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April 21, 2016

One Room Challenge: Industrial Bookcase For The Office

It’s week 3 of the One Room Challenge (catch up here) ! You may have noticed that I skipped week 2. Well, to be honest no visible progress was made during the first week. I did a lot of online shopping and I’ve been waiting patiently for things to arrive so I can really get started!

This week I put together the industrial bookcase for the office makeover! First project, check.

Industrial Office Shelves

I’m going for a very industrial, masculine look for this room and I knew I wanted an cool etagere for books and decor. I found this one by Uttermost on Amazon and it was a pretty decent price considering most I found were double.

Masculine Office ShelvesI love the mix of the rustic wood and the tarnished metal. It worked perfectly into my plan for the room.

Industrial Spheres
Rustic Office ShelvingI typically don’t show things on the blog until they are absolutely perfect. But that is one of the fun things about this challenge, is that you get to see the whole process of me doing this space.

The whole structure ended up looking a little smaller on the wall than I expected, so that will be something I will need to work around. We have tall ceilings in this room and there is a lot of extra space on top of it. So now I need to think of a plan on how to find more balance. 

Styled Shelves In Office

Now I will wait patiently for the new furniture to arrive so I can get started on more!

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Hi! I’m Taryn! The voice behind Taryn Whiteaker Designs. I launched this brand over 11 years ago when I became a stay-at-home mom. What started as a small craft and mom blog eventually grew into a full time design and DIY site. My goal has always been to inspire others (especially women!) with design ideas, DIY tutorials, entertaining ideas and give you the tools you need to complete them yourself!

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  1. Jaclyn | One Thousand Oaks says

    April 22, 2016 at 4:01 pm

    It looks really nice. I am totally getting the masculine feel and it is very well put together. I wish I had a book shelf to decorate. lol my husband loves books, so we tend to end up with more books then bookshelves, which means no room for decorations. I might need to get a bookshelf just so I can decorate it! Ha.
    You have a beautiful space to work with, I am looking forward to seeing it finished!

    – Jaclyn

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  2. Debi @ Add Value To Your Home says

    April 22, 2016 at 4:48 pm

    It’s so different and very creative. I love the look!

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  3. Emily says

    April 26, 2016 at 6:38 pm

    I really like the look of this book shelf! Wood and metal is a combo I’ve really been drawn to recently. I’m excited to see how your space turns out!

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  4. Liz says

    May 1, 2016 at 5:58 am

    The space is beautiful and this bookshelf lends itself wonderfully for that rich moody masculine look you were inspired by… looking forward to see all your changes together. (I missed the ORC this time, but hope to join in next time too. ;) )

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