Creating An Office Space That Fits You

I recently moved into a new (much larger and more private) office at work, and because I spend so much time at work and in my office, I wanted to make sure that I really enjoyed my space. This weekend while one of my best friends Bree was in town for my birthday, we made a trip to HomeGoods to pick up a few things to spruce up my new office space. 

The things that I had on my "want list":

- Lamp

- Pillows for my two chairs

- Mirror

While my office already had lamps and office supplies, I wanted this space to be my own and represent more of "me" and be cozy and more enjoyable.  Of course, there was no "need" to upgrade these items but I knew I'd love my space even more to have a few new pieces for my space. Plus, who doesn't love to decorate new places?! We had a lot of fun roaming through HomeGoods and thank goodness I had her there, she was a huge help (I think she has a new calling as an interior decorator!) 

Here are a few pictures of my new (almost finished) office - it's a great start!

A few of my favorite pieces/areas:

We found this mirrored piece that we knew I could use to either put post-its, containers of pens, etc. on. It actually turned out better than I had imagined. As you can see - I have a bunch of funny post-it notes that I love to use (thanks to a co-worker), so I ended up placing them here so that I could easily grab them when needed! Also pictured, we picked up this cute little vase of daisies. They're one of my favorite flowers, and they look so rustic with the twine wrapped around the bottom - something that I always love! I was also excited to pick up these flameless candles. We can't have regular candles in the office, so these were perfect! They also have timers so that they turn off on their own after 4 hours. Another plus - they are scented!

As many of you have seen Eric's funny Instagram post, I carried this big lamp into work on the train. I got numerous funny looks (and comments) on the train but it was definitely worth it - I love the way it looks in my office! And, I've received lots of compliments on it! Funny story about the lamp - we almost didn't select this one! I had chosen this other lamp that looked more glassy/rustic and I believe it was an iron color. I loved it and Bree said that it looked too stuffy haha! She suggested a few others that we both weren't really in love with, but then we saw this one (on clearance!) and we both loved it! I'm really glad we stuck with this one because it adds the perfect pop of color and texture to my office. Also pictured - I picked out two white frames for new pictures. I had a ton of pictures on my old desk on the cork board, and under a plastic desk pad that I could see all the time - but I opted to get rid of the bulletin board for a cleaner feel/look and will eventually fill my shelves with more frames, pictures, and updated photos of my family, friends, and precious kids/babies in my life!

We also found this cute grey organizer. I definitely loved the look better than the older black file stand that I had before - so I'm glad we picked this one up too!

My boss has two really cute pillows on the chairs in her office, and I knew I wanted cute pillows to spruce my chairs up as well. We found these cute white and silver pillows (also on clearance) that I fell in love with! They definitely spruce up my chairs and pull out the metallic colors in the mirror that is hung in my office as well. 

I had this little shelf on my old desk that I really liked. I like to keep all of the things that I use often on top of my desk so that they are easy to grab when I need them. I brought in two mason jars that we used in our wedding to replace my big pencil/pen jar. 

One of the things I had on my "want" list was a mirror to hang on the wall. (Note: It still needs to be hung) :) I didn't want something too big, but wanted something that was a good size so that it didn't look too small on a large wall. I really liked the metallic look of this mirror but I was surprised because I'm typically not a gold-colored person. I love silver and don't typically buy gold toned items. I liked this one, and Bree also commented that the metallic in the pillows kind of tie the mirror in with the rest of my office. We threw it in the cart (and had to turn it around many times inside the cart to better see it in order to pair it with other items - haha Bree always ended up on the wrong side of the cart when picking up other items, it was really funny!) I'm glad we chose this one - I think that it looks great on the big wall!

As you can see, everything is so bright and I love it! When I'm feeling like the lights are a little too much and I'd like to make it a little low key, I also have the option of dimming my lights and using the light from my lamp as my main source of light as shown below :)

Now of course, my office definitely doesn't always look this neat - there are papers and files all over my desk (so definitely don't think that it looks this neat all of the time). These pictures were taken when I first moved in the office yesterday morning. 

Upcoming things I plan to also add - black and white canvas pictures on the wall above my computer of Tucker and from our wedding, my bachelors degree and masters degree above my office supply organizer, and other framed pictures on the many shelves that I have left open :) It's exciting to finally have a big place of my own, that I was able to put so many personal touches on, and that I look forward to working in each day. Definitely makes a difference having a spruced up space to work in, 

especially when you spend so much time there. 

Hope this inspires you to spruce up a little space that you use often in your home or office! :)