Cabinets can be adorable. Who knew??

So, it's a little later than promised (shocker... me running behind!!), but here's the info on my favorite part of the re-do. My cabinets!!!

The office came with a bank of lower cabinets in a blue/gray color. The countertops match exactly. Utilitarian, for sure. But, they are in remarkably good shape for being used daily for so long when this room was the med room. A good scrubbing to get rid of all the adhesive goo from the ghosts of labels past... and we were rocking!

Anyone who knows me will know I am Queen Chaos. I mean, I have no organizational skills whatsoever. I've found that if I have stuff labeled, I tend to do better. If I don't have a place for Office Supplies, they go in whatever drawer I open at that minute. If I have a drawer set aside for them... they go there. So, with this in mind, I tackled the cabinets.

I pulled every item out, sorted them into piles, figured out what "theme" each pile had, and made it a place to live. Pulled out the handy-dandy Silhouette Cameo (I swear, they do not pay me. They don't even know I exist. I worship their product of my own free will), and made the cutest cabinet labels EVER. Suck it, label makers!!!! I got cooler toys than you!!!!

The Boring Before (I wasn't used to the pic stitch program and totally made some funky errors)

Aren't they awesome? I don't have close ups of every single item, but I have drawers for everything from food to inmate items. And, simply because I believe in honesty and know my organizational skills, I also have drawers labeled "stuff" and "junk". Hey, somethings do not fit into a category and they must have somewhere to live!!!

The only cost on this was the vinyl, but even that was free, as I'd ordered these for another project and done the buy 3 get 3 free deal, so I didn't pay a dime! YAY!

The last little scrap of wall in my office is to the left of the big wall of cabinets. It's just got a few pieces of art and some nursing collectibles. But, it's one of my favorite things to look at. I just love it!

Why, yes, that is an anatomical print of Hello Kitty! I absolutely love it! My friend Charles got me that and I'm in love with it! It's from an amazing artist named Jason Freeney. He does sculptures, prints, even Christmas cards and toys.

The nurse print on the shelf is a print from one of my all time favorite artists, Quyen Dinh. She does these amazing old-style flash art/South Pacific Tattoo art style work, and her prices are unbelievably low. I am embarrassed to admit how many pieces of her art I own, but this one is the one that started it all. To me, it kind of ties together the world I walk in and out of every day.

The bottom piece is very hard to read in the pictures, but it is the coolest rendition of the Hippocratic Oath I have ever seen. Nursing doesn't have one specific oath, but medicine in general has this one. So, I felt it needed a place in my office. It's good to remind yourself of the basic stuff you need day to day. This is from Le Monkey House on Etsy. They have some other prints of equally neat-o status. One of my other favorites being the Wicked Witch of the East Real Estate Company.

There is one wall that is still a work in progress. The main, long wall above the main bank of cabinets. I've got one painting up there, just held in place by an ugly, old command hook. It'll be beeeautiful soon, though. Just waiting on my 2 "side paintings" to finish it up. So, here's a sneak peek.

Yes, I'm already busting out the Halloween Decorations. I had to have this! It has "good" on the other side, so I can change it according to my mood. It clashes, but it was TOO perfect, so I'll just have to clash.

Again, the cords are driving me nuts. I'll figure something out!!  But, I'm open to suggestions, too.

Well, that's the office, or at least it is until I get my other pictures, figure out what to do with the top shelf, etc. So, from me and Monsieur Moose, thanks for looking!