Decorganizing: Clipboard To-Do-List

As I am trying to get organized in the new year, I am considering this idea... a clipboard for each day of the week telling me what I need to get done that day. Then if I don't get it done on Monday, I can move it to Tuesday. What do you think? If you are a fellow designer, you know that you can start of a day on a solid schedule/checking off your to-do-list but by 10:00 you are totally off track! You get a call and have to immediately change gears to talk to a client, put out a fire or track down details on an order. This is a very ADD-centric job. And I am the total antithesis of ADD and get frustrated when I get distracted from the task at hand so it is a constant struggle for me! Maybe this technique will work...

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via Apartment Therapy

Spoiler Alert!

My office face-lift is coming along swimmingly. Well, other than the fact that the wrong piece of furniture was picked up and already lacquered by my painters. Ah, details, details. But we are back on track now. I can't show it to you until it is finished. So for now, here are some teasers. There is something from each of these photos (or very similar to it) that is also in my new office.

Seagrass Rug

Zebra Rug

Chinoiserie Chandelier

Sunburst Mirror

Cubbies

Pair of Upholstered Ottomans

Large Inspiration Board

Ok, ok that is all you are getting for now!

Have I mentioned that I am staring a new online store in January? Well I am. And you are going to love it!

I Need A Facelift

No, not that kind. At least not yet. But my office sure does! If you could only see it right now. Picture the aftermath of Katrina and times it by 10. Every Jan I change up my office. Why? a) It is a mess after the month of December. 2) I get bored easily. c) I spend so much time in there that I just need a change. I have been holding some of these photos for a while as inspiration. Check them out!

Makes you want organized too, right?

It all started when I bought these fab barstools off of my fab friend who found them in a shop in Athens, Ga. Vintage 1960's Lucite. I just need to decide what fabric to recover them in! I can't decide if I want to go solid or graphic. Thoughts?

Cubbies

I don't know what it is with me and cubbies but I love them! They make me so happy especially when you find the perfect basket or bin to fit in them [Cough: Dork]. Perhaps it takes me back to kindergarten when I had my first cubby. Times were simpler then...all I had to think about were things like: Did I remember my lunch? What art project were we going to do that day? Who I would play with on the playground? Ahhhhh....kids are so lucky.

I have a TON of cubbies in my office and I want to paint them....what color are we thinking? These photos make me think white. Definitely, white.

And I will might add some labels like this...

Van Dykes

Sidebar: I want to cover my project desk in zinc...anyone know how to buy a sheet of zinc locally?

P.S. My desk is never that clean. [Whisper: Never.]

P.P.S. Yes, those ottomans are a mauve shiny velvet. I found them at an antique store and have yet to recover them. Ok, done with the disclaimers for today.

Where Bloggers Blog

I asked a few of my favorite bloggers if they could take pictures of their offices/desks/spaces where they blog. As you know some bloggers are also interior designers and some bloggers are just big fans of design. Regardless of their trade, it is obvious that they all take pride in their office/desk/space (no matter how big or small!) as you can tell by all the finishing "designer" touches.

Sissy of Blue Hydrangea

Sarah of Matters of Style

Alicia of Alicia B. Designs

Erica of Urban Grace

To see the full post on her design studio, click here.

"i would love to participate but i am afraid i have nothing resembling an office in my house. my "office" is my bed plus my lap top. no lucite tray containing all of my pretty stationary, no mint julep cup holding all of my bamboo pens, no john derian decoupage plate for holding my important documents...nope just a stained coverlet and a lot of cat hair, probably some boogers too."

Jenny of My Favorite and My Best

I hope this doesn't burst anyone's bubble like when you meet your favorite radio personality only to realize they look nothing like how you pictured them! Every January, I do a major overhaul on my office. I clean, purge, organize, re-organize, label, move furniture, etc. It is glorious! My office will look like this for about a day...so I am happy to have captured this moment in time.