Pottery Barn Lust

Yeah, there I've said it. I lust after some things at Pottery Barn. Not all but definitely some. Like you, I pick and choose from a variety of stores. But I'm loving lots of stuff in the PB organizing + office category because I have this office obsession lately -- it's all I think about. I guess it has to do with the feeling of want. You know, when you're single you want the partner. When you're a secretary you want the promotion. When you are a blogger you want the readers. And when you are working from your dining room table (me) you want the office space. So this is my desire-of-the-moment. An office space to call my own. What is currently hot on your want list?

I dream of nooks and corners and windows to hang things in and a wall for my inspiration board. But I refuse to be one of those who are miserable while they wait. Instead, I'm collecting my inspirations so that once I do have an office, I will know exactly what to order to furnish it and make it my own. And then when it is finished, I will show you how it looks. When it comes to decorating ideas, my brain is on overload --  I cannot decide upon the color scheme, though I know at least 3 of the walls will be white and I'm thinking the 4th will be wallpaper or painted in a favorite solid color. I still love that accent wall trend out there and though it may die tomorrow, I'm thinking I can still rock it if I use a paper that I'm in love with.I know what I do want... plenty of storage and a bright space.

(I know this is a bedroom, but I'd love to have a storage bench in my office like this one.)

Are you currently thinking of a certain room in the home that you'd like to redecorate? Or are you, like me, looking for a new flat to live in and dreaming of all of the features you home it will have? If so, what are some features you are looking for?

I have a list that is a bit embarrassing to share with any property agent as I'm sure they'd roll their eyes and kick me out of their office. So I keep most of my "wants" in my head. But one want that I do share off the cuff is hardwood floors and enough rooms for an office and guest bedroom. I've never had space for a guest bedroom and want one so badly... and of course it will be a nursery if and when I decide to have children but until then it will be a guest room and I certainly will use it for guests as there is a list of people back home whom I'd love to have over for a visit. I don't want to live large or anything, but I do want to stay where I move next so I'm thinking ahead a bit. I really, really have come to hate moving so the next time I move I want to stay in my apartment for 100 years. :)

I'm off to IKEA... I need a new mattress and no doubt I'll come home WITHOUT a mattress but a bag of things that I did not intend to buy. :) See you later on today!

(images: pottery barn)