I loved our dining room/entry redesign so much that I couldn’t wait to tackle the old office/second bedroom. I have had a lot of extra expenditures lately so redesigning the space on a budget was key. I wish I had a before picture but I hated the room so much before that I never took a single picture of it. It was our catch all room. If something didn’t fit nicely or look good in another room we put it in there even though it is the smallest room in our house. I have been a little depressed by the housing market so I was thinking about my issues with our current setup. The biggest problem besides the horrible market right now was that it lacked a true second bedroom. As I have mentioned this is a pretty small space so I knew maximizing the limited space was key objective number 2.
My goal was to use existing furniture and artwork but just cleverly reinvent the items. I knew that our futon could be laid out flat and turned sideways to look like an actual bed frame and mattress. In order for this to look polished I knew I needed new bedding. So I headed down to IKEA and spent $65 on new bedding and throw pillows. We had a large bulky desk before but it had two pieces, a bookshelf and an attached L shaped piece of wood that served as the desk/work space. I disconnected the two items and we decided to turn the bookshelf with the cubes on it’s side to give it the look of a dresser. The rest was simply organizing and shedding a lot of excess items.
