Living Room to Office Makeover using Items You Already Have

Living Room to Office Makeover using Items You Already Have.

Living Room to Office Makeover using Items You Already Have

I’m a big believer of utilizing the space in our home. In my old home I turned our dining room into my craft room because the light was so good on the main floor. I didn’t see any reason to use a basement room for a work space that would be used every day over a dining room that we used maybe twice a year.

Our new home has a very traditional floorplan which I love. It also has a formal dining room and living room. I don’t know about you but those spaces don’t seem to be used very much. And although I loved the look of our formal living room, I wondered if keeping it and never using it made sense for us. I was using a table in our family room as a workspace to blog. The way the table was in the room it faced away from everything and didn’t make much sense.  I also carved out a space in our cottage for a office nook in my bedroom and I loved that cozy warm place when we lived there.

I woke up the other day after thinking about this dilemma for awhile and decided to rearrange the furniture and see what I thought. I think rearranging furniture is a hobby – I love doing it! Once I started moving things around I really loved the idea of using the living room space as a work space instead. And since it was a kind of spur-of-the-moment thing, I went around my house to see what I could find for the space.

Living Room to Office Makeover using Items You Already Have

I moved a desk from the formal dining room, which was in my old office at the cottage, into the new space. I kept the hot pink chair. It’s perfect as a place for my kids to sit and tell me about their day after school. I moved a little furry ottoman in from our family room. I moved the metal cart around and kept the rug we had before.

Living Room to Office Makeover using Items You Already Have

I am sitting in my new office as I write this up and I love it! I can see out to the front yard and see what is going on in the neighborhood and the light is streaming in the windows into the room. I love utilizing the space on our main floor. I am right next to the kitchen and family room, so when I have to work in the evenings I am still close to where my kids are and I know what is going on.

Living Room to Office Makeover using Items You Already Have

If you’ve ever wondered about changing the purpose of a room, I hope you will consider it.

I’m so excited to use this new space and even better, it didn’t cost me one penny – I used what I already had!

Living Room to Office Makeover using Items You Already Have

Have you ever changed the purpose of a space in YOUR home? 

Share what YOU did with us in the comments! 

Thanks for stopping by!! 

xoxox