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I am convinced that one of the personality traits of a DIY blogger is the super power to blindly overlook clutter.

I used to think that it was just me. I wouldn’t put away a ladder, because I needed to use it “tomorrow” to hang a curtain rod. The paint cans would sit for weeks in a room that I had just painted, because I needed to touch up paint in a few spots. Little by little, it built up because I was always moving on to the next project before I finished a previous one. My other DIY blogger friends admit to me that they have the same problem, so it’s good to know that I’m not alone. I swear, I was not like this before I jumped head first into redoing my house.

Unfortunately, that little personality trait means that we DIY bloggers all have a room in our homes that is a danger zone. Mine was in my home office, and it was anything but an inspiring place to work. In fact, if I could make it over the piles of homeless toys and wayward pieces of furniture without maiming myself, I could call it a good day. This photo shows my former office on one of my “picked up” days.

Eclectic Home Office | Makely School for Girls

Negatory, y’all. It was painful, and it just couldn’t go on.

So, in an effort to save myself from myself, this cluttered office became the next victim as I rid my house of blah blah builder’s beige and give it some style. It’s now a far cry from it’s sad beginnings.

Eclectic Home Office | Makely School for Girls

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I live in a little town right outside of Austin, Texas. If you’ve never been to this part of the country, you really owe yourself a visit. Austin is not what you think of as Texas. It’s the hippest of the hip and the coolest of the cool. In fact, it’s so hip and cool that it’s hip and cool to act like it’s not hip and cool. Got it? Yes, it’s confusing, but just go with it.

Being as that I live a stone’s throw from Austin, we get to have fun friends come stay with us so they can explore the town. This past October, my sister and three of her girlfriends came to play. We spent the weekend shopping and eating and listening to live music in my favorite parts of this great city. But before we did any of that, we had something else to do.

“Would y’all go with me to pick up a desk I found on CraigsList so I don’t get ax murdered?”

Yep. My guests are forced to go on CraigsList runs with me. It’s sort of like my little fee for them getting to visit – a Lindsay Tax, if you will.

Of course, they were sweethearts and were happy to go with me to pick up the desk I had found. I had been on the search for something with cool mid-century lines, yet still big enough for me to work on. I found a desk from a delightful couple who had used it in their family business for years (and probably wouldn’t have ax murdered me at all). It was in nearly perfect condition, and I tried to contain my excitement as the girls and I loaded it into my pick up truck (I am a Texan after all). The desk was an exact match to a funky rehabbed one I had seen somewhere online, so I knew that my plan for mid-century to meet awesome was going to work out quite well.

Mid-Century Desk gets a Modern Touch | Makely School for Girls

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My Eclectic Home Office Reveal

A Mid-Century Desk Comes of Age