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December 9, 2009

See, I really use it!!

flickr Do you ever look at a picture of a room in a magazine or on a blog and wonder if the people who live in the house actually use the room?? You know, the lamps have no electrical cords, there’s nothing but a bowl of limes on the kitchen counter, everything is neat & tidy & spotless… well, I thought I’d give you a peek at my home office as it looked this morning, just in case you were wondering if I use it as much as I told you I do :-)

I was up till 1:30 last night working on a sample board for my colour class tonight — yes, I’m picking up bad habits from Victoria!! ;-P When I went back down to my office this morning to finish up the board, this is what my office looked like:

messy office

Holy crap, I’m a slob!!! Oh well, it’s all part of the creative process :-) Here’s the reason for the mess — the sample board for my colour class:

board

Thanks to my friend Erica in my colour class who recommended using little sticky pieces of foam to add dimension. I went a little sticky-foam-crazy, but I really like the 3D effect :-) Which you can’t really see in the picture, but trust me, it’s there!!

OK, now I have to head back to my office and study for my exam tonight. UGH!!

Quick reminder: You have until the end of today to participate in our giveaway. Head over to this post and leave a comment with the colour you think hubby and I selected for our kitchen cabinets. The prize is a mystery Christmas gift selected especially for the winner :-) And be sure to come back to DesignTies tomorrow evening to see if you won. But you can’t win if you don’t enter — so enter!! :-)

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8 comments:

  1. Cristin // Simplified BeeDecember 9, 2009 at 1:25 PM

    your design board looks great though!!!
    xo,
    cristin

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  2. StylishHeatherDecember 9, 2009 at 3:04 PM

    Still looks great though :)

    Sadly, my entire house looks like your desk right now...I'm thinking tomorrow should be a cleaning-up-the-piles day.

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  3. mrsbenDecember 10, 2009 at 6:59 AM

    Kelley, hope you 'aced' the exam. With all the snow we had, did you go by dog-sled? (Winks)

    In comparison to just about every room in my home at present, yours looks tidy to me. (Grin)

    Your Sample Board looks great! -Brenda-

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  4. GayleDecember 10, 2009 at 8:25 AM

    It's much better to see your newly decorated room "in action"!

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  5. Diane SchullerDecember 10, 2009 at 10:24 AM

    super job on the sample board. I know I said it before but I love your renovated office and continue to covet that white chair. :)

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  6. UnknownDecember 10, 2009 at 1:14 PM

    a messy room is the sign of a creative mind, i say.
    love the sample board- isn't sticky foam the best?

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  7. SusanDecember 10, 2009 at 7:46 PM

    Hi Kelly,

    That looks like my office and design center on any given day.... or worse :)

    I just finished up a clients office. My comments to her were "I thought I pushed alot of paperwork until I saw your office, she smiled whole heartedly and added with a grin...I win,hands down. When I post the before and afters of her office, the papers stay it's real life. Her office is still a beautiful space to WORK in regardless of files and sticky notes covering every surface.

    Your board looks fantastic. Great job. Thanks for the comments on Kate's house and I totally agree, wish it were mine. But thats how we designers live ... through our clients.
    Susan
    P.S. You would love my store.

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  8. DanicaDecember 11, 2009 at 6:12 PM

    Your board is beautiful, Kelly! I should get some of those sticky foam pieces and practice making my boards prettier. Oh, and make sense. But doesn't prettiness come first? ;)

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