I am sure you are all maybe sick of hearing me talk about this darn office. It’s been such a process and our month long project, and it has taken up almost all of our free time. Well, Billy’s at least. He’s a good guy, the best really.
When Billy and I met, we were in high school. Once we were graduated, Billy started as an apprentice carpenter, following in the footsteps of his older brother. Billy is seriously the most talented person I have ever met. Sometimes I feel like he can do or make anything. He can sew and cook and bake and draw and paint and build things and fix computers and that is just a starting point. He’s pretty amazing really and all this is in addition to being an awesome dad to Wyatt.
Anyway, after a month of Saturdays, Billy finished with the main construction points – painting, hanging trim, caulking, and wallpapering. He worked hard and listened to a lot of audiobooks.
I think he did an amazing job. I actually just asked him to paint and picked the paint color (Valspar, Swiss Coffee). It was all his idea to add the wallpaper, which is perfect, and upgrade the trim. I am in love with his choices and I am so glad he made me slow down enough to let him follow his vision.
I was chomping at the bit to get in there as it slowly came together. My stuff was strewn all about the house, plus, it was looking so pretty! I wanted to put in my new things, my plants, my carpet, and mainly Dash to get him away from Maggie. Although, she is still obsessed.
This room has become a room everyone, including the cats, gravitates to. There is something so comfortable about it, even minus any furniture to sit on except for my desk chair. Wyatt loves to be in there, which I love. I have been slowly decorating and adding in my own things.
The only thing I am not super happy with is the cat litter cabinet. So that was not a great buy. I am going to move it into the basement eventually but for now it can sit there and hold some books. Billy is going to build some shelves to hang on the wall near the desk, and then on the wall where the cabinet is, he is going to build a floating bookcase for all my treasures and books and plants. Above that will be a gallery wall of all the art that I have collected over the years. Right now I have the wall hanging about the wild heart, which I picked up on my trip to Texas two years ago. Dash is against the wallpapered wall, on my mom’s old sewing table, and he is happy there. And, Billy is going to build a new desk as well! This one is just temporary and it does the job well. I am going to keep the design simple, sort of similar to the table honestly. I think the design works with the room very well. We still need to hang the curtains, so maybe this week sometime.
And that is where we are for now! I feel so blessed to have Billy in my life – and not just for all the things he can do, but because he is a good man, a caring one, and my best friend, co-conspirator, and fellow adventurer in this world, especially as we navigate life with this little guy.
What a great space! He did an awesome job!
Thank you!!
How lovely to have a handy husband and to have your own office space. Yay for a safer Dash and fun to see Wyatt enjoying himself.
Thanks Stefanie!! And yes I am so glad that Dash is safer now too. That Maggie. LOL.
It looks wonderful! 👏👏👏
I love Wyatt’s desk. 😍
Thanks!!
That desk was my MIL’s at one time – I guess she used it as a decoration but then my husband took it over as a kid and used it for his drawing table. Now Wyatt uses it. I love that. 🙂
I love that, too. 🤗
I love the desk angled in the corner!
& that wall paper is so beautiful. What a nice space!
Thanks! It makes it so much easier to keep an eye on Wyatt when I am at my desk with it angled there. Lol. I can see right into his room if he is in there, or talk to him face to face by looking up if he is in the room.
How wonderful to have your own carpenter/builder in the house. It looks just terrific — I love all the choices! I love that it’s a room people gravitate to — and animals, too!
Thanks Jeanie!! And yeah, he is pretty handy to have around. LOL
I never get tired of hearing about and seeing your various journeys through your interiors. My favorite thing is changing things around, although I would love to do more. Can’t do much here except to rearrange stuff.
You have some great photos that show the process and the finishing touches.
Your husband is awesome for sure! And so are you, since the two of you sound perfect together.
Have a great day and week!
Phew it is good to know that it is not super boring to people! We have become such homebodies this year, working on projects around our house. It has been nice side effect to such a horrible year.
And thanks!!! 🙂
Thanks babe, I never tire of making you happy.
Aww thanks honey. 🙂
Lovely work and a good family team!
Thanks Liz!
That room looks so cozy and lovely. Good job, Billy!
It has a happy feel to it. 🙂
What a wonderful room and Billy is definitely talented. It’s so wonderful when a space really comes together!
Thanks Katherine! I love to work in there now. 🙂
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What a lovely room, a place where everybody feels drawn to is a real pleasure. If you can spare Billy, I have a kitchen that needs some fixing ^^
LOL! He is pretty handy!
And thank you! I love that my son wants to be in there so often. 🙂
Good