Our New Office

One of the main reasons why I haven't posted in a while is because we've been busy playing "Little Miss Homemaker". Since we spend most of our time in the office, we decided that it should be the first room to tackle.

Before:

Notice the VERY bright yellow wall, the hand painted flowers around the windows, and the handmade curtains. So country, so crafty, so old lady-ish, so not us.

After:

Ahhhh, this is much better. Paint: Creek Bend by Behr. Lighting: Home Depot. Baseboards: Installed by the Burke's. Blinds: Expo Design Center. Desk: Scandinavian Designs. Computer Monitor: NewEgg.com

Things we learned along the way....

1. Prepping to paint is more work than actually painting


2. Paint can be darker than it appears


3. Don't trust your stud finder


4. Get a wire fish - no, you can't just feed the wire through the wall and hope it magically appears where you want it to
   
5. Walls are not flat and straight


6. Cutting a 140 degree angle with a saw that only goes to 45 degrees


7. Baseboards are not as difficult to install as we thought


8. Desks are expensive


9. No, you really don't need a 42' monitor - 37' is big enough.


10. Satisfaction of finishing our first major home improvement project. (OK, technically the garage was the first, but it's just a garage and we only patched and primered it)

NOTE TO READERS: Know anyone that would like to own a slightly used oak desk?