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  1. Looks like you are making great progress! I’m always impressed with how handy you guys are! Can’t wait to see it come together 🙂

  2. Did you build it alone? I’m impressed! I cannot even build a simple table or a desk! HAHA. Can’t wait to see the outcome!

  3. Love your office space!!! What was your budget if you don’t mind sharing?

  4. I’m in the process of redoing my own home office and nearly every gorgeous office shown online has zero functionality. No printer, no storage or spot for files. I majorly appreciate this post and all that you showed and covered here. I can totally relate to nothing have a home and stuff being everywhere. Thanks and I love what you have done!

    1. Christene Holder says:

      Thank you so much for your kind words. I want my home and decor to feel attainable and actually functional. So, I’m glad that it came across in this post. So glad that you loved the office!

      >> Christene

  5. I’m in the process of transforming an extra bedroom into an office/art/craft space for myself. I’m hoping to use components from Ikea as well. The concern I have is the base cabinet being appropriate for a desk. I read that you used the 30″ base cabinets minus the legs and plinth from Ikea. And that you built a short structure to place the cabinets on in order to open and close the doors and drawers since the desk is on carpet. That is my situation as well. I’m curious what the total work surface/desk height is from the desk top to floor? I’m planning to use a 1 1/8″ thick countertop from Ikea. Won’t that make the total height close to 32″ high? And the standard height for a desk is around 29″-30″? I’m wondering if the work surface will be too high for a standard chair? Do you use a bar height stool or adjustable chair?

    1. Leah Ledesma says:

      What a gorgeous office! It’s definitely an inspiration for me as we figure out how to carve out office space in our home. I’d love to see your feedback on Kiley’s question about the height of your desk from the floor to the top of the desk top as I’m rather short. Thank you so much!

      1. Hi Leah,

        I measured and the top of the work surface for the desk is exactly 32″ from the ground. I actually didn’t really notice that it was slightly higher than a standard desk. The chair that I used is adjustable so I can raise it just a little bit higher to fit the desk height. A lot of “desk” chairs for offices and such are also adjustable. I hope this helps!

        >> Christene

    2. Hi Kiley,

      Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I measured and the top of the work surface for the desk is exactly 32″ from the ground. I actually didn’t really notice that it was slightly higher than a standard desk. The chair that I used is adjustable so I can raise it just a little bit higher to fit the desk height. A lot of “desk” chairs for offices and such are also adjustable. I hope this helps!

      >> Christene

  6. Hi! Beautiful office. I’m using your office as a template for mine. I’m a little confused on the sizes of the ikea cabinets. So is the size of the door for the long cabinet for only the top half? What if you want a door that goes to the floor instead of drawers? The size you used is the size they recommend for the cabinet but your door only covers half the cabinet so I’m confused. I hope this makes sense

    1. Hi Danielle,
      Yes the door I have is only for the top part of the cabinet. But they make a ton of different options for the SEKTION cabinets. So if you use their designer tool you can try out different configurations and find the door option that you want.

      >> Christene

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