I’m always on a budget. For a homewares obsessive like me, that’s often an interesting conundrum. I’ve learnt over my years of decorating, though, that I can still revamp my rooms regularly; I just have to get savvy and look at creative ways to make it all work (and trust me when I say that I like to update regularly).
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My office was the last room in my new Melbourne pad to get a lift. I’d done a few of the other spaces already but blogger HQ was in dire need of an update. Enter The Reject Shop, who – with a little imagination – helped me create a cheerful little office to call my own.
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The Reject Shop has an ever-changing range of bargain buys, and I went into this homewares hunt with my thinking cap on; trying to use items in new and unexpected ways.
First stop, cork boards. What I love about these is that you can create your own art. I like to display images from mags that I like (products, styling shots and more). Throw in some cards from businesses I’ve worked with on the blog, some family photos and other assorted memorabilia and you have your own heartfelt works of art that you can update as you please.
I printed out some inspiring quotes that I love from the net and popped them in black frames. These were only a few dollars each and they look great when you lean them against a wall. The horse head you see in the photo; it’s one half of a set of book ends, while the vases the flowers are in are mason jars – also only a few bucks and really versatile! PS: How nice is the black candle? It smells divine.
I picked up a few mugs too. There’s a really adorable one with a knitted slip on it; very cute for the colder months, don’t you think? I like the idea of using mugs as pencil holders – and the blue pencils from The Reject Shop are a nice pop of colour (the world needs to get back to using pencils I reckon). I also happen to have a giant sweet tooth, so the glass jar filled with marshmallows was a must-do!
Winter is all about subdued texture, so I had to grab a knitted ottoman. You can use it to stack magazines or books on, or as a footrest when you want to kick back and relax. The wastepaper basket and notebooks are also from The Reject Shop – and I love the quotes on the front of them!
I’m really chuffed with how the office has come together. It’s light, bright and didn’t break the bank. If you want to stay in the loop with regard to news from The Reject Shop, click here to check out their website and become a savvy shopper.
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I would buy an ottoman to relax on for those days cold winter days. I’d love to create a bit of a feature in our study/office space using our wedding pics, i really need to do something with them! I would stock up on the beautiful range of black accessories to go with a rose gold wall clock i purchased from there recently. Ohhh the possibilities!
I love those ottomans! And the cork boards are a great way to get creative. I would put on them inspiring quotes, colourful paper decorations, family photos and inspiring images from magazines. I also want to use fun duct tape to get creative in making toys for my sons out of cardboard boxes. This is one of our favourite family activities and there is so much more we could do with the addition of duct tape.
My 7yr old just got her first desk for art and homework and shes very artistic so id make it her special space and this blog just gave me sum wicked ideas i want to try for her. shes been abit neglected with a new baby and was great temporarily sharing her room so id like give her somthing special like this.
I would get creative with some linen sheets and decorate some ring binders so my paperwork has a pretty storage area.
i would love some funky frames on my walls with inspirational quotes (black frames would go well but then i would brighten them up with some colour stuck on them in patterns, and would also love to decorate some baskets for my papers on my desk.
I’ve looked at corkboards for my kids rooms but they don’t quite work in the space. As an alternative, I’d love to pick a great canvas from The Reject shop and tie ribbons on it to make a notice board each for my kids. They both have desks lacking in imagination, so some funky desk accessories would also be fab. Plus I need some of those LED love heart string lights STAT!
From the fun and stylish prints on the tissue boxes, the white roller storage containers (with some cool labels and designery stickers … black triangles maybe, but no chevron!), to the neon desk accessories I’m getting great ideas for my own Office Makeover. Add some LED string lights, a terracotta-look planter or two on which I paint a design to match the storage containers and whoa have you SEEN the creative duct tape? Getting creative will be easy and fun. Let me at it!
I would buy plain black metal desk accessories from The Reject Shop and spray paint them copper to match my motivational copper foil prints. I would also buy some cork boards and cover them with material to make some super stylish ‘mood boards’ (and use copper push pins on the boards, of course.) Yes, I’m going through a copper phase.
Love your office! Thanks for the helpful info.
joey
Now that’s a good idea. Hurries away to steal for myself 😉
I’d get creative with a plastic cactus I have seen for my boys’ room, mason jars for my paint brushes and pencils and frames to hold those very inspirational quotes (fear is currently holding me back from following my dream) – I need those quotes!
I’d get creative with the mason jars from the Reject Shop by painting them in fun colours and using them as pen holders. I’d also get a few corkboards to pin some polaroids to 🙂