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    office tour 2020

    by Kaylah Stroup January 6, 2020

    At the beginning of every year, I like to completely clean my office. A fresh start! This little ritual first started as me just taking everything off my bulletin board and starting over but over the last few years has turned into cleaning out the whole room. It feels so good… even if I do mess it up again almost immediately.

    It’s also been a really good excuse to photograph and document whatever room I’m calling my office at the time. I love to redecorate so things around here never really look the same for too long.

    We’re currently in the process of house hunting so hopefully, as much as I love this tiny room, it’ll be my last year in here. That makes this post extra special. I’ve loved this room immensely for the last couple of years.

    arranged my whole memo board around this gorgeous calendar!

    took forever but I’m so happy to have finally found the perfect place to hang that muscle dude!

    My office is quite honestly a minimalist’s nightmare. There is a lot of stuff jammed in there! Obviously, if I had the option it wouldn’t be so packed but all of the furniture in there is kind of a necessity for the things I do in that room. A sewing desk, a computer desk, shelving for fabric, storage drawers for products for the shop and a rolling cart I cut fabric on (luckily that fits under the sewing desk when not in use.)

    Everything above (except for the photo in the right side of the collage) is on the computer side of my office. Last year for Christmas my parents bought me a desk for my sewing machine which I set up on the opposite wall. All the photos below are from the sewing side of my office.

    sources –
    photo shelves
    sewing desk
    computer desk is from World Market
    moon calendar
    cactus neon light
    color LE
    D lights behind the computer (buy some, they rule!)
    string lights
    grid memo board is a repurposed dog crate (read more here!) Here’s an affordable one if you’re on the hunt!
    large witchy hand print is by Hugo Gyrl, found at Glitter Box.
    rainbows made with crystals (read more here!)
    small round mirror is from Target a while back (here’s a similar one)
    anything else – just ask!

    previous office tours –
    ▴ 2019 ▴ 2018 ▴ 2017 ▴ 2016 ▴ 2015

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  • Friday Favorites #545

    by Kaylah Stroup January 3, 2020

    This post contains affiliate links. Check out our disclosure policy for more details. This siamese kitty pin! So cute! How cute is this fox dress!? This sweater! Love this bug print! I am very into this coat. The color and style are just perfect! The perfect patch for all you cryptid lovers! I’m obsessed with …

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  • A few of my favorite posts from 2019

    by Kaylah Stroup January 1, 2020

    2019 was a weird year. Easily my least favorite year ever. There were massive highs but the biggest low I can imagine, I lost my mom. I tried so hard to think of a way to avoid talking about it in this recap but what can I say? It definitely shaped my year. In 2019, …

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