Study Redesign // The Reveal!

One month ago I shared the plans for my study redesign, which is just a small portion of my living room that has a desk and bookshelves, and is the passthrough to the sliding doors that go out back. I wanted to make the space more intentional by adding a comfy chair for reading and reworking the bookcases. If you missed that post you can catch up HERE. And today is the day to share the reveal!

First, a before…

The plans…

And the reveal!

So a few things changed between my plans and the actual design implementation…

After I purchased the two small bookcases, chair and ottoman from IKEA I realized that I hadn’t compared the measurements of the side table I planned to purchase in relation to the height of the chair arm. The last thing I wanted was for the table to be higher than the arm. So I decided to hold off purchasing the table until the chair was delivered. But once everything was in place I felt like a side table might be too cramped. And the second shelf up from the bottom is actually a perfect height to hold a cup of tea. Perfecto!

A couple of other things to note. I had been very excited to get a new throw pillow cover, and while I showed three in my plans I only ever intended to purchase one (I just couldn’t decide at the time). When I was ready to order them I realized that the store had changed their options and you could no longer buy just the covers. I had intended to buy one for this space and a couple others for a different space, to use with existing pillow inserts. This development was a major bummer so I nixed the whole thing, and just repurposed a pillow I had on the desk chair previously.

The rug is a slightly different shape/size/pattern than in my plans due to me not reading sizes and/or measuring the floor space, but I’m happy with this similar selection. And it actually came with a smaller one too that I layered under the door mat in front of the sliders. I relocated my faux sheepskin from the living room to add some warmth and boho layering charm. And I purchased a different faux sheepskin to replace the one I had poached from the other side of the room.

And lastly, I opted to hold off on buying the basket and blanket for now. Since we’re heading into the warmer weather months I thought it wasn’t quite necessary (although, I am always cold lol), but I have a bunch of other blankets I can use if the need arises. I do want to work on the bookshelves some more, but for now I’m content.

More pictures!