When making the third bedroom into the nursery, we inadvertently had to update the office as well. There was a daybed that needed a home, and the office seemed like the "perfect, for now" solution.
Way back before we had bought the yellow bungalow, the Hacker told me he wanted an office that was monochromatic. Only grays, whites, and blacks. I am now a reformed traditionalist, who proudly embraces the unique. (Hello, I have stripped walls!) But back then I was a traditionalist who cringed at this idea. However, because I love my geek, and realized he'd spend more time in there than I would, I scurried online to find some inspiration of gray and white offices.
I was impressed with what I found, and have had them saved on my computer waiting for the day to use them as inspiration.
roomzaar.com
Centsational Girl
The first step was painting. We had decided on a dark gray that was just too dark for this small room. I don't have any pictures of it, but here it is in comparison with the lighter grey that we ended up using.
It's less blue, and more of the grey we were looking for.
Once painted, the next project was to fix our light fixture. It was doing nothing for the room. In fact, once people saw the room painted, their first question always seemed to be "Are you changing the light?"
Yes, yes we were.
This is where compromise comes into play.
I had always wanted to duplicate the beauty that lights up our bedroom.
I thought it would look just as lovely in the office. And it would add a touch of elegance. The Hacker didn't like the $200+ price tag. Also, after further research, it turns out West Elm stopped carrying the Long Capiz Pendant.
After spending hours and hours shopping for the right light, it came down to these two:
Either Ikea's Maskros or a DIY project using a yoga ball, glue, and some string.
Well, the Hacker was the deciding vote, and Ikea won out. Only $89 later, we were the proud owner of this daring pendant light.
Installing it was a breeze compared to our last ceiling light. All the extended arms clicked into place to make this weird orbed looking thing.
Once we got all 166 flowers onto the light, it was complete.
It's big, I mean BIG. But it does lighten the place up.
My one concern about it is that it is off center. The hole where the last owners added the light fixture isn't centered in the room. The Hacker isn't motivated at all to adjust it. So, for now, this is how it will be.
Every night little fireworks dance on our wall. It's quite nice.
But for now we have off colored walls, which you can tell if you scroll up and look at the paint color change from picture to picture. The Hacker says it is the light bulb, hates it, and wants to switch it to an LED light bulb.
However, when I look at these pictures, I can't tell if it is the light bulb, or my supreme lack in photography skills. I'm pretty sure the latter, but I'll play along with my hubby for now.
So what do you think?
Do you like the changes so far? We've already added the daybed, shelving, and a new desk. I'll share that with you next week.
Do you think the DIY light would have been better? I admit, I still have my doubts.
Happy Friday everyone!
Have a great weekend,
Kristin
Kristin 
The gaps need to be filled with skinny pieces of wood. It's also ready to be sanded again, and stained again. But instead it sits. We have lost our motivation to finish this beast. 
