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Office Design Makeover: Our Home Office Giveaway Reveal

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Office Design Makeover — I’m so excited to share the final reveal for our office makeover giveaway! The before and afters are pretty phenomenal…

home office with desk in center

I think we can all agree that having a great office space makes a huge difference. Whether you work from home or commute, having a bright and open office or work environment really changes your mood. 

When we first announced our office makeover giveaway in partnership with PicMonkey, I was immediately drawn to Bobbie’s home office. 

Since it was a wide-open space, I felt like it would be a great blank canvas with some paint and pops of color! And honestly, a good code of paint alone did wonders in this room.

It also didn’t hurt they she was VERY trusting. She let me just roll with whatever I open plan I wanted to, which is the ideal client!

before and after office design photo

before photo of our picmonkey office makeover

before photo of a home office

before photo of measuring a home office

Home Office Design Makeover Color Palette

When it came to rethinking this office design, I knew I wanted to start with a solid color palette.

Bobbie (see below of a photo of her and I before the transformation!) is a writer and was totally open to adding color to the dark wood paneling.

This home office is just off of the entrance to her home, so I wanted it to be fun without being too overwhelming. 

I presented her with a few final color choices for the walls and together we landed on the color Moon Glass by Behr. 

Using that color as the base, I designed the custom statement artwork in Picmonkey to be the focal point of the room. 

photo of making abstract art with picmonkey

home office desk and seating area

How to Make Custom Office Decor with PicMonkey

To make the office design wall art, I measured in between the wall panels to determine how big I wanted the custom art to be. 

From there, I created a new blank template for custom sizing in PicMonkey. I played around with the brush streaks from their pre-uploaded graphics options.

All I had to do was drag and drop shapes into place and select their colors. You can also easily use their premade artwork templates to just download and print.

Plus they offer about a million ways to make collages of your own family photos and kids art. 

I debated back and forth on making two similar line art drawings. Ultimately I landed on one line drawing and abstract print to pair with it. 

Once I finished my designs, I exported high resolutions version from my PicMonkey hub and we had them printed and framed. Easy peasy!

You can get the Picmonkey seven day trial for free any time to try out, and you can get a yearly standard membership for $60 through our Sugar & Cloth discounted code right here!

We have the pro account ($100 yearly through our discount code here) that allows us to do team sharing so that other employees can access the same templates and designs remotely by logging into our Picmonkey hub.

In case you missed it, you can see more ways I use PicMonkey for blog content and social media in my how to write a blog post post. 

home office storage with shelves

artwork made with picmonkey for a home office design makeover

Rather than having a traditional desk pushed against the wall, I opted for a statement table by using this dark wood dining table from At Home. 

I also only chose to have two teal chairs so it didn’t feel like a dining room more than a home office design. It also doubles as a meeting space or meeting room should she need one. 

The ivory rug is the same style rug that I used in our guest bedroom. It’s such a steal for the price and size, and really helps to brighten up a room! 

Needless to say, this Mitzi Alyssa chandelier from Hudson Valley Lighting is a real showstopper! I think I shed a happy tear when I saw it officially installed.

So beautiful with the floral details, don’t you think?!

home office pendant light

home office artwork and lamo

wooden credenza with windows

I also wanted to prioritize adding closed storage to this room. I love a good open shelf but still like to keep the ugly office things hidden. 

This also allowed me to create “work zones” within the room. Like this woven bar cabinet from At Home and seating corner on the opposite side of the room. 

horizontal photo of our full office design makeover

seating area in a home office design

This scalloped pink chair was TOO cute to pass up, plus it brought more color to this corner of the room. It’s definitely a major upgrade from the usual corporate office lounge chairs, ha!

For wall art in this corner, I framed pieces of her children’s artwork in metallic gold float frames. 

Since this office design has glass french doors, I added plain white curtains for a more private space from the kids and glass walls. 

home office design with desk in center

home office storage wall

For more hidden storage, we used Besta cabinets with a toe-kick to create the look of built-in cabinetry on a budget.

It offers plenty of concealed storage without feeling like your typical filing cabinet workplace design. 

To display the prettier office items, I used gold brackets and inexpensive wall shelves on either side of the statement PicMonkey artwork. 

I used a whole slew of pretty home accents from At Home for styling the shelves, cabinet, and tabletops. Even down to the wood and gold table lamps and lampshades. 

horizontal photo of a before and after home office design

corner photo of our home office design makeover

I absolutely love how bright and airy this room feels now!

I’d say this is a major quality of life upgrade when it comes to working from home, don’t you think?!

In case you’re looking for more home makeover or office design ideas, here are a few of my favorites from the archives —

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This post has been sponsored by Picmonkey, but all opinions are my own and we’re happy to work with them since they’re a platform we use regularly! Sugar & Cloth has chosen to donate 5% of all sponsored campaigns to charity, which you can read more about right here.

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    • April says:
      December 2, 2019 at 1:57 pm

      I love love LOVE what you have done! The colors and the artwork – gorgeous!

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      • Sugar & Cloth says:
        December 2, 2019 at 4:04 pm

        Thanks, April! We were pretty excited about our custom artwork too!

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    • carrie says:
      December 2, 2019 at 2:02 pm

      Holy cow – this is SO GOOD, my friend! Bravo.

      More color, please!
      Carrie
      http://www.carriecolbert.com

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      • Sugar & Cloth says:
        December 2, 2019 at 4:04 pm

        Thanks, Carrie! Happy to hear that, especially from you! XOXO

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    • Suzy says:
      December 2, 2019 at 2:05 pm

      WOW! This is such a gorgeous remodel! The colors are so pretty and all of the different art works go perfect with everything else!

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      • Sugar & Cloth says:
        December 2, 2019 at 4:03 pm

        Thanks, Suzy! We’re so lucky that we got free range of the colors and design!

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    • Jen says:
      December 2, 2019 at 3:54 pm

      I love the colors you chose! Everything looks so pretty and with clean lines. Very sophisticated.

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      • Sugar & Cloth says:
        December 2, 2019 at 4:03 pm

        Thank you so much, Jen!

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Instagram post 2193095478400170582_5311597 GIVEAWAY TIME!! I’m so excited that you all loved the artwork I designed using @picmonkey for the recent office makeover as much as I do! ⁣ ⁣ We’re giving one reader a pair of the 20x40 custom printed and framed art sets just in time for holidays! ⁣ ⁣ To enter, make sure you’ve signed up for your free PicMonkey trial (link in profile if you don’t already have one, plus you get a mega discount with my link if you want an account!) and leave a heart in the comments below! ⁣ ⁣ Bonus entries for tagging a friend in another comment to share the love! ⁣ ⁣ Contest will close this Sunday at 11:59pm CST, not associated with Instagram. #picmonkeypartner #homeofficedecor #giveawaytime #showemyourstyled #abmathome #instagiveaways

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Instagram post 2191877427604324858_5311597 SWIPE to see the before and after of our wet bar makeover! It's seriously crazy better, right?! #capitalonepartner⁣ ⁣ I'm sharing all of the styling sources, why we opted to make this space a priority for a makeover before baby comes along.⁣ ⁣ Plus how you can use the @CapitalOne for Capital One Walmart Rewards Card to earn 5% back at Walmart.com or rewards for travel (plus loads of other options, but obvi I long for travel in my life ha!) while you're redecorating too!⁣ ⁣ What do you think of how it turned out?! Click the link in my bio to see the full post!⁣ ⁣ #sugaranclothonthelake #liketkit http://liketk.it/2GQrd @liketoknow.it.home #beforeandafterdecor #myhomestyle #myhomedecor #wetbar

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Instagram post 2190936730579543687_5311597 A cozy little vignette from our living room Christmas decor post over the weekend. What are your thoughts on using this folding village as a fireplace screen, yay or nay?! It’s from @athomestores for those asking, I just spray painted it gold 🤗 #sugarandclothonthelake #christmasmantle #christmasdecorating #handmademodernhome #cozyvibes

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Instagram post 2190098117100833935_5311597 Our office makeover giveaway is finally live! I am so obsessed with this before and after and wish I could keep this room to myself! ⁣ ⁣ See the full room sources and details on the blog today, plus how I made the custom artwork with @picmonkey!! ⁣ ⁣ What’s your favorite piece so far?! ⁣ ⁣ #picmonkeypartner #homeofficedecor #beforeandafters #apartmenttherapy #showemyourstyled #interiorinspo
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