France Photography Blog » Office Makeover http://francephotography.com/blog Ooh Blog La ~ Colorado Springs photographer Sun, 31 Jul 2011 07:45:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Starting off the New Year with a bang! http://francephotography.com/blog/starting-off-the-new-year-with-a-bang/ http://francephotography.com/blog/starting-off-the-new-year-with-a-bang/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:51:18 +0000 admin http://francephotography.com/blog/?p=2005 I was giddy as a school girl when Professional Photographer magazine contacted me and asked if I would write an article about “Presenation Stations” (as seen in my Office Makeover right here on the blog) for the January 2011 issue!

My templates from Francypants Designs were also featured in January’s Professional Photographer magazine!  Such a fabulous way to start 2011!

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My recent Office Makeover is being featured on The Office Stylist.  The Office Stylist™ offers readers daily tips on office style. From the best tasty snacks to keep at your desk to chic office supplies to ways to transform your personal workspace, editor and TV personality Sayeh Pezeshki shares what you need to know to live well at work™ — wherever work is. Go check it out!

]]> http://francephotography.com/blog/the-office-stylist-extreme-office-makeover/feed/ 0 new addition to the office ~ Colorado Springs photographer http://francephotography.com/blog/new-addition-to-the-office-colorado-springs-photographer/ http://francephotography.com/blog/new-addition-to-the-office-colorado-springs-photographer/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:55:27 +0000 admin http://francephotography.com/blog/?p=1422 Guess what the Fedex man FINALLY brought??  This lovely office chair that I ordered A MONTH & A HALF AGO!!!  Sheesh, I was about to call and cancel my order!  It makes for a lovely addition to the office and was worth the wait though.

]]> http://francephotography.com/blog/new-addition-to-the-office-colorado-springs-photographer/feed/ 0 Office Makeover: the “after” photos ~ Colorado Springs baby photographer http://francephotography.com/blog/office-makeover-the-after-photos-colorado-springs-baby-photographer/ http://francephotography.com/blog/office-makeover-the-after-photos-colorado-springs-baby-photographer/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:03:30 +0000 admin http://francephotography.com/blog/?p=1396 This was no easy task.  I had to take everything out of the office and then start from scratch.  My goal was to make it look clean, fresh, happy, pretty and functional.  It was difficult to do because not only do I work in there but my husband & kids like to be on the other computer AND I needed space for my Presentation Artist to package orders and frame prints.  This is a tiny room so I had to utilize EVERY square  inch. We are also renting this home for now so I could not paint the walls or build anything onto the room. However, I knew that if I made it pretty, I would be more likely to keep it clean and organized…regardless of my right-brain tendencies.

So here it is. My clean-fresh-pretty-and-functional (and no longer crap-tastic) OFFICE:

When my Presentation Artist saw the office for the first time, she gasped and asked, “Has it always been this big??”  See what I mean by feeling like the walls were crowding in.

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]]> http://francephotography.com/blog/office-makeover-the-after-photos-colorado-springs-baby-photographer/feed/ 44 Office Makeover: the “before” pictures ~ Colorado Springs baby photographer http://francephotography.com/blog/office-makeover-the-before-pictures/ http://francephotography.com/blog/office-makeover-the-before-pictures/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:33:58 +0000 admin http://francephotography.com/blog/?p=1383 This was my office.  I love my work but I HATED working in there.  All the colors were dull and depressing.  The clutter became chaotic.  How can a girl be creative in a workspace like this?  Although I ATTEMPTED to make it organized, I felt like the “stuff” was taking over the room and that the walls were coming in on me. You wouldn’t think your surroundings have that much affect on you but this room did. It totally effected every aspect of my life, including my creativity (or lack thereof) and my sense of control  (or lack thereof).  It was stressful just being in there.  I wanted to make it a better but I felt it was silly to invest money in a room that hardly anyone else sees. But I see it.  That’s the important thing. And so I changed it….drastically.  I can’t tell you how much more HAPPY & PEACEFUL the *new and improved* office makes me feel.  It is by far THE best investment I’ve made in 2010.  The “after” pictures are coming tomorrow. You know that the “after” pictures have to be good if I am posting these fugly photos ;0)

View from the door:

My crap-tastic workspace:

My desk clutter:

The gargantuan file cabinet & random packaging items:

The packaging-framing-place-for-random-clutter-table:

My pathetic attempt to be organized. All my packaging supplies:

The closet:

My husband’s desk:

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