I love hearing from readers who have used something they’ve seen on my blog or in my home as inspiration for one of their own projects. So, I was flattered when Nicole used our home office as a jumping off point for her own office redesign.
Here’s her original idea board for the space:
And, the final result:
Money-saving idea. . .
Instead of built-ins, she customized a combination of Billy and Benno bookcases from IKEA with crown molding and trim. (See more of this process here.)
We also used the same resource for our farmhouse tables/desks—Craigslist! Hers wasn’t the finish she originally wanted so she fixed that with some major sanding and a miniwax stain:
She also included display space for her pillows that she’ll be selling on Etsy starting next month:
See more of Nicole’s work and office redesign on her blog.
Elizabeth @ The Little Black Door says
August 22, 2012 at 11:33 amI love that you can see the inspiration of your office, but she certainly put her own spin on it. Lovely!!
17 Perth says
August 22, 2012 at 11:51 amI must say—she nailed it. Her pillows look pretty awesome too!
My Crafty Home Life says
August 22, 2012 at 11:52 amOH YEAH! That is one of my great friends…she is so talented. Nicole is going to be so happy. I love her office and she will be selling pillows soon. Doesn’t she just kill it with her styling skills?
Natalie {Designer Bags and Dirty Diapers} says
August 22, 2012 at 11:55 amWow! It looks great. I am so inspired my both of your Craigslist finds. I can never find anything on there- or maybe I don’t have the patience to look! Will have to check out her Etsy store, cute pillows.
Nicole Scott says
August 22, 2012 at 1:39 pmWahoo! Thanks Emily for the post and the inspiration! Your office captured many peoples attention. It is beautiful. Lucky for me I was about to embark on an office re-design myself! Those ORC challenges really get you going! This made my day :)
SHERRY HART says
August 22, 2012 at 1:45 pmNicole did a great job on her office….love the style and all of the creative touches she added!
Kristin @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia says
August 22, 2012 at 1:53 pmThat is so cool! It is fun to see others being inspired by your own work.
XO
Kristin
Emily Mills says
August 22, 2012 at 1:54 pmDid she use the same chandelier that you did for your kitchen? It looks great! I love your home office, new goal one day to have the same built ins!
Courtney {a thoughtful place} says
August 22, 2012 at 2:02 pmOh, she did such a great job. Quite talented. You must be so flattered. This was fun to see.
Dena says
August 22, 2012 at 2:08 pmLOVE! i see an office redo in my future!!
[email protected]:podge says
August 22, 2012 at 2:33 pmNicole did such an amazing job with her office space and your office is such an inspiration to us all! So glad you featured an amazing Canadian like Nicole :)
heyhomeslice says
August 22, 2012 at 2:34 pmHow great! It must be really fun to see people use your work as inspiration!
Kelly Anderson says
August 22, 2012 at 3:53 pmNicole is terrific at putting together a dynamite room! And she had some great inspiration.
Barbara Bussey {The Treasured Home} says
August 22, 2012 at 7:43 pmWhat a huge compliment, when someone copies your style! It turned out great!
Lisa Mende says
August 22, 2012 at 7:52 pmDon’t you love Nicole! She is awesome and very talented so for her to be inspired by your design is a high compliment! Love it!!!
Nantucket Daffodil says
August 22, 2012 at 8:34 pmLove the bookcase idea. Perfect. Sensible too.
Karena says
August 23, 2012 at 12:42 amEmily I adore your office and now Nicole’s as well. I am always switching out pillows so will have to check her site!!
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
2012 Artists Series
Yvonne @ StoneGable says
August 23, 2012 at 12:58 amEmily, I just found you fabulous blog. What inspiration and great ideas! Thanks so much for all the beauty going on over here! I am a new follower!
Emily says
August 23, 2012 at 12:46 pmYou both rocked your spaces! Lovely results!
Julie Taylor and Danni Greenwalt says
August 23, 2012 at 3:18 pmI love your office. I can see why she used it as an inspiration.
Brooke says
August 23, 2012 at 4:17 pmIt’s gorgeous!! I love your office- definitely a room to get inspiration from! I love hers too- going to go over and check out her blog!
Lisa says
August 23, 2012 at 7:58 pmLovely office. I can see why it is inspiring others. I love that you both used farm style tables as desk. So much more space than a regular desk.
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