Heidi's BIG GIRL Office REveal!!!

LOVE.

Happy BIG GIRL in her new BIG GIRL OFFICE!  (Isn't she just soooo cute!)

New bookshelf from Crate and Barrel...purchased on sale.  (Ahem...I put this together, as well!)

Goodbye clutter!

An old Kodak camera becomes art...

  
The fresh wall color, fresh flowers, and fresh photos change the entire feel of this room.

Her new desk is infused with touches of all things HEIDI!

Her "h" coffee cup holds all the things she might need to be productive...lip gloss, nail file, Sharpies...I love this girl!

This "inspiration board" was all Heidi...she recovered the cork with beautiful paper and had it hung on the wall she stares at all day long.  It is filled with ideas/photos she just LOVES.

Gorgeous tea cup ready to go...

Not sure you can see this detail, but Heidi borrowed my label maker and printed out labels for the tabs of all her fun and bright file folders.  She has learned from me...it's all in the details!

She's a lover of fresh flowers...she buys them for herself weekly.  (I am following in her footsteps now and doing this for my house, too...thanks, Heidi!)

She is hiding her "junk" in cute bowls...instead of on top of her desk in a pile.

This amazing lampshade may have started all this madness...right, Heidi!?! The white curtains are from Pottery Barn Teen and are airy enough to give her the natural light she needs to work on her photos.  The curtain rods are from Target and give the sparkle and shine she wanted at a minimal price. 

The new rug brightens this small space without being too busy.  Her calendars are mounted to the closet door, so they are easy to access.  The red chair is used in photo shoots and adds a fun POP of color.  The old dresser was "zshuzshed" up by changing the knobs to shiny silver and glass...and none of them match.  Darling!

Another beautiful bowl that holds her business cards...

Here is the photo collage Heidi sent me of all the work we have done together...LOVE.

Are you inspired?

Hope so!

It's Time for a Big Girl OFFICE!

I have a client (who's really my FRIEND) that is an AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHER.

You've probably heard me talk about her...A LOT.

Heidi Drexler...and she is AWESOME!

Heidi has grown her photography business, Heidi Drexler Photography, over the past 10 years and has become incredibly successful.

However, she has NOT grown her home office into a BIG GIRL (aka ADULT) space...YET.  

She has tried, but has not been able to give her office a true makeover due to her busy schedule as a mom of two (very energetic) boys, a wife (of a giant), and her thriving business...not to mention the guilt of spending money on herself.  

So....after a bit of prodding from me...she decided to take the plunge and focus on her HERSELF and HER work space.  (YAY Heidi!)

She needed this space to be just hers...a place that screams HEIDI...a space full of color and creativity...a place to inspire her while she works editing photographs that are going create memories that will last a lifetime for her clients.

Here are some BEFORE photos:

Notice her "desk" is an old console table...not super functional.  

Her plastic file cabinet was a fail.

Her photography almost masks the ugliness of what lies below... and she hates to see clutter.

This dresser is functional, but needed a little zshuzsh...mostly so she could forget that it was originally purchased as a changing table for her boys.

The colors of the rug did help brighten the room and gave a glimmer of her love for pattern and texture.  Her valance was fine, but she wanted a change...something lighter and more airy.

So there you have it...the BEFORE photos of Heidi's office.  

Stay tuned for the first installment of her office REdo...

Think a new and improved and FUNCTIONAL desk...DUH!

The (not-so) AWFUL Office REveal!!!

TADA!

Gorgeous, right?

I know...I'm jealous, too. 

All the natural light, the bold and cheerful wall color, the crisp white furniture, the bright wall art that is actually hung up...the cozy reading papasan in the corner make my client feel so happy.

It makes me feel so happy, too.  And jealous.  Seriously.

The color on the walls in Benjamin Moore--ASH BLUE.  Isn't it amazing?

My client treated herself to a new Bedford Corner Desk from Pottery Barn.

She also bought this new Martha Stewart Living Craft Space Table from Home Decorators and the two Melanie Swivel Counter Stools in silver from Home Decorators Outlet on Manchester.  And she finally hung the file organizer on the wall...now it is functional.

She kept the dark wooden bookshelf in the same space it had originally been for two reasons.  One, it was in good condition and full of function (good form and function is a must!) and, two, it helps anchor and balance that wall with the brown reading papasan on the opposite wall.  As an added bonus, she bought bright and cheery storage boxes in pink, white, and orange to tie it into the cheerful wall art.  All of the art on the walls means something to my client...it helps tell the story of her life.  All of the art is original pieces by her two darling daughters and one is a personal favorite of hers from her best friend and incredible photographer, Heidi Drexler.  These little details DO matter and make a significant impact on the space as a whole.

Fancy photography, huh?

A fish eye lens makes for a lot of fun... thanks Heidi!!!

A little 

LOVE 

goes a 

lonnnnnggggggggg 

way!