The $300 Office Makeover!

I'm so excited to finally get to share the office with you guys today! I've been working on it for weeks, trying to stretch my little budget as far as it would go. 


I had about $300 to work with on this room, so it took a little...um...effort. 


But, it's finally done! Finally.

So, let's get started with the before and afters!

Here's what the office looked like weeks after we moved in. It had dark outdated trim, peachy beige walls, and tons of mismatched furniture...basically a disaster.

Then after a few months, I started to work on it a little bit.

And after several evenings of nonstop painting, this little room finally came together and turned into a space that I love.
Here's what the office looks like today.

 One of my favorite parts of this room is the upholstered chair I found at Marshalls for just $90. It has a silver nailhead trim and french script detail on the back. I usually thrift chairs and reupholster them (see 8 examples of that here), but I just couldn't pass this one up. 

I think it pairs perfectly with the desk, too.
The desk was originally a kitchen table I found on Craigslist awhile back for just $50. I sanded it down to raw wood and painted the entire thing black. 
I painted it the exact same way I painted this, but with Behr 'black suede'.

The only other thing I purchased for this room was the ivory shag rug that I found online for less than $60. I love the way it pulls everything together and softens the space.
This rug has since sold out, but a similar one can be found here. (Affiliate link)



My other favorite part of the office is the gallery wall. I didn't have much of the budget left over after the desk, chair, and rug so I thrifted most of the frames and filled them with wedding photos, a picture of Cheese, some random maps, and a sketch of a sailboat that I scored at the thrift store. I also spray painted a couple of wooden mirrors silver.

I also added a few thrifted accessories to the desk.
But if we're being real...most of this is just simple styling for photo's sake. In real life, this desk is covered in tangled cords, Fritos, and the occasional overweight cat. 

I also added a black bookshelf in the corner for storing office supplies. 

And created a diy chalkboard out of an old thrift store mirror that I painted white.

I added a large mirror to the other wall (also a thrift store find, painted black).

As you may have noticed, I painted all of the trim, doors, and walls.That ultimately made the biggest difference in this entire room.
For paint colors and a tutorial on painting trim, go here.

 For the lighting fixture, I found a $20 brass chandelier on eBay, painted it white, and attached tons of crystals.

This chandelier cost me $30 total and looks almost identical to the one that cost me $100 in our guest bedroom.

You can see the full chandelier tutorial here.

And that's the new and improved office! 
Since I only spent $300, I'm pretty thrilled with the way it turned out. I'm sure it will go through many more changes as time goes on, but it's so nice to spend time in this room now.

And that's all for today, ya'll!
To see the rest of the house, you can visit the house tour here.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
I'm so glad you're here!

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