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True confession time. I’ve been living like a slob in my office for an embarrassingly long time. The room I spend the most time in is the most shameful room in the house. It’s not a mystery that I’m stressed all day when you see the clutter that’s assaulting my peripheral vision.
The Office of Shame
Truthfully, we’ve wanted to remodel the office for ages. It’s just one of those things where the stars never aligned. No time, no money, too busy to be without an office for a few days…you name it, we had an excuse.
Under the atrocious amounts of clutter in the room, you’d find the most disgusting carpet. It’s the carpet that came with the house when I moved in about 15 years ago, and it was not in great shape even then! Why didn’t we replace it right away? There was just always something ahead of it on the priority list, I guess!
The paint on the walls was another major pain point. I don’t believe we painted since living here either. To get to the point, the room needed a complete remodel, and it was time.
Between my cluttering up the office with all my projects and the general lack of upkeep in the room, a total gutting was in order. We removed almost everything from the room so that Mike could rip up the carpet and paint.
New Floor!
I started to explore Facebook Marketplace since it’s such an easy and convenient way to buy and sell items. Right away, I found possible furniture that might make a great addition to the office. But, after refreshing my browser a few times, I found the most important piece to the puzzle – the flooring.
As I said, the carpet was the main target of this operation. We had to rip it out and replace it with something more up to date and easier to keep clean because we have dogs.
I was floored (haha) when I found someone selling vinyl plank flooring on Facebook Marketplace. Perfect. I contacted him, and Mike was able to meet him and pick up the flooring that same day. It was a smooth and effortless transaction that happened at just the right time.
When I looked on Facebook Marketplace, it wasn’t to find flooring. I was browsing for organization items, or possibly some decorations. Finding the perfect floor was a bonus. I still plan to check Facebook Marketplace daily to add more to the room. As you can see from the before picture, this isn’t a quick project!
Now that I have fresh, bright paint, and a brilliant new floor, there’s no way I want to clutter the room back up. So many things didn’t make the cut while adding items back. I donated a lot, threw away quite a bit, and I even have a pile to list for sale on Facebook Marketplace myself!
The room isn’t completely finished yet. I have big plans to create a designated photography section for blog projects. I’ve been taking pictures in our living room bay window for far too long. I cannot wait to have a setup in my office where work is supposed to be done.
Declutter for Sanity
I want to point out how magical decluttering your space is. I talk about my struggles with my mental health often. While a lot of it is chemical, so much is situational, as well. The hoarding scenario I was trying to work in every single day was absolutely contributing to my daily anxiety. Sometimes it’s hard to realize that while you’re in it. Now that I have a spacious, clean room, everything is clear. I can never let that happen again!
So, please, if you find it hard to focus in a room in your house, take a step back to see if decluttering is in order. If you have an emotional attachment to stuff like I do, please know it’s worth a little pain to part with it for your sanity. Listen, I just said goodbye to my childhood stuffed animals – I am forty years old! I literally bawled my eyes out, but now it feels freeing.
As you spring clean this year, declutter for peace of mind! Explore Facebook Marketplace for new ways to spruce up your area.
Have you shopped or sold using Facebook Marketplace yet?
Jessica Walker says
April 5, 2019 at 5:43 amDecluttering is so good for your mental health. It frees up time and space for important things
Jennifer says
April 5, 2019 at 7:42 amYes! I so agree. Now, to keep it that way. I MUST!!
Janel says
April 5, 2019 at 1:03 pmThe new floors are beautiful!!! I love how such a little change can make such a HUGE difference. I badly need to declutter my office. It’s hard to think in there!!!
Jennifer says
April 5, 2019 at 1:11 pmThank you, Janel!!! Yes, it doesn’t take much to make a room more pleasant. So glad we finally did it!!
kathy pease says
April 6, 2019 at 5:55 amI love the floor it looks awesome. I have been decluttering my kitchen the last few days. At this rate with all the stuff I have I might get done by next spring. lol
Brett says
April 6, 2019 at 8:28 amI have so much clutter in my office I’m not even USING it at the moment. That’s my Monday plan. Clutter adds a whole layer of stress!! Yucky!
Love the new floors. They look beautiful!
Jennifer says
April 6, 2019 at 8:32 amThanks, Brett! Yeah, I wasn’t using even 20% of the crap in here. Time for a purge!!! No one needs the added stress!
Kelsey Apley says
April 8, 2019 at 8:49 amWhat a transformation!!! Love the new look of your office. I find when I have a clean and organized space I can work with less distractions!
Jennifer says
April 8, 2019 at 8:50 amThank you! Yes, it helps so much with focus! I can actually breathe in here now. lol
Lissa Crane says
April 10, 2019 at 10:17 amI really love the idea of clean space, clean mind! It takes Spring Cleaning to a whole other level! This post got me so psyched to redo my office area!
Jennifer says
April 10, 2019 at 10:25 amYay!!! Love to hear that! 🙂 Have fun with it!!
Michele Pined says
April 10, 2019 at 6:16 pmLove that new floor! I periodically need to de-clutter as well as I tend to not to want to give things up. But it is definitely something that keeps me sane and also makes others happy, whether I give to friends or family or just donate.
Jennifer says
April 10, 2019 at 6:20 pmThank you! I so agree — it’s needed for sanity! I also want to keep it up for my hubs’ happiness. He hates clutter.
Maryann D. says
April 14, 2019 at 7:13 amI do like to declutter and organize. I feel better when it is done but I wish I had more time. I feel like I am always rushing!
Jennifer says
April 14, 2019 at 7:34 amI hear that! It feels like there’s never enough time!
Elizabeth Moeller says
April 15, 2019 at 8:37 amI haven’t used Facebook marketplace because I have been hesitant based on a feeling that it might be scammy. However, your great experience makes me feel like it might be a good idea. My desk area is also a gigantic mess and it would be great to get a new, not too expensive new desk that would help me get more organized.
Jennifer says
April 15, 2019 at 8:40 amI totally understand your hesitation. Just meet the people at a police station or public place to keep the transaction completely safe and stress-free. 🙂
Betty Curran says
April 16, 2019 at 9:09 pmI agree completely about the need to declutter. I know I feel better and am much more energetic when I walk into a room that I’ve cleaned up and can see how much more space I have.
Jennifer says
April 16, 2019 at 9:35 pmDefinitely!! All the clutter was suffocating!
Jessica W. says
April 21, 2019 at 2:15 pmThe room looks great! I have to remember to declutter on a regular basis because it will get out of control.
Paula S. says
April 24, 2019 at 4:59 pmI definitely need to do some decluttering in my office. It has taken over and left me less productive!
SHaron says
April 25, 2019 at 6:10 pmI wish I could get my roommate to understand this. Clutter is stress.