Cheap Challenge: $50 Desk Makeovers!
You probably know its facets and features better than you know your best friend's. It's been witness to some of your most genius moments, as well as your most brain-dead. You spend a quarter of your life in front of it. So, if your desk at work doesn't make you happy, you're doing it wrong. However, an office space makeover doesn't mean selling your soul to Dieter Rams and Brookstone. For just $50, you can take the barest of corporate spaces and transform it into a nook that feels more like you. We had three of our editors hit three shops — IKEA, Kmart, and a run-of-the-mill dollar store — to give a sad setup a bit of a lift. Go ahead, pick a favorite.
Chloe Daley, editorial production assistant — The Dollar Store
"Some people thought I got the short end of the stick having to go to the dollar store, but secretly, I was pumped! The 99 cent store might be one of my favorite places to shop, because it's full of so many treasures. I wanted to go a little crazy and create a very whimsical, colorful space for an illustrator or designer. I decided to keep the clipboards their natural color, but they could easily be painted and used in kitchens or laundry rooms, too! I couldn't find a un-tacky container for holding papers and magazines so I ended up just covering one in brown paper to keep with the theme. Also, I might go back and get more of the polka-dot drinking glasses for my kitchen — they're such mood-lifters!"
Chloe Daley, editorial production assistant — The Dollar Store
"Some people thought I got the short end of the stick having to go to the dollar store, but secretly, I was pumped! The 99 cent store might be one of my favorite places to shop, because it's full of so many treasures. I wanted to go a little crazy and create a very whimsical, colorful space for an illustrator or designer. I decided to keep the clipboards their natural color, but they could easily be painted and used in kitchens or laundry rooms, too! I couldn't find a un-tacky container for holding papers and magazines so I ended up just covering one in brown paper to keep with the theme. Also, I might go back and get more of the polka-dot drinking glasses for my kitchen — they're such mood-lifters!"
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