It Doesn't Cut it as an Office Any Longer

This is my first time posting about this room, my office/guest bedroom. It was painted chocolate brown about seven years ago. A long surface was brought in as a desk, and I loved it!

It worked nicely as an office, but soon after, we had a guest, so a small bed was also added.

The bed was taken in and out of the room many times. It took a lot of work to bring it up and down the basement, so it's been here for the past two years.

Having the bed in here made the room too crowded, and I preferred to work elsewhere. It became our "storage room," and if I had something that I didn't like, it went there. 

I got two extra windows—hmmm, maybe for the office, I thought (and no, I didn't like them in there)—but anyway, they stayed.

Lately, the person who uses this bedroom is my husband. The guy snores badly, so this is the place he gets refuge from my kicking and pushing to stop him from snoring :(

This is how he decorated the window. :D 

That's one more reason I didn't like to get in there, as I didn't want to mess up his drapes.

This is the Roman shade beneath all that mess. Mr. RLC complains I did a pretty lousy job on this shade because the light comes through the sides, so he needs to cover the whole thing. :/

Well, I have finally decided to give this small room a makeover, not that I really want to, but a visitor, one of my nieces, is coming over, and I don't want her all depressed in this room. She is coming in two weeks, and I'm just starting! Talk about pressure :/

Last week, I kept on working, but I still have nothing pretty to share.  :( The first thing to be removed from the room was the bed. Well, temporarily, as my guest will need something to sleep on.

Then, those old computers! One of them is heading straight to the trash, and the other still holds my accounting program, so that one needs to stay, at least for now. Look at all the cables... and dust!

First, the chair rail had to be removed to remove the desk's top surface. 

All the chair rails around the room were removed. I had to pat myself on the back for not using glue on it. It was easy to remove.

However, the wall had to be patched after removing the strands of caulking attached to it.

Two coats of spackle, sometimes three coats, and waiting for it to dry. Oh, plus the sanding between coats until everything is perfectly smooth. 

All of this is easy to do, but it takes time.

Since I was trying to cover a dark-colored wall, I turned to my trusty brand-> Kilz, to prime it; two coats and it was ready for paint.

 Two coats of Behr Off White, and now I have a white canvas to work on.

My next target: The yucky carpet.

You see? Lots of work besides the regular household chores and still nothing to show off. 

Oh, and I also spent time planting in the garden. My sister gave me lots of little plants after she cleaned her garden. :) I'm now waiting for them to grow. That's exciting!

:)

For all the projects done in this room, check these out:

• The Before and Mood Board
• Painted Designs on the Floor
• DIY Daybed from spring box
• Old Lamps transformed
• Office chair makeover
• Old window memo board
• DIY - Round Mirror
• Tripod Side Table
• Table Makeover
• Black out curtains
• Room REVEAL