Office in Progress!
I’m so excited to have a nice office space to decorate in my new house, and I’m planning to take full advantage of the space and maximize it to the fullest. I have had the best time figuring out what I want to do in there, and the color of the walls is one of those important little details. I love green, so it was natural for me to want to use green in my office again. But this time I’m going to kick it up a notch and really have some fun in there. 
Here’s one of my big inspiration pieces. These are the Blad panels from Ikea in green, and I’ve had a little crush on them for a while now. I have used them before on inspiration boards, so I figured it might be time for me to use them myself. I love the fresh greens and blues in these panels, and they will be the perfect inspiration piece to pull from, since they have all the colors I love. Now I’ll be adding some turquoise in my office as well, and that will be fun. I can’t wait to show you all my plans and see how this office evolves!
But first, here’s a sneak peek at the wall color. I chose a very similar color to the ones on the Chip It! card. This color is Fennel and I had it mixed in HGTV HOME by Sherwin-Williams satin paint. I had seen this color used in someone’s home and fell in love with it. Finding a good green can sometimes be hard, but using the Chip It! tool can help you narrow down your choices.
Cutting in around the ceiling and windows. That red will soon be gone.
I really love this chartreuse lime green, and it should be an invigorating color to wake me up in the morning. I want my office to be a happy space, and this will do the trick. For the closet, I’ve decided to leave off the bifold doors and let it all be open. I have plans to add a storage piece in there with big baskets to help keep me organized. And I’m going to paint the inside of the closet with a turquoise color. That will really liven up my office space!
Be sure to try out the Chip It! button so you’ll have it handy when you see an inspiration pic you want to try out. You can get the Chip It! button just like the Pin It button for Pinterest. First you drag the Chip It! button to your toolbar:
Whenever you spot a photo you like online, just click the Chip It! button and then click the photo itself. Instantly, you get the picture’s paint colors. Try it out and see how you like it. It’s fun to see all those pretty colors in one palette to get that inspiration flowing.
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Absolutely adore those curtain panels, no wonder you had a crush on them! And I love the green paint color! Can’t wait to see it finished! Thanks for the tips on Chip-It. I’m sure it will come in handy!
I would love to chip this shower curtain and use the colors in my living room. http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8358081ff69e2016760315c45970b-800wi
I love Chip-it and use it a LOT. I pinned a lot of my Chip-It’s on my pinterest board.
http://pinterest.com/candcpix/decor/
I tweeted about the giveaway!
That’s going to look so fab. I recently painted over a dark red too. Although I loved it at the time I first painted it, it was soooo satisfying to paint over it! Can’t wait to see the finished product.
Love the Chip It tool but your popularity must have overwhelmed the system. I tried it three times and was successful with one. However that one was right on the money! Thanks so much for this. Although my blog is mostly food I recently posted some pics of my vacation home so I will be sure to mention it at http://SemiBlonde.com
I would like to chip a picture I have of Destin, FL. It is one of my favorite places on earth, and I love the peaceful colors – beautiful greens, blues, and of course the white sand. Here is a link to a photo that is similar to one I took myself. http://sunshinestateshopping.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/destinemerals.jpg
I love the Chip It! tool, used it when I painted my bedroom.
There is a park in a neighboring town that has a little green/blue pond and lots of trees. I would chip the colors there if I had a picture! Blue and green are my fave colors.
Hi Rhoda – love that fennel – reminds me of an old Ralph Lauren color, “Plantation”. So fresh. I just put up a post on my blog. You’ve been my inspiration and I am happy to take the opportunity to let everyone know.
http://www.semiblonde.com/2012/07/09/chip-it-at-southern-hospitality-blog/
I would chip our summer beach pics – the neutral palette is perfect for homes with ‘short’ ceilings, like mine.
Love those drapes! Your office will look wonderful- you’re supposed to call me to help, ya know! 🙂
I chipped several bedroom pics I had pinned- very cool to see coordinating colors! I feel like I’m on Hee-Haw- remember pickin’ and grinnin’? I’m chippin’ and pinnin’! 😀
Would love to Chip this image from another blog! It’s stunning!
http://designamourcom.zippykid.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Wall-stencil-trellis-alternate1.jpg
Oooh! Love those curtains, too! Normally, I am not an Ikea girl, but those are cute!
I would love to chip the nursery bedding for my soon to be born grandson’s nursery!
I would love to chip a photo from some of my outside photography and try to bring natural colors inside, if that makes sense! What a neat thing!
I would chip my family room inspiration photo
Tweeted the link here
https://twitter.com/onlyshewhosees/status/222521485141610496
I love a painting by Van Gogh, I think it’s called “Cherry Blossom.” It has some beautiful colors!