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8 Alternative Uses For Serving Trays
At The Office's "Night in Morocco" Christmas party, Angela looked quite proper and ladylike serving up cocktails to her co-workers. But, such a festive occasion to put your serving tray to work only comes around a few times a year. On the days that you're not playing hostess, your serving tray can be hired for other duties in your home while you kick back and enjoy the sights.
Artist Spotlight: Elloh
Browsing through the readers' Casa Cravings, I noticed that many of your have bookmarked the clever, pop-cultured inspired artwork of Etsy artist Elloh — particularly her odes to various characters on "The Office." I, too, am delighted by the insanely prolific Elloh, whose real name is Ellen Lohse.
Using TV shows, movies, and music as her muses, Elloh creates paintings on canvas and sells limited-edition prints of the originals.
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Get the Look: Serena van der Woodsen's Office
In this week's episode of Gossip Girl, "How to Succeed in Bassness," we got a look at Serena's new blue office. Aside from feeling total envy of the 19-year-old character for even having an office, I'm yearning to re-create the room for myself! It's a pretty uncomplicated space with simple, clean-lined furnishings but the cheerful blue paint and oceanic artwork make it really delightful.
Ask Casa: A Home Office for Two
Hi CasaSugar,
My boyfriend and I are moving into a small one bedroom, but luckily the living room is quite spacious. As children of the digital age, we always have our laptops out for work or school. Is there some sort of space-saving desk that allows for two workstations at a time?
Before and After: Desire to Inspire's Fabulous Home Office
Desire to Inspire's Kim Johnson recently made over her home office and the transformation is so stunning I had to share it with you. The L-shaped room began with pale blue walls, unpainted trim, and hardwood floors she calls "totally uninspiring." Since a home office is an oft-used room for a blogger, dreary was just plain unacceptable.
Do You Have a Home Office?
When I leave the office and head home, the last thing on earth I want to do is sit at a desk, even if I have bills to pay and thank-you notes to write. So, while there may be "an office" in my house, I rarely use it, even when I'm working from home. If there's any official household business to be conducted, you're likely to find me getting it done while curled up on the couch with my shoes off.
Before and After: Office Chair Rehab
Craftster member Dink recently took this dingy (in her words, "skanky") office chair from trashy to fantastic with a simple reupholstery project. Here's how it looked beforehand. Dink explains that the missing fabric is due to her "habit of sitting with both my feet up on the office chair, cross-legged in a not-quite-lotus position.
Get the Look: A Homey Office
I've been thinking about the "homey" office that Vanessa De Vargas of decor8 designed for a client, which I wrote about as a Cool Idea. Although it's not my favorite room in the world, it is really well-composed, has character and color, and manages to function as an office despite decorative accents untraditional of one.
So, I fished around for some products to help you Get the Look (and for less), if you're so inclined.
15 Under $15: The Home Office
Want to infuse your home office space with some updated style? You don't have to spend a million to have it looking that way. I've found 15 home office items that will help you get organized for under $15.
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