Our new office

I know it would be nice to give you some before and after shots of our office, but I was so embarassed about the state of our previous office that I didn't want to document it!

On our way home from vacation, Matt and I had planned on stopping at an Ikea, and picking up some bookcases. We were definitely in need of them since we still had about 20 boxes of books in our storage room. Plus since Ikea has some resonable prices on their bookcases, and we didn't need anything too fancy...they were the way to go!

We planned out the trip pretty well, when we mapped out our route and compared it to Ikea store locations, we were able to find one that was right on the way! When we left the Cape our car was already pretty full. We had picked up a beautiful hope chest that my nana had been wanting to give me for years now, I just never had the space in a vehicle to move it! Anyways we decided we would need to rent a Uhaul trailer if we were picking up these bookcases, since there was no way they were going to fit!

We thought we knew exactly what we were planning on buying as far as color, style, and number of bookcases. We even spent some time walking through an Ikea when we were in Canada to solidify our decison! Of course when we got there (with our Uhaul in tow!) we were overwhelmed with many more options than we had seen at any other Ikea or online, so our planning began again from phase one! We found ourselves sitting in the Home Office section of the store at one of the desk and chair set ups and replanned everything! It was a good thing we brought all the measurements for the office! Also instead of just getting bookcases, we decided to get desks and tables too, basically, an entirely new office! Good thing we had the Uhaul. Our trip to Ikea took every bit of 5 hours, but we were happy with the results!

We were also excited that we can fit another few bookcases into the room, believe it or not, we still need more! So, one day we will make another trip!