Here it is!
My home office!
My office definitely doesn’t have a “designer’s touch” because, let’s face it, I’m no interior designer by any stretch of the imagination, but I am really happy with my new work space.
It’s simple, bright, efficient and it makes me smile.
It’s the only room in the house that I felt like I could make as girly and “cluttered” as I wanted to because it’s a space that’s basically all mine since I am the only one who uses it day in and day out for hours on end.
Some of my favorite things include…
The antique bucket pictured above that came from my grandma’s house, sitting on a yellow dining tray that was a wedding gift from one of my best friends and bridesmaids, Leah. (You may see a recap of her wedding here.)
And this birdcage that served as a card collector on our wedding day!
I also love this neat race medal display that I got as a Christmas gift last year.
Oh and my desktop background is pretty darn cute, too. 
The yellow cart to the right of my desk was one of my first DIY home décor projects when I graduated from college. I bought the wooden cart from a garage sale and spray painted it yellow.
All of the office furniture is from IKEA, except for my chair, the yellow cart and mini yellow table by the window.
I am using a quilt made of old sorority t-shirts as a chair cushion. The quilt is very similar to the one we gave my friend Leah at her bachelorette party.
Another fun DIY project in my home office is the framed fabric by the bookcase, which I plan to used as a dry erase board with a list of my daily to-dos.
One guess where I got that idea. Yup, Pinterest. That site is a goldmine, I’m telling you.
The fabric in the frame is actually leftover damask fabric from our wedding escort boards.
Again, it’s definitely not the home office of a design professional by any means, but I know I love seeing the homes of other bloggers and figured you guys might enjoy a sneak peak into my workspace.
The next big project is finishing off our living room!
Question of the Afternoon
- What is your desktop background?
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The yellow accents give is such a great, happy feel. Love it!
I also love how there’s a sentimental touch to many of the things that you have in there. It’s easy to design an office, but it’s always difficult to make it feel like a part of you. Looks like you captured you in your decorating items. Great job!
Julie, it’s GORGEOUS!! I love the color scheme. So bright, uplifting and positive, just how your writing always comes across. 😉
I love your screen saver! It jumped out at me right away in that first pic! Right now I have an ultrasound pic of our baby girl as my desktop background. No matter how stressful work can get, right when I look at her in the pic I know what’s really important and nothing can get me down! She makes me smile from ear to ear!
The yellow is great! I love it in an office because it makes me more awake, since yellow is such a bright color. The walls in my office are white..and boring..and make me want to fall asleep all day- ha!
gah, I have that dry erase board pinned, too! looove the idea.
and my desktop picture is a very similar one to yours… except sub chloe for sadie. 😉
I love how clean the look of your office is! And conveniently located near the kitchen 🙂
I love the space. I moved a year ago and my office is still just a jumble of boxes. My desk is from ikea too… I’ve had it since 5th grade! It’s survived three moves… Whoever said ikea furniture doesn’t last? My desktop background is me and my brother. I am attempting with little success to play his baritone saxophone.
My desktop background is a pic of me, my husband and our girls from the first day of school! Love all the yellow in your office!
love your office! especially the desk, real cute! my background is a pic of where I go to the mountains; I love to have nature on my desktop, it’s relaxing.
Wow I LOVE IT! I love the color of the funiture too, soooo sheek!!!
SO cute! I love the yellow accents. The room really says “come in, sit down, and get comfortable.” Love it!
I am OBSESSED with the gray/brown finish on the Hemnes line! So far we have the coffee table and end table…but I want ALL of it. 🙂
Very bright and cheery! I love it!
I love it! The yellow accents go perfectly with the furniture from IKEA. I think I need to talk my husband into allowing me to have my own room too. 🙂
It’s looking great! It’s really difficult for me to visualize how to decorate a room, so I think you did a great job. Love the yellow!
At work, my background is the Old Well at UNC (my alma mater!) and, at home, chances are…. it’s a jellyfish.
Most of the time, I prefer the Jellyfish as the background, generally. A bit obsessed. Love the brightness of the room, I’m actually getting ready to tackle making my former love nest into a space better suited for just MOI since the beau’s getting his education on in Philly. I may or may not have hired a stylish friend to help me gussy things up promising payment in food and beers. Maybe I should start pinning….
I LOVE THE BOOK ON YOUR BOOKSHELF “OH THE PLACES YOU WILL GO” THE VALEDICOTRIAN OF MY SONS CLASS READ THAT WHEN THE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND I THOUGHT IT WAS CUTE AND APPROPRIATE TOO. CUTE OFFICE AND SEEMS TO MATCH YOUR BRIGHT OUTGOING SPIRIT.
KATHY
My favorite part is the screen saver! I wonder if you could spray paint the chair yellow to tie it into the room more? I’m so boring I haven’t updated my desktop background.
Looks great, Julie!
Too funny about the DIY frame for a dry erase board! I just pinned that earlier this morning! So cool to see that someone followed through with it!
I LOVE all the yellow accents, Julie! Looks great!!!
i love the look…so cheery and open!
Love the home office!!
Funny you should ask about my desktop background…it’s one of my favorite photos from HLS including YOU, Tina, Me, and Lisa 🙂
One of our engagement pictures that we used on our wedding invitations 🙂
everything looks great! i am by no means talented at decorating, but i love how the office has so many personal touches! i change my desktop based on the seasons- a new one of fall leaves near my apartment is up today!
Aw, your office is super cute! I love the “pops” of yellow! Makes it bright and cheerful…design shows would be proud!!
What a cheerful place to work!! You did a really amazing job!!!
I love how your office looks like!
I have the apartment to myself now, since my fiance and me started the long long distance thing, so I’ll probably make it as girly as possible, to make me feel happy even when he’s not around.
My desktop background is a picture of me and my fiance, of course 😀
I have similar frames from where our escort cards sat – I might have to save one as-is! My desktop is one of our engagement photos that our photographer captured as we were walking off away from him without us knowing.
That is my favorite picture of Sadie! 🙂
I’ve got a million home project / room renovations going on right now. The bf and I have been living in our house for about a year now and the projects seem to never end!
My desktop pic is my pup Jersey of course 🙂 I’m loving the dry erase board idea.
I was just saying to my hubby the other night that our next house will have a office! I want to feel organized:)
A pic of our little girl is currently the desktop background!
I spy “Oh, The Places You’ll Go” on your bookshelf- oddly enough I have it displayed on my home office bookshelf too! It’s a nice reminder that life is full of possibilities 🙂
so cute, julie! i love how bright the room is. seems like a haven for productivity 🙂
Ah your office space is fantastic! Nice and roomy with great light coming through. Good for you 🙂 Love that Sadie is the desktop!
Apparently I’m vain because my desktop background is a picture of my husband and I! lol
A really pretty sunset picture that says KEEP RUNNING 🙂
1. LOVE the yellow touches!
2. It looks like such a cheery place to work. Perfect for you.
3. I spy with my little eye the Fitness magazine we were in together. 🙂
I love your office! Its so light and airy looking… you’re giving me the reno bug 😛
ah you got the hemnes ikea set! I have that desk in white. It’s seriously HUGE and I love everything about it. Enjoy!
I think the office is super cute! I love that you are reusing sentimental pieces from your wedding and family. I feel like those are things that we always want to use, but aren’t sure how to incorporate them. I love the dry eraser board idea!!! 🙂
I love the office!! You’re right, it’s simple clean and bright! It’s really cool seeing the progression of home deco 🙂
I love the bright, sunshiney feel of the room with all the little touches of yellow. Your desktop background is adorable 🙂
Mine is a pic of my dog on her back with her paws in the air and her head cocked, “posing” for the camera 🙂
The office looks great! I’ve been dying to see it…I just love interiors. I’ve been working on sprucing up my home office lately too and am loving the results. My desktop background is a photo of the canals in Venice from our vacation this summer…so beautiful!!
I adore your space, Julie—especially those yellow vases and the yellow table by the window!
My desktop background is a picture of me at the top of a cliff in Israel, post-intense, out of control hike. I love remembering that trip, and especially remembering how powerful I felt at the end of that day.
Your office is so cute! My desktop is a pic of my dog 🙂
Perfect! I love it. I can just picture you working in there with Sadie on your lap! 😉
Oh I love it! The yellow is AWESOME-it makes it sunny and bright 🙂
My desktop is a collage of pictures of me and my husband.
your office looks great, love the colors!
Your office is so cute! The yellow makes it so fun and cheerful! 🙂 My desktop background is the Lululemon manifesto. I love sitting down at my computer and having something positive pop out at me each time!
Your home office is adorable! I love the airy colors. 🙂
My desktop is a picture of my husband running a 10k at his army base in Afghanistan. If I ever think it’s too hot outside, I just look at his picture and quit complaining. 🙂
Do you have the link to the pin that you created the framed fabric from pinterest?
I need to do this!