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That’s it. I’m moving out.

Do you remember that time I switched my office and my guest room (3 months ago)?

  
1st photo: old office. 2nd photo: new office

Ben and I outgrew our office space, so we flipped the office and guest room. We figured almost double the square footage should be enough to contain the both of us.

Well, after 3 months in our new shared office, we underestimated ourselves.

We are the King and Queen of complete and total chaos. I mean, look LOOK at this mess!

Boffice_mess_hoh_1

I know. It’s awful. It’s disgraceful. It’s flat-out embarrassing.

In our defense, Ben recently got a new job allowing him to work from home every day.

We didn’t know about this new job when we moved offices, otherwise we would probably have given him his own office in the first place.

Boffice_mess_hoh_2

Obviously this “shared office” situation is NOT working for us.

So I decided it was high time for me to move out.

I mean, seriously. How creative can one be in this chaos?

I can’t even get a chair in there.

Boffice_mess_hoh_3

After a few weeks of threatening, I finally contacted an affordable long distance moving company to start moving out of our shared office.

And guess where I’m moving?

Right back into the “old” office/current guest room.

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I’m pretty sure this is like the 25th time I’ve carried loads and loads of laundry baskets full of decor and craft supplies up and down the stairs. Maybe this time will stick.

guest_clean_hoh_3

The guest room is a total bore fest right now. Gross color on the walls. Unattractive bedding and furniture (we are “borrowing” the bed, bedding, and dresser from my brother-in-law while he doesn’t need it).

Since the big move-out, the guest room has been looking a lot more like this the past week though:

guest_mess_hoh_1

This room has turned into the downstairs catch-all including furniture of K’s that I’m trying to sell.

MY LIFE IS TOTAL CHAOS. It is driving me bonkers!

Okay, whew that was a whole lotta back-story to get to this big finale…

Step one of the big
“Move Allison’s office {again}, this time back to her previous office/current guest room”
hoopla is to transform this closet in the guest room:..

guest_mess_hoh_2

…into a closet with shelving. I can’t move loads of crap if I have nowhere to put it all.

After two full days of buying, cutting, priming, nailing, and painting sheets of MDF, I now have a nice big storage closet:

guest_shelves_hoh_2

Pretty great, hua?

See that space to the left of the open closet door? That area will eventually have a built in desk with cabinets above – the perfect place for me to work, craft, and do “officey” things like sharpen pencils, store sharpies, and write thank-you notes.

But for now, the past few days I’ve been building me some shelves.

guest_shelves_hoh_1

And now I get to do the back-breaking labor of carrying all that crap back downstairs again for the 75th time.

But at least I’ve got some great shelves to store it all on.

I will give you a play-by-play tutorial soon (hopefully tomorrow if I can get it written) about building the shelves so you can build some too if you want.

One more time –

Before & Currently:
guest_mess_hoh_2  guest_shelves_hoh_1

I hope I can bang out a few posts tonight and tomorrow. I’ve gotten so much done around here! I haven’t even had a free second to tell you about it.

Happy Friday everyone!

Here’s the tutorial for installing the shelves in the closet.

Filed Under: DIYing Tagged With: Allison's office, Ben's office, guest room, home office

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Comments

  1. Dana says

    02/02/2012 at 9:41 pm

    You’ve got mad skillz, girl! That looks great.

    Reply
  2. Brook@BeingBrook says

    02/02/2012 at 9:43 pm

    I was looking through the messy office pictures and all I really noticed was the huge rolls of ribbon!! LOL. I can’t wait to see what you do with your office. I just finished my craft room/office a few weeks ago and love having my very own space. So much easier to keep stuff organized if you don’t have to share. LOVE the closet shelves.

    Reply
  3. Bliss says

    02/02/2012 at 9:47 pm

    Yeah I think that togetherness part of marriage does not apply to office space.

    ~Bliss~

    Reply
  4. Chelsea @ {twotwentyone} says

    02/02/2012 at 9:52 pm

    I’m crazy jealous of your office closet. You did an awesome job with the shelving! My home office has been in chaos for over a year now. It’s definitely a work in progress.

    Reply
  5. Shannon Fox says

    02/02/2012 at 10:35 pm

    At least you get to carry all the cra* downstairs this time?

    Hey, it’s something 😉

    Reply
  6. Mallory Nikolaus says

    02/02/2012 at 10:36 pm

    I am dying at your “i can’t even get a chair in there!” comment! LOL!!!!

    Hilarious! My husband has been studying tonight and took over my craft room and I was in and out of there getting supplies and cleaning all night. Not sure he got much studying done. LOL! Next week, we’re making a big-ole walk in closet his “Study”. Kinda sad that my crafting addiction gets a whole room and his dental school education gets a closet. haha! Gotta love my man! Sharing spaces is tough! So glad you’ve got your space back! Have fun up and down the stairs. Stairs are not fun! I’ve got some too 🙁

    Reply
  7. Ben @ House of Hepworths says

    02/02/2012 at 10:41 pm

    Don’t leave me! I’ll be cleaner, for real! 😉

    Reply
  8. Allison @ House of Hepworths says

    02/02/2012 at 10:42 pm

    @Ben You and your idle promises.

    Reply
  9. Ben @ House of Hepworths says

    02/02/2012 at 10:45 pm

    @Allison hey, “I’m working on it”

    Reply
  10. Allison @ House of Hepworths says

    02/02/2012 at 10:46 pm

    @Ben It’s too late. I’ve moved on. Nothing you say will change my mind. The kids can stay upstairs with you though. I get them on the weekends.

    Reply
  11. Ben @ House of Hepworths says

    02/02/2012 at 10:48 pm

    @Allison On the weekends? That’s not fair! Make me do all the hard work taking them to school every day, making lunches, hounding them to practice piano while you get to party on the weekend and take them out to Chuy’s?

    Reply
  12. Allison @ House of Hepworths says

    02/02/2012 at 10:49 pm

    @Ben Mmmmm Chuy’s. I guess you can come with us. I need someone to foot the bill. Maybe we can reconcile over tacos.

    Reply
  13. Ben @ House of Hepworths says

    02/02/2012 at 10:50 pm

    @Allison Mmmm…tacos – I miss the Pink Taco in Century City…

    Reply
  14. Allison @ House of Hepworths says

    02/02/2012 at 10:51 pm

    @Ben Me too. That place was so awesome. I also miss Pinkberry. What is up with everything being named “pink”?

    Reply
  15. Ben @ House of Hepworths says

    02/02/2012 at 10:53 pm

    @Allison LA is just in touch with it’s feminine side, I guess

    Reply
  16. Allison @ House of Hepworths says

    02/02/2012 at 10:54 pm

    @Ben so, back to the office. I love you. Like, a lot. But I’m not moving back in. Your conference calls are a deal breaker.

    Reply
  17. Ben @ House of Hepworths says

    02/02/2012 at 10:57 pm

    @Allison What@!?!#!? That’s not what you said last night. You were going through withdrawals of catching bits of conversation about clustered WebLogic environments, DR plans, and Architecture roadmaps. You know you miss it!

    Reply
  18. Allison @ House of Hepworths says

    02/02/2012 at 10:58 pm

    @Ben You are such a dork. I mean GEEK. You are a geek.

    Reply
  19. Ben @ House of Hepworths says

    02/02/2012 at 11:00 pm

    @Allison I’m surprised you didn’t move your Moonies doll for the picture…

    Reply
  20. Allison @ House of Hepworths says

    02/02/2012 at 11:02 pm

    @Ben OMGLMFAO Not my doll. NOT MY DOLL. I know and you know that is your stupid mooning doll from your cube. Everyone knows I have way more class than to even consider buying that thing.

    Reply
  21. Ben @ House of Hepworths says

    02/02/2012 at 11:05 pm

    @Allison It’s not stupid. It is a very classy piece of office decor.

    Reply
  22. Allison @ House of Hepworths says

    02/02/2012 at 11:06 pm

    @Ben Keep telling yourself that. Moonie and your pet rock can be BFFS.

    Reply
  23. Ben @ House of Hepworths says

    02/02/2012 at 11:13 pm

    @Allison it’s not just any pet rock, it is a USB Pet Rock – big difference! And just like HoH, it ROCKS!!!!

    Reply
  24. Rach says

    02/03/2012 at 1:48 am

    Ha! Love the commentary.

    Congrats to your husband on the new job! The commute kicks butt right? Email me if you need sympathy though…my husband has been working from home for the last four years….

    Good luck on the office!

    Reply
  25. Sue @ Cakeballs, cookies and more says

    02/03/2012 at 7:27 am

    Oh I would love a closet like that, it would clear up so much stuff, and save me from staking things. I hate having to take stuff off to get things from the bottom of piles

    Reply
  26. Ashley@AttemptsAtDomestication says

    02/03/2012 at 10:48 am

    Nice solution! Those shelves look great and that nook looks like the perfect place for a desk!

    Reply
  27. Jessica @ Stay at Home-ista says

    02/03/2012 at 11:36 am

    You are doing the right thing! My husband and I can’t share an office, especially because he works form home and is on the phone most of the time. His office is on the top floor, and mine is the library, right next to the kitchen:)

    Reply
  28. Lynne says

    02/03/2012 at 3:42 pm

    You guys are too funny! You know, I think that’s the key to a good and long marriage…the ability to laugh together…even at each other. My husband and I both work at home and have separate spaces. The problem is when I walk around with my headset and cordless phone when on a conference call. I can do laundry, get more water, etc. when not needing to be in front of my computer. It drives him crazy to listen to me! Luckily, in our not-so-big house, his “office” is the front bedroom across from the master and mine is the front “study right by the front door. There is a bedroom in between us, so as long as I stay in my room, things are cool! Actually the pros definitely outweigh the cons of both of us working from home. Once you adjust that is. Good luck with that and remember to always keep your sense of humor! And, by the way, I am soooo jealous of your building skills. The closet shelves look GREAT!!!

    Reply
  29. Tammy says

    02/05/2012 at 4:09 pm

    Oh Goody!! Anxiously awaiting your tutorial. I just recently moved and I have plans to put shelves in my closet also for my office/craft room.

    Reply

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