Today I’m sharing a post in collaboration with Nectar. I don’t know about you but sometimes it feels like tackling a new home project can be an unnecessary expense. This is probably the biggest reason I love making and DIY so much. It’s all about finding those clever ways that allow me to make my home beautiful without spending my next month’s mortgage payment or cutting too many corners. Most of the time this results in me learning how to build something myself or finding great hacks for getting cheap or free supplies and today I’m sharing a project that does both!
After moving into my new home I’ve been neglecting the home office. It’s a big space and after putting a lot of time and money into my work studio it’s a big indulgence to spend money here.
That’s where my Nectar points came into play! The lovely people over at Nectar challenged me to a Home and Living Bank Holiday Restoration Challenge with £100 worth of Nectar points and only £50 in cash. Did they just read my mind? This is easily my favourite kind of project.
I went straight over to eBay to get a bargain on these twin track shelving uprights and brackets and pine wood shelving using my Nectar points (I got 250 points just for connecting my Nectar card with my eBay account! Make sure you do this by the end of 28th April). You’ll also need screws, rawl plugs and a drill – but you can get all of these from eBay in budget too!
It’s really easy to put up the shelving. In fact I did this on my own. My biggest tips for success are to plan well before buying and installing the brackets and to use a spirit level at every available opportunity. I measured the space first making sure I knew exactly where I wanted all the shelves and brackets. I then planned this out on paper, double and triple checking my measurements, the sizes I wanted the shelving and the brackets I would need. Remember the shelves need to line up with the outer edges of the uprights so you can fix them to the brackets.
The first time I bought the brackets I actually bought the wrong sizes and had to buy them all over again. It’s just a reminder that we all make mistakes and projects can easily go wrong, but even if you do have to spend a little extra money at least you’ll get the Nectar points! Nectar are even running a competition up until the 13th May. 8 cardholders to win up to 100k points (equivalent to £500) each and a home partner prize. All you have to do is upload a photo of your DIY attempts here, whether they are successes or disasters! All you have to do is try to be in with a chance of winning.
I wanted to spend the rest on keeping the space organised, tidy and clean. The remaining points went fast in Sainsburys on their amazing stationery range (have you seen this!? I love it!) and a diffuser to keep the whole space smelling fresh and so inviting (and I got 5 x the points on cleaning products – a deal available until the 26th April).
I just needed to add in those last little details and with House of Fraser, Debenhams, Laura Ashley, Argos, Wayfair, Dunelm and so many more shops offering Nectar points I can shop and save for the next project!
I love what you did with the space, maybes I should be more creative with my points and spend them on something more exciting than groceries!
– Natalie
http://www.workovereasy.com
I know that feeling. It’s very tempting to spend them on the necessities! But maybe there’s a project in there too? I hope so!
Thanks! :D Fran
Wow it looks beautiful, Fran! I love the pine with the white tracks, and all the pieces you chose to finish everything. Very pretty and organized! I don’t know if Nectar is available for us US folk but I’ll be checking them out for sure!
Hi!!
I fell in love with this pink hanging vase. Where is it from?
Thank you
Hey Bruna,
This is from Tiger! (so really inexpensive too ;D)
Great!!! Thank you :)
Woww they designed everything so well. I love the way they decorate these things.
It’s a great design, as a white person, I really like this design.
I want a shelf system like this for my books, it looks pretty classy.
You have a very bright and cozy working area. The pandemic has forced many of us to move to work from home, even though I don’t have an office at home. But just recently I read an article about the glass office system, which seemed to me a great solution for any room where you need to allocate an area for an office, or something else
Your home office looks amazing. But if your company has a large team , this is not very effective from the point of view of business strategy. In order not to lose productivity, it is always better to use this tool https://www.mapiq.com/page/smart-office-technology-for-covid-19 and gather all the work force in the office, working in a team will always give a much more powerful result
The right workplace helps you better focus on what is important and not get distracted. Even if you don’t have much space for this – there is always an opportunity to arrange the work area correctly, there is a good article on this topic here https://venetianapartamentoshouston.com/create-the-ultimate-home-office-in-a-small-apartment/
simple but it ‘s great design
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