I’m still not 100% sure how this is going to work…but I’m spending the weekend giving it a shot.

The old office- part 1

Shown here cleaned out for closing.

The old office- part 2 The “library/office” space- 10 foot high storage and bookcases. This pic

is kind of an optimistic fib- this is what it looked like after staging and sadly not what it EVER looked like on a daily basis.

Somehow I had to fit all 750sq ft of that into this 12x12 space:

I started with a deep breath and one of these:

Then started culling. Lots of culling. This is 1/3 the books that went… ultimately there were 2 carloads.

And all of this was in the drawers and cabinets

Ultimately, I determined there were three things crucial to success. #1- Ikea. We don’t have one in New Orleans, but we have a

service that picks orders at the Houston store and delivers them for a fee.

I didn’t think to get pictures of the stacks of boxes but

love the warning: best assembled in the buff with a buddy?

#2. I resisted this for years, but the time has come.

Sigh.

I’m usually the techie in the house, but my husband’s had one of these since the first generation. I’ve been the holdout, but in the name of being able to fit in my office, I’m going to have to convert.

On the other hand, I can see it being addicting to get the book you want that second…

#3- There’s no substitute for elbow grease

I’m exhausted at the end of the weekend, but seem to have what appears to be a functional space.

Now I don’t have any excuse! Back to work tomorrow. Ah well.