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DIY Boho Living Room & Home Office Makeover

June 25, 2020 By Erin Spain Leave a Comment

I am so excited to finally share this DIY Boho living room and home office makeover with you! This was my main quarantine project, and I took my time with it. (This post is going to be photo heavy.) You can check out my YouTube video for the entire room makeover process, and I will link to DIY tutorials and product sources below.

CREATING A MOOD BOARD

The first thing I typically do whenever I am designing a room is create a mood board, and that’s what I did for this space. I usually use PhotoShop (but you could always just create a Pinterest board or even create a physical mood board with magazine clippings, fabric swatches, etc.), and I use it just to get a general feel for the the style of the room and what direction I’m headed with it. I don’t always end up using all of the exact items I include in my mood board, but I can at least get a visual of what I like, and in this case I used almost all of these items.

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Boho Living Room Mood Board

SHOP THIS MOOD BOARD:

DIY BOHO LIVING ROOM AND HOME OFFICE MAKEOVER

This room had become a catch-all for junk and we stopped using it for anything else a long time ago. It was my “mom cave” and office for a while but over time it evolved into a glorified storage room. Here are the sad before pics. (No judging!)

Living Room/Home Office "Before"

Living Room/Home Office "Before"

First, I painted the walls a crisp white so I could have a blank canvas to work with and a neutral backdrop. I used Behr Marquee in the color White 52.

I built a DIY plywood coffee table for the space and you can find the blog post here and the YouTube video here.

DIY Boho Living Room and Home Office Makeover

I also built some hanging rope wall shelves. (Blog post here. YouTube video here.)

DIY Boho Living Room and Home Office Makeover

Faux Leather Chairs / Rug / Throw Blanket / Gold Frame / Throw Pillows

I brought in some new chairs, plants, pillows, and a rug I had previously purchased for the playroom. Aside from that, I pulled from other areas of the house and tried to work with what I had on hand.

I did create some large scale abstract art with a custom frame. You can find that blog post here and YouTube video here.

Check out this DIY Boho living room and home office makeover!

Lamp / Black and White Throw Pillow / Faux Leather Pillow Covers / Pillow Inserts

Check out this DIY Boho living room and home office makeover!

Check out this DIY Boho living room and home office makeover!

I get a lot of questions about my card catalog. You can find that back story here.

Check out this DIY Boho living room and home office makeover!

Check out this DIY Boho living room and home office makeover!

Check out this DIY Boho living room and home office makeover!

Chairs / Throw Pillows

Check out this DIY Boho living room and home office makeover!

Check out this DIY Boho living room and home office makeover!

I made some simple DIY hexagon shelves for above my desk. (Blog post here and YouTube video here.)

Check out this DIY Boho living room and home office makeover!

Mirror

I found an old filing cabinet for $10 on Facebook marketplace and gave it a quick and easy makeover. You can see exactly how I did it in my YouTube video for this room makeover.

Check out this DIY Boho living room and home office makeover!

Check out this DIY Boho living room and home office makeover!

Check out this DIY Boho living room and home office makeover!

Check out this DIY Boho living room and home office makeover!

Check out this DIY Boho living room and home office makeover!

This room has been such a serene place for me to hang out and I’m so happy to finally have it done! Be sure to check out the YouTube video:

Here’s a handy graphic in case you want to pin this post for later!

Check out this DIY Boho living room and home office makeover!

SHOP THIS ROOM:


Related Posts:

  • DIY Hanging Rope Wall Shelves
  • DIY Plywood Coffee Table
  • DIY Abstract Art on a Drop Cloth Canvas
  • DIY Hexagon Shelves
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