After as long as I have been delaying this office redesign, trying to find my camera, I have now got the messiest office in the world. I just leaned back and looked around and realized, if I had to find something right now I would be S.O.L.. Between moving things outta where the shelves go and going through boxes in search of my camera (that I know isn't in them since I lost it before I packed them) I have created a complete disaster that will take months to untangle. Think of a ball of yarn that a cougar played with. ::shaking head:::
Ah well, maybe I can repack boxes and shove them under the other desk and pile them around computer and.....
:::pounds head on desk::: Why did I start this project?
Showing posts with label my office. Show all posts
Showing posts with label my office. Show all posts
Camera working, ready to start work on office shelves
I've finally got my little Polaroid mom and dad gave me for Christmas years ago working, which has been a struggle and a learning lesson and I am not even sure what I did that revived it, but it's breathing... well.. at least it's working, not breathing exactly.
The point is, I may not get good pictures from it, but I get at least visible ones and will now start putting my shelving together here in the office and sharing with everyone how I have built the things. I'm still looking for that new Canon I picked up off eBay, but at least I can get started on cataloging how I build my shelves for anyone else that is wanting to redesign their home office.
So that's today's project, get started on them shelves and hope the camera holds out until I find the other one again. At ten years the poor thing is ready for the electronics pile in the sky, but I dearly love it and will be sad when I can no longer coax it to work.
The point is, I may not get good pictures from it, but I get at least visible ones and will now start putting my shelving together here in the office and sharing with everyone how I have built the things. I'm still looking for that new Canon I picked up off eBay, but at least I can get started on cataloging how I build my shelves for anyone else that is wanting to redesign their home office.
So that's today's project, get started on them shelves and hope the camera holds out until I find the other one again. At ten years the poor thing is ready for the electronics pile in the sky, but I dearly love it and will be sad when I can no longer coax it to work.
Deciding what I need in my office
One of the hardest things to decide on my new office, is what do I need to have in the office. I'm going over all sorts of things that I might need for my writing work and what I can do without. I know I need a card file, and I also need some dry erase boards. I want bulletin boards. I have to have a place for maps. Must have book shelves. Need a printer area where I can put the printer, spare ink cartridges, and paper. Need a mailing center area for envelopes of all sizes and manuscript boxes. The trick is in sorting out where each element will go so I have the office looking good rather than over-cluttered and a mess.
Building shelves in my office
Okay, my office is slowly coming together. I have a plan for how the area all across one full wall will evolve and it is looking goos so far. I've lost my camera, which really makes me mad, or I would take pictures of it. I'm sure the camera is in the house (I think), so I am searching for it in boxes and such, but no luck so far. I'd love to document how these shelves are built though, So going slow as I work on them and look for the camera.
Right now, armed with a dozen 6' long 1x10's I am in the plotting stages for what I want to do with the area and how it should evolve. The one thing I know for certain is that I am going to incorporate my card file into the end of it so that the card file cabinet will be handy to store book plotting cards and other stuff I need on hand such as character and scene cards. I have some drawer file card deals too, where the drawer pulls out and drops down to show a series of cards. I want to incorporate those as well.
And a place for maps and for bulletin boards and for .... there is so much I need in here and so little room to do it all in. LOL I'll keep y'all updated and hopefully find my camera so I can start sharing pictures of the evolution of the office.
Right now, armed with a dozen 6' long 1x10's I am in the plotting stages for what I want to do with the area and how it should evolve. The one thing I know for certain is that I am going to incorporate my card file into the end of it so that the card file cabinet will be handy to store book plotting cards and other stuff I need on hand such as character and scene cards. I have some drawer file card deals too, where the drawer pulls out and drops down to show a series of cards. I want to incorporate those as well.
And a place for maps and for bulletin boards and for .... there is so much I need in here and so little room to do it all in. LOL I'll keep y'all updated and hopefully find my camera so I can start sharing pictures of the evolution of the office.
Office Shelving
Got the boards to install shelving in the office. Just went and got nails too, so now I can start building the bookshelves that I want along one wall of the office. It will be a long drawn out construction project, because I can't afford to get all of the lumber that I will need all at once, but I should be able to get a really good start with what I have now (I hope so, $100 worth of wood) and then I am building it so it can be added to and expanded as the office evolves and more is able to be added into the thing.
I also priced routers, so I can build the shelves properly. Lowes has a nice one for $60, tomorrow I want to check the other places and see if I can find anything maybe a little more my price range, if not I may just bite the billet. Better than the $120 and up most of the routers go for. I'd still have to get a one inch bit for making the places to inset the shelves. That's another $16 to $20 for that bit.
I also priced routers, so I can build the shelves properly. Lowes has a nice one for $60, tomorrow I want to check the other places and see if I can find anything maybe a little more my price range, if not I may just bite the billet. Better than the $120 and up most of the routers go for. I'd still have to get a one inch bit for making the places to inset the shelves. That's another $16 to $20 for that bit.
