0 Pin-spiration

With a weekend run to IKEA a success (thanks to one wonderful boyrfriend and a uhaul cargo van) my mind is starting to shift from office chairs and desks to wall art and accessories. Hovering under blank walls all day is no one’s idea of a good time. Fortunately Pinterest has been dishing up plenty of good ideas.

Last weekend, I picked up a few large white frames without a plan for how to fill them.



I’m thinking house cutouts similar (but on a larger) to this little number I pulled up on Pinterest could be fun…



We’ll see what actually ends up in this quartet of frames, but for now, I’m at least feeling that wall decor hope is within reach with the help of a little Pin-spiration.

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1 Before Story: A (soon to be) fashionable file cabby

Metal file cabinets are the most elegant, sophisticated, timeless furniture pieces in all the universe…said no one ever, including myself as I dove head first into decorating The Property Group’s new office space. (Missed the before pictures of this little gem? Click here to play catch-up.)

The thought of bringing in one of those metal monsters was not high on my opening-a-new-office to-do list and figuring out where to put one without being such an enormous eye sore was an even bigger piece of the puzzle…until a gift from the rehabbing gods fell into my lap in the form of this guy…


This wooden file cabby is perfectly paintable, the exact size we are needing and with precious paneling detail on the sides, I’m picturing much more of a cozy furniture piece than a cold, metal file-eating contraption. This file cabinet is on the fast track to rehab and I can’t wait to share the after photos!

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