Hello everyone, it's Anna-Malin here with Handmade Home and a quick office nook transformation to inspire you today. If you recall, I'm the "new girl" on decor8 who writes once a month about handmade living and little creative projects that I do around my house to refresh my decor on a budget. All of the decorating that I do also lifts my spirits and keeps me creative! Here in Sweden we are enjoying the most wonderful spring and with spring comes creativity. So this time I would like to show you how I redecorated my workspace.

First, I moved the turquoise cabinet (Remember? It's here and shown below) to the garage, and now it is waiting for me to find a new place for it. I placed the desk where the cabinet was and got started on my office nook transformation.

Before (above)

After (above)

I wanted to bring more pictures of things that inspires me so I thought a moodboard on the wall would be perfect. I started by printing some of my favorite photos and then I put them on the desk to see how they would work out together. I also used color swatches in different, subtle colors and then I started to build a large collage on my wall above my desk using masking tape.

Then I bought a wooden shelf for storing some of my brushes, interiors books and other inspiring stuff. I had some wallpaper and other beautiful paper that I've collected over time so I decided to hang them on a wire and I placed the rest into a zinc basket on the floor.

I really like my newly decorated work place. It feels personal and so “me”. Here are some views of my kitchen and you can find other things that I've done recently to decorate my home here.

I hope that you have enjoyed seeing my new workspace. Thank you for having me and I'll see you again in June!

xo, Anna-Malin

(photos: anna-malin lindgren)