My Home Office Tour Oh She Glows
I love working with food, but one of my other passions is home decor, so I hope you’ll humour me with this post! I’ve caught the decor bug in recent years, and I just love every stage of putting a room together.The only problem is that I don’t have much time for home decor projects (I’ve completed 2 nurseries and an office in 5 years…lol), so I’ve been chipping away at this office at a snail’s pace.But I’m quite happy with how it’s come together.
My goal was to create a serene and elegant home office with a lil’ bit of drama! When we first moved into this house, we painted the office grey.We were going through a huge grey phase, but over time it started to wear on me, and I found the office was less than inspiring.I started to feel blah whenever I was in there (I also regret painting the basement grey…ugh!).
One of my blog readers actually warned me about picking grey for an office, but I didn’t listen…you guys are always right! After going back and forth over what colour(s) I wanted to paint my office (I tested everything from spa green to super soft blush pink and, yes, even yellow!), I finally settled on a navy–charcoal blend and blush pink.When I pictured my white office furniture popping off a dark, dramatic wall, I was sold.I didn’t want the whole room to be dark, so I kept the rest of the walls white for an airy feel.
I’ve gone back and forth over whether I should do a bit of wallpaper on one wall (maybe the front wall where the
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