares our office but as I’m the work from home person it’s mainly mine so I cam make it all girly xx