I love working with food, but one of my other passions is home decor, so I hope you?ll humour me with this post! I?ve caught the decor bug in recent years, and I just love every stage of putting a room together. The only problem is that I don?t have much time for home decor projects (I’ve completed 2 nurseries and an office in 5 years…lol), so I?ve been chipping away at this office at a snail?s pace. But I?m quite happy with how it?s come together. My goal was to create a serene and elegant home office with a lil? bit of drama!
When we first moved into this house, we painted the office grey. We were going through a huge grey phase, but over time it started to wear on me, and I found the office was less than inspiring. I started to feel blah whenever I was in there (I also regret painting the basement grey…ugh!). One of my blog readers actually warned me about picking grey for an office, but I didn?t listen…you guys are always right! After going back and forth over what colour(s) I wanted to paint my office (I tested everything from spa green to super soft blush pink and, yes, even yellow!), I finally settled on a navy?charcoal blend and blush pink. When I pictured my white office furniture popping off a dark, dramatic wall, I was sold. I didn?t want the whole room to be dark, so I kept the rest of the walls white for an airy feel. I?ve gone back and forth over whether I should do a bit of wallpaper on one wall (maybe the front wall where the window...