WEEK 6: ONE ROOM CHALLENGE

June 11, 2020

Alright folks. Here we are at week 6, and I’m having anxiety flashbacks of being in school and having a paper due today, and I haven’t even started it!! Jk Jk, I HAVE started, but am I caught up, and was I ready for today with an impressive progress report, nope! So here’s where I’m at.

 

Better Homes and Gardens One Room Challenge, Blanco Bungalow

 

After measuring this wall, and going back and forth whether I should do a skinny desk for my hubs to work at, or a storage cabinet to house my printer and other office supplies, I went with the cabinet. The room is already small, and I didn’t want to make it claustrophobic with a bunch of furniture crammed in.

 

Better Homes and Gardens One Room Challenge, Blanco Bungalow

 

The pandemic though has made it a bit difficult to get pieces. I haven’t been able to go “window shopping”. It’s more like, measure it online, eyeball it, go pick it up, and pray it works.

 

Better Homes and Gardens One Room Challenge, Blanco Bungalow

Better Homes and Gardens One Room Challenge 2020, Blanco Bungalow

 

So after a two and a half hour wait in the curbside pickup line at Ikea, I got this office cabinet, and then the fun of putting it together began:)

 

Better Homes and Gardens One Room Challenge, Blanco Bungalow

 

It was a little spendy for what I expected from Ikea, or I wanted to pay, but I knew I had to have something for week 6! So thank you everyone for keeping me on track.

 

 

Better Homes and Gardens One Room Challenge 2020, Blanco Bungalow

 

And I love it! I have to say, it works perfectly in the space and now I don't have to look at cords, a bulky old printer and all my other junk. Its all tucked away neatly.

 

 

I’m pretty much playing the waiting (and procrastinating) game now.
I have some pieces on their way, that I’m super excited about, like a custom acrylic calendar from GIRL FRIDAY HOME, a Rug from RUGS USA and a Peg Board for my Jewelry Making Tools. But per my usual style, this will all come together at the very. last. minute.

 

Better Homes and Gardens One Room Challenge 2020, Blanco Bungalow Home Office

I must say thought, that I’m very grateful for the accountability this platform is giving me. Otherwise, I would probably go another year with an uninspiring office. Blah!
SOURCES: MODERN OFFICE SUPPLIES, BOOKSHELF, STORAGE CABINET, JOURNALS, ROCK MATCH STRIKER, CANDLES.
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