My home office
The first weekend I arrived, one of our goals was to get my home office space set up so that I would have a nice place to write my thesis.
It was a little daunting from the hallway.
There were so many boxes, and so many heavy boxes of books…
…boxes that I couldn’t even begin to lift! And when I looked at it during the first two days, I felt a sense of panic. You know, the panic that isn’t so strong that you feel sick to your stomach, but the panic that makes you breathe a little faster and makes your mind run faster, and well, maybe makes you feel a weeee bit queasy.
But HB reassured me that he could move the heavy boxes. And that above all I was “NOT to panic.”
He knows me so well.
So, we moved the boxes into the hall. That would be the royal we, meaning he. And we pushed my existing furniture around in the room to get it into place. That would be the not so royal we, meaning, well, meaning the two of us.
After taking multiple measurements of the wall nearest the door, the one that doesn’t have the closet, we headed off to attempt to buy bookcases.
You see, while I had a bookcase that used to be in my office, there were a couple of problems with it.
It was
A) overflowing with books – which meant there was No Room for my textbooks and binders that I’d had at my school office.
B) making me feel claustrophobic due to the height of it in the room.
Now, I may not be into feng shui, or whatever that stuff is, but I do know when I feel like my air supply is being cut off. And that is what used to happen when I would go into my old home office for any length of time.
We went to both Home Deeee-pot and Target. And after perusing the aisles at both places The Search for Bookcases was starting to look rather dire.
However, in desperation, we took a closer look at these stackable cube things that Target is selling. And lo and behold! The measurements were right. The shelves were tall enough to hold my textbooks and binders, and there were these cute little cubes that you could mix and match all over the place to get the look you wanted.
There was even a rounded end piece. AND the color appeared to match my desks that we’d purchased years ago, at least, so we were hoping.
*Assembly Required
Um yeah.
Assembly took a while. But the good thing was that by the end of Sunday night, my office was D.O.N.E.!!
I took these pics a week and a half ago Monday, when the light was nice.
First, the view from the door was no longer daunting!
Perhaps welcoming even!
And yes, that is my iBook in white on the desk! Beautiful new lovey.
And tah-dah! The Bookcases!
Aren’t they GRRRRReat! (in the manner of Tony the Tiger)
It makes me smile to see them.
And that glowing thing on top, is the lamp we found at Ikea. I’ve always been really into spiral shapes, so I glommed onto this lamp really fast.
And I’ve been just waiting to hang my little party lights up somewhere!
And I’ve got my slinky’s and magic sand in the little cube. And most of my pictures.
And did you notice the rounded end piece? I know the lines of books and binders are rather distracting, so I thought I’d point all of that out.
At some point, it would be nice to change the paint color and actually hang my pictures up. But there is time for that later.
For now, writing calls.
LadyBug says:
I noticed the rounded end piece right away. I LOVE it! Your office looks great; and I know you’re relieved to have it done, so you can work without being distracted by a room full of boxes.
Thanks for including the shot of your new toy.
HB says:
DO NOT PANIC.
I need to get you that button from the Hitchhiker’s Guide as a reminder
HB
poopie says:
Wow…you did a great job! Love the storage space.
Amber says:
The lights! I still love that Ikea light. Swirly, like a snail.
And when I saw the words “Not to panic” in your post, I instantly thought of the words “Do Not Panic” from HHGttG. (Or however you’d like to abbreviate it.) HB is right on.
Except, like, when I saw that picture with the boxes, *I* got all stomach upset panicky. Ahhhh!
HB says:
See! See!
T-Shirts even
http://www.cafepress.com/00ps/533486
Danielle says:
Ladybug, thank you! I love it too. Although, after seeing how nice and clean it looked a week ago… walking into it today was a bit of a shock all over again. Suffice to say, the piles of paper are getting more scattered.
Poopie – thank you! I specifically bought an extra one of those closed door cubes because I realized I needed hidey places to put paper and folders. And wouldn’t you know it but my desk drawers are full already.
Amber, looking at the second bedroom _still_ gives me that uneasy feeling. I try not to look at it. But it is funny that you had that reaction, since you’ve seen it in person and knew what was coming. You must be thinking about your own move.
HB – I think we need those buttons and t-shirts for next week!
Amber says:
HB and Danielle, I opt for the Don’t Panic clock.
Momo says:
Very nice, I know you are glad to have that all behind you so you can get busy on that thesis. It really looks fantastic.
Squirl says:
Moving sucks. I’ve done it enough recently that I don’t get that panicky feeling. It’s more, oh crap, here we go again. I loved Hitch Hiker’s Guide.
That room looks fantastic. I don’t have a thesis to write but I wish I had a little office like that. Those cubes, with the round end thing, are great. I love the window right over your desk. Very nice!
Closet Metro says:
You make me want to clean my office.
Nah.
(pwhew. glad that passed.)
jenski says:
Ditto to others’ comments…
And it must be nice to be able to look out a window while you work! I live in the basement all day and now when I leave to go home to do work, it’s dark out. Very sad.
Hope the writing is going well! It’s all about the tea and cookies…But not too close to the computer.