Monday 11 January 2016

HOME TOUR: MY STUDY

I'm giving myself a pat on the back as I have FINALLY unpacked all of my boxes and built all of my furniture (and it only took me, err, two months to do it all?). Here's a look at possibly my new favourite room in my home - my super colourful study! (You can also see my bedroom and bathroom here).

Desk - IKEA
Chair - Ebay
Bureau - Vintage
Rug - Urban Outfitters
When I bought the flat, this room had been a bedroom with one bright red feature wall. As soon as I saw it I couldn't get the idea of painting candy stripes out of my head - I figured that as I'd be painting the rest of the room anyway, I might as well TRY stripes, and if they looked stupid then it wouldn't be too much effort to repaint them.

Joshua helped me mark out the lines with masking tape because he's super arty, and then I just had HOURS and HOURS of painting to do. Turns out it's super fiddly painting between narrow lines, and that red paint needed a lot of white to cover it! But when it was finally done, it was so satisfying to pull the masking tape off, and reveal beautiful crisp white lines. I love it so much!


Annoyingly, as I was getting into my stride and sorting out the rest of my flat, my bathroom drama happened and the study became the dumping ground for all of my leftover stuff and all of the plumber's tools and materials. Even after he left, and took his MILLIONS of things with him, I just got a bit lazy and couldn't face tackling the ever growing mountain of boxes and bits and pieces that needed sorting. 

But I finally ran out of excuses last week, and after an epic session it's all done, and I'm kicking myself for not doing it earlier! 


I bought my desk from Ikea (it's the sinnerlig table) and I love it so much! The table top is cork, which makes it feel so much fancier than Ikea, and I love the legs, I think it's really quirky. I'm using this room for blogging, painting and crafting, so I wanted a desk that was big enough to fit all of those things, and this does the job nicely.

I inherited a beautiful wooden bureau from my Great Aunt that holds all of my art supplies and stationary, and I've got a bookcase for crafty books, photo albums, and a few trinkets. I still need to work out what to do with the space on the non-desk side of the room... I think there's space for a chair, but I really don't want the room to feel cluttered so I'm a bit nervous about choosing badly! I also need to get some artwork on the wall above my vintage suitcases (which are ace for storage) - I'm thinking about this Luke Skywalker print that I've had my eye on for years!


It's so nice to have a space that is totally dedicated to writing and making. In my old flat I had a small desk in my bedroom, but I almost always would blog sitting on the sofa while watching tv, and I got really fed up with it. I like my living room being a super relaxing space where I don't take my computer, and having a bright, creative study - I totally prefer working at a desk, and I think it's helping me find more of a work/life/hobby balance!

6 comments :

  1. I love the striped wall! It looks so nice and just a little bit different than what you usually get to see! I would love to have a study with space for all my creative things. Maybe one day :)
    Patti
    Shifting Tales

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  2. Oh wow, the wall turned out super fantastic!

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  3. That wall is just brilliant! I don't think I'd have the patience for it, so definitely admire you for that. I can't wait to have my own space so I can have a "proper" study instead of a desk crammed in our spare room x

    Charlotte / Colours & Carousels

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  4. This room is so cool, the candy stripes are so unusual - it looks great! x

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  5. The wall is fantastic! And I love the desk too. I just got an R2D2 print and I can't wait to hang it up (here it is if you want a peek! http://starwarsloot.com/product/r2-d2-a-blue-hope-art-print/)

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  6. Your blog is inspiring me to finish off the last couple of rooms in my flat - I've never really got to grips with my home office (been in two years...) but this weekend it is happening!!!

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