I’m sooo excited to share my little office with you today! It’s a small space, but there are a few DIY projects in here that were fun to work on, and now it’s a place I love working. Hope you like it!

In our house we have a little “pocket office” right off the kitchen. On one side is the pantry and on the other side is this workspace. I’ve been working in here for about a year, but it was time to spruce it up & make it feel a little more like Jaye.

To start with one of the DIY projects and my favorite thing in here: I designed this 8’ door & my husband JC built it for me! Adding the privacy makes a huge difference & I love the character it adds from the kitchen.

Paint color is Peppercorn by Sherwin Williams

There are a few DIY projects in here, like this pinboard. I needed something with specific dimensions to work with the narrow wall space, couldn’t find what I needed, so I went to the craft store & made my own with a cork board & linen fabric. Super easy & now I have a spot to look at inspiration for current projects & things I love.

Not even sure these shelves count as a DIY, but I also couldn’t find the perfect white shelves that I liked, so I cut one long board down(read: hiding in the corner of my dad’s shop while he used the table saw), & spray painted some hardware to hang these shelves.

Biggest perk - a cold Diet Coke is always within reach. haha!

I’ve wanted to use these Citrus prints from Juniper Print Shop for forever, and they’re perfect in here! Fun fact(loose definition of fun) - lemons are my favorite fruit.

Something about making even the smallest spaces feel unique just gets me. I love being in here now & feel a lot more inspired to create. Thanks for being here! xx

Andrea

I love expensive things. There, I said it! But when something looks expensive, feels expensive… but is pretty dang NOT… that’s just a whole new level of love. Today I’m sharing one of my favorite hacks to make your IKEA curtains look like custom drapes!

Follow below, I’ll link everything you need to recreate the look in your own homes!

Supplies for two panels:

One pair of IKEA Ritva Curtains

2 Packages of Drapery Hooks

3 Packages of Drapery Rings

Starting from the left side of a curtain panel, insert a drapery hook into the first set of tabs on the far side. This will help your drapes to lay flat when hung!

Next, insert just the left side of a drapery hook into the tabs right next to the pocket rod loop.

Here’s the fun part: count 8 more tabs & then insert the right side of the hook into that line of tabs. Every time there’s a loop for the pocket rod, start the process over. Left side, count 8, right side. When you get to the end, add another hook like you did at the beginning. If you do this spacing, you’ll need 11 hooks per panel. You could do bigger spaces for a more dramatic pleat!

By skipping tabs, you create a perfect single pinch pleat in your drapes!

Pause and admire your craftsmanship.

After you’ve placed all the drapery hooks into the tabs, take your package of rings & attach the hooks that come with them. Hang them on your rod.

Last step! Hang the drapery hooks from the ring hooks & boom, baby! You’ve got yourself some beautiful looking drapes.

Photos by Roslyn Smithers

I hope this was helpful to some of you! Please let me know if you try it, I would love to see!

-Andrea