I’m a pretty lucky gal; I can paint any room, any color, any time.  I even squeezed my way into the one room of the house that he can claim as his own.  My mans office, step careful folks stuff ahead.

Here’s the run down of items to tackle:

1.  New paint for the walls and the trim

2.  New window blinds

3.  Additional lighting

4.  Modify his existing desks or find something more streamlined

5.  Address the shelving and storage issues

So now that we have all those before pictures covered let’s dive into his new and improved office.

1.  New paint.  I went with a great color called Hasta from Martha’s Stewart line at Home Depot.

2.  The blinds were a in-stock blind from home depot, I had each custom cut to fit the windows.

3.  Additional storage with the Expedit shelving from Ikea.

4.  Buying a new desk was not in the original plan but as the room evolved and I took into consideration the storage he would need and the new room arrangement these desks were a better fit.  So we sold the original desks for the same amount we paid from them on Craigslist and ordered up a new set to replace them.

I still have lighting to place above his work space.

Also need to find a solution to cover up these shelves, since there is a countdown on this cleanliness, scheduled to expire in one short day.

So hold tight on that solution, hoping to find something soon.  What rooms have you painted lately?  Have you ever used any of Martha Stewart’s paint colors?  Whats your thoughts on these ceilings being painted white?

If I were a billionaire I would have custom shelving and cabinetry in every closest in the house, my OCD would flourish.  Until then I rely on old faithful, metal shelving.  Metal shelving is my go to for closet organization; I can install it myself easily and quickly, it’s super affordable and I can customize it for any size storage I need.

The linen closet in one of our basement baths drove me crazy every time I tried to put something in it, I had been dealing with it knowing some day I’d like to tear the whole thing out.  I couldn’t do it anymore and really wanted the extra storage space.

The glass doors the previous owners had installed were to big for the opening, which meant I could only open the doors on each side about 8 inches.  It was chaos inside and only housed two shelves, barely reaching from one side to the other.

I took the doors down making some Craigs-lister quite happy with their new find.  I fought with the existing shelving brackets for at least a half hour before giving up and working around them.  I was being lazy and didn’t feel like repairing drywall so I worked my new shelving around the existing brackets.

See the old brackets there, they look like they are supporting the new shelving.  I didn’t need that extra support in this particular closet but they get to stay there anyways.  I filled the closet back up with all our odds and ends towels Diesel’s shower towels and some random baby stuff in storage until needed again.

Hung up a extra set of random curtains and called it a day.  I’ve got room to spare and no more stuff on the floor.  Have you ever used wire shelving?  Do you like it?