Andie's Office Makeover // Part 2

I thought I'd include an update of my old office makeover. Since introducing all of my Assemble Studio goodies, the office has had to change just a bit, and while we're still building up our official studio space, I'm quite happy in my space!


1. Our "It Makes Toast" graphic from the Assemble studio wall. I think it fits quite well in its new home.

2. Bakers twine, galore! We use this to wrap up every Assemble order. White butcher paper + baker's twine + sticker.

3. A Yellow Owl Workshop trophy that I bought from our collection. Makes me happy to look at!

4. Our open/closed sign. Always open for business!

5. My glass head that Christian wishes I would get rid of. Never!!

6. The famed Assemble Vintage Cursive Typewriter--this inspired our colors, style and is a treasured piece of my typewriter collection.

7. A sweet Lisa Congdon Print to remind me of "Comfort and Ease." (All of Lisa's prints are on sale in our shop right now).

A Successful Home Office: Accessories

I'll admit it. I'm a little bit preoccupied with designing and decorating my workspace because I have a feeling that I'm avoiding starting my "work-at-home" time before our studio is ready. Lately, it's amazing: groceries are stocked, dishes are done, beds are made--everything is completed before I sit down and actually get things done. This is good AND bad, especially for the fact that I'm ready to sit down around 5pm. Whoops.

Regardless, I have been having lots of fun stocking my little area with things to make me happy (we are in the business of happiness, remember?).

Here are a few of the things I've picked up lately to make my office area sparkle. Feel free to take notes, tee hee!


1. My stapler got lost in the move. Actually, I'm just using that as an excuse. It's probably right there in our collective studio waiting for me, but I wanted this one: the Kikkerland Red Dog Stapler. It's so cute! And only $6, how can that be?

2. Tons and tons of Kieurig cups. My husband received a Kieurig for his birthday and we have been highly caffeinated for the last several days. Also, we were gifted an insane amount of refill cups of everything from tea to cider to hot chocolate. I could start a coffee shop in here...that's not a bad idea..

3. Now the real accomplishment will be actually using this thing: the bright orangey-yellow Moleskine 2013 Weekly Planner. Yum.

4. For the Kieurig cups! I have tons of these Pantone Mugs in the cabinet, but lately I've been using Basil. Basil is soothing. Basil is the color of calm.

5. Washi tape! Washi tape! Oh how I love it. Available at any International Bookstore, Japanese dollar store, on Etsy or anywhere that sells amazingly cute supplies. eek!

6. Brand new business cards. I have had a new name for 7 months. It's time for a new business card + with a brand new PO box address: Assemble Shop & Studio, Po Box 30904, Seattle WA 98113.

7. My favorite pens are these mini Pilot G4s. They write perfectly, and even have a way of making my creative notebook's chicken-scratch look somewhat appealing. Plus, they're adorable! Grab some on the Pilot website.

8. To go with the Kikkerland stapler! Perfectly white staples from Rapid.

9. And last but not least, a pipe dream item. This IROJITEN Colored Pencil Set is packaged impeccably, with colors ranging from Hummingbird to Cedar Wood. I'm not sure how to get my hands on these in the US, but let's just admire them from afar at the moment.

Anyone else have any fun office treats you'd like to share?

Images as linked above.

Home Office Area Makeover

With all of this business of closing our shop doors and going online, I had a pretty hard time seeing myself working in the "office" area that we used to have. White walls with some cute things hanging, but overall drab.

For all those lap-toppers out there, do you find that you just end up in front of the TV with your computer? Then work and play are immediately melded into one and there is no division from work time and non-work time (something I have a LOT of trouble managing). Now that I'll be working at home starting in January, I found that I needed to solve this problem--and fast.

We were lovingly gifted a beautiful, new Mac desktop for our wedding present by Christian's parents, so that pushed me in the direction of making my office space classy enough for such a lovely new toy. The desk is built in, so unless I want to get out my jack hammer, it's going to have to stay until I can go in a different direction. Hence, my office area makeover!


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