HOUSE Blue and White Office Mini Refresh

I just finished a mini refresh of this blue and white office. Here are some ideas and inspiration for office decorating.

This is the door I walk through every morning when I head to work on this blog.

My office door.

I grab coffee and a few of my hopes and dreams and ideas head into this room every day when the sun rises in the east.

I just finished a mini makeover on this space that was born out of necessity.

A necessity called Buddy.

Sigh.

Buddy our golden retriever and he’s 17 years old and he’s been with our family since before the twins learned to read. He’s funny and smart and full of personality and A LOT (which means he fits perfectly into our family). But when you are 17 and a dog? Sometimes you have accidents.

Truth?

It’s hard getting older (I know Buddy, I know).

Because of all those accidents? We had to replace the rug in this space. Just between us—I’d rather have Buddy than any rug in the entire world—especially when rugs are replaceable and Buddy is not.

So I found a new rug for the space.

And now?

The office looks like this.

// blue and white rug // white spindle chair // blue and white curtains (similar) // these blue and white curtains are so beautiful //

Here’s the new room.

I LOVE the rug so much. It actually grounds the room a little more and makes the desk blend in. The older rug had a lot of white and it was easier to see the stains.

Now?

I think this rug is a little busier so hopefully it will hide stains better.

// blue and white rug // white spindle chair //

Here’s a closer look at the pattern in the rug.

It’s the prettiest damask and it’s stain-resistant (which is AMAZING).

And so affordable, too. It’s on sale right now for 78% off.

You can see the rug here.

// blue and white rug // white spindle chair //

It may look a little busy in the picture because I pulled the chairs back to let you see the rug more.

The chairs and the desk both help break up the pattern of the rug.

I love, love, LOVE these chairs so much. They are so fancy with the carved wood spindles.

You can see the chair here.

Both walls of the office are lined with these bookcases from IKEA. You can see the bookcases here. Before I open the doors and show you inside, I wanted to answer a few of the questions I was asked about the bookcases:

They are the standard BILLY bookcases from IKEA

The bookcases come in separate parts–the doors, the bookcases and the upper units are separate

You purchase each separately and then put them together

We did attach them to the wall (there are instructions on how to do this with the units)

We have two bookcase units on one side and three bookcase units on the other side

There are two adjustable shelves inside each bookcase

And when you open the bookcases?

Here’s how I have the inside of them organized.

Here are the storage baskets that I ordered for the space.

I LOVE THEM so much. I ordered two sets of them (and I may order one more set of them when I fill the two sets up).

They come in different colors and have lids and measure 10.4 x 7.3 x 5.1 inches and there are little holes in the side to let the contents breathe and they are affordable and they are on sale right now.

You can see them here.

I also used this stand-up file folder organizer for my files.

To each of the bins, I added these clip-on gold labels. Mine are sold out, but here are some that are similar.

They just slid over the side of the bins and I added labels to the front. I was going to print off fonts on clear labels but I didn’t have time.

Here are some of the things I’m storing in the bins:

labels
markers
stamps
photo supplies
tape
notebooks
scissors
chargers

Inside the drawers of the desk?

I have these plastic desk organizers that fit perfectly in the drawers.

I got these organizers at IKEA, but you could also use these drawer organizers that I used to organize my kitchen drawers.

These gold scissors are part of a nine-piece office set that I ordered.

$A transparent acrylic model demonstrating light refraction, with a gold coin appearing shifted inside the model, placed on a blue surface with a blue backdrop.$

Here’s the stapler that’s part of the set.

It also includes a beautiful tape dispenser, a staple remover, a ruler, a pencil holder, a stapler and tons more.

You can see the entire nine-piece set here.