Closet = Office??

Our previous home had a very large office with big and clunky furniture, and while we didn't need that much room we still needed a place to pay bills, file stuff, and for me to work from home every once in awhile. So, I saw this picture in a magazine and decided that we could do something similar in our extra bedroom. It would allow us to still have a room for guests and a mini-office.
Here's the pic that gave me my inspiration...

Here is what the closet looked like before we started.

Mark tore out the closet door, expanded the opening and then he was ready to start finishing things off.

Mark constructed all the shelving by hand, installed some under and over cabinet lighting and even made a handy little rolling cart for our big printer.







I had another wild idea...because our house was so much smaller than the last, we didn't have much room for hanging pictures or setting picture frames anywhere. But, I still wanted a place to showcase some of our favorite trips and photos. So, I decided that Mark should take a stab at creating a shadow box desk top. It turned out great! Every box is a bit different and they can hold momentos and pictures from our trip. Now, each time I work at the desk I can remember our great trips together.

We also wanted to add some more storage options and again I wanted something unique. With travel the theme, we found some old US state postcards and mailboxes. I aged the postcards and decopauged them to the base and then Mark attached the boxes and the tacks. Now we have a place to put our checkbook, bills, envelopes, etc. Pretty handy!






I LOVE the way our unique little office space turned out. Way cooler and more unique than the inspiration piece was. We have enjoyed using this space.