31 Days of Building Character: Nooks

Welcome to Day 23 of my 31 Day Series, Building Character.  Just to recap, throughout the month of October I am joining over 500 bloggers in the challenge posed by The Inspired Room to post on the same topic everyday.  

The topic I chose is 31 ways to bring character to a newly built, builder grade home.  After I accepted this challenge I realized 31 days was not enough time.  I could go on about this topic forever.  To save you all from that, I condensed it to projects and concepts I have used in my own home.   

Today, I would like to share how we claimed unused space in the hallway to create our office nook... 

As with most cape cod designs, our home is small.  I'm always looking for ways to maximize every square inch.  Our house has three dormer windows across the front.  Inside, one of them is open to the two story foyer, one is in the laundry room and this one is in the hallway.  

When we purchased a gigantic new computer, we realized we needed a dedicated office space.  We were out of rooms, the only available space was inside this dormer.  The idea of the office nook was born.  

Here are the steps my hubby took to create the built in desk...

(Before)

(Brace)

(Tops, Sides)

(Cubbies, Decorative Brackets)

(After)

Not only does the office nook serve a purpose but, it also gave the hallway a personality.  Before, it was boring pass through.  Now, thanks to the built-in desk, it feels important.  

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Repurposed Furniture

This floating desk hangs in my daughters room. Her vintage four poster bed from our previous home didn't fit well into this space. It had a lot of sentimental value to both of us as it was a gift from her Grandparents. We couldn't get rid of it so we re-purposed it into this desk.

First, the four posts were removed (and saved for another project). Then, we took the headboard and the foot board and screwed them together on a 90 degree angle. Then came little caulk in the seam, a little putty over the nail holes, and a coat of white paint. I picked up two large white brackets from Home Depot and mounted the desk into the studs.

Her room is tight on space so a floating desk was a great design solution.