Living Room Turned Office

I realized the other day I had shown parts of this room but never really elaborated on it.  I have a feeling this is going to be a big post.... here it goes.

Lets begin with the BEFORE shall we??

As I have said before I don't love front rooms as we never use them.  So we decided to turn it into an office.  There really isn't a way to put a wall up to close it off so it had to be a pretty office!


My husband has ALWAYS loved big fancy desks, so the search began.  We found this one on KSL (the local classifieds) for $150.  It is a 6 foot desk and SO HEAVY!  It took 3 big guys to get it in and even at that I didn't think it was going to make it.  Since it was so big and heavy I refinished the desk where it was going to stay, I didn't want  it to get messed up when being brought inside.

Here is what it looked like when we got it home....

Now for my favorite part...THE AFTER!!!

The only thing the same in this room is the wood floor, which I love!  They are real pine planks.  I am so glad they were already here, I don't know if I would have been daring enough to do it on my own but I LOVE THEM.  The best part about them is they are supposed to be distressed so when my daughter rides her bike in here I am not freaking out!  

My husband hung all the trim (base, chair rail, window casings and crown molding)  I love the personality it adds to the room.  The dark color in this room is perfect to make the moldings pop.  I felt okay doing such a dark color in this room because of all the windows.  

  

The paint color for the walls is Dansbury Downs by Pratt and Lambert, and the molding color is White Dove by Benjamin Moore.   

This little chest is made from real barn wood.  I love the character.  My mother in law gave it to me when Devin and I got married.  We were in desperate need of furniture, at the time it was red!  I refinished it after we moved here, I am so in love with the charm this piece adds!

You may recognize this piece, it was my first chalk paint project.  I love everything about this wall.  I have wrote a in depth post/tutorial on this wall and how I did everything here.

Notice the vicious guard dog!

Here is the desk after!  I couldn't be more happy with the elegance it brings to the room!  At first I thought I wanted a rug...but I love how it looks on the floor.  I think I will just get 2 chairs to go in front of it!

and my picture wall....I love it!  It makes me smile every time I look at it, mainly because it displays the 3 most important things in my life!  Here is my post all about my picture wall.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend, and a HAPPY EASTER

TTFN

Brooke


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