Room Makeover : How To Create A “Blog Office”

Your home is a very big reflection of yourself and your life. When your home is a mess, there’s a good chance so is your life. Like most teenagers, I lived in a messy room. I upheld that it was an organized chaos. It was not. It was just chaos; and like most teenagers, so was my life.

I’ve grown up just a little bit now. And although I will admit my place gets messy from time to time, I’ve found a new joy in decorating my place… which also means keeping it spick and spam relatively clean.

One room in my house is super clean compared to everything else – little clutter, no clothes on the floor, lots of open space. The only reason for that though? It’s was an unused room. It literally sat there, gathering dust for the most part, for years with no purpose. Odds and ends were thrown in that didn’t have a home (mostly because they didn’t belong anywhere else), but the light that streamed into the room made it the perfect space to spruce up. So when the opportunity came to revamp it, I had the perfect idea.

I’ve seen a lot of “office” interiors all over Pinterest, but none that really spoke to the type of work I do at home. Sure, most of my work is done via a laptop/computer. I don’t need that much; but there’s something about a space that makes you inspired to do great work. And that’s what I was gung-ho on creating: a Blogger’s Office (or an Inspiration Den, I couldn’t choose just one name haha)

I had seem Artemano pop up a few times before, mostly when I was driving to Vaughn Mills (they have a showroom in near there); but I had never spent the time to discover it. When I did, I was touched. I know, I know, I get touched easily – but the story and passion behind their brand is truly inspiring. 

Their philosophy is that your home is an escape and that daily life is a beautiful journey. And it’s true. We always look at our daily lives as something ritually mundane, but in reality, your life is completely wasted when you look at it just “trying to get through another day”.

They also believe that nature’s creation (mostly, wood) is where we feel most at home. They say wood is like fingerprints and that each grain is unique and imperfect – which makes it beautiful. I couldn’t agree more.

The team travels all around the world (mostly South East Asia) to ensure they’re sourcing their materials ethically and with quality in mind. They also share the story of the wood behind each piece. And when I say that, I mean every associate in their showroom knows these stories. They’re genuinely passionate about how a piece came from an abandoned shipwreck or from a grandiose Suar tree. The collective passion is truly awe-inspiring.

Because of all of this, it felt natural to creative my blogging and inspiration haven with them. And so we did. We spent 3 hours in their showroom, carefully selecting the pieces that would become a part of this dream come true. Like I said, their team was incredible and I walked out of there, not only with beautiful furniture, but a new way of thinking and looking at my furniture.

That’s the joys of decorating – whether you’re decorating your home, your body, or anything else in your life. You’re creating a new story for yourself, a new chapter, a new dream, and a new purpose. And what is life without purpose?

How would you makeover a room in your place?