Wallpaper or a Dictionary?

So let us move on from complaining about being overly exhausted and all things complain worthy...

So as I mentioned last night, I somewhat got my organizational groove on last night.  Yeah - cleaned out the closet in the nursery packed away the heavier bedding that most likely I will need at the beginning of August the way our lovely MN weather is going...

But as I was doing so.... I had to keep walking past our "office".  Which has become partly my project dumping ground, Bryan's book storage center and then there is just the stuff we have no idea what to do with at the moment.

I have decided that this needs to stop.  The room needs a purpose (office/guestroom) and a better flow for the whole house.

So I have been scavenging Craigslist for a foldout couch - that isn't from the 60's or 70's... without much luck.  This one we might just have to save up for to get the look we want.  But I did happen on to this fabulous idea:

How cool would this be as an accent wall?  I think I am totally in love with the idea.  I have seen variations of this using your favorite book and having the edges roll up for texture... but really my taste is more along this line.  A dictionary - you get images and words, you could have a word of the day,  totally fits with an "office/educate yourself" theme, and plus it isn't your normal wall paper!

My only concern is if we do choose to leave this house at some point...how much am I going to hate myself for doing something like this?  But then I have to stop and think - this is my house right now.  It needs to fit me and my family.

So I have decided - I am not letting the "next" family dictate my design/decorating tastes now. So there.

And the geniusness does not stop there! Oh no - I am on a roll this morning (B and Em are still asleep - I am so enjoying the silence and not having to watch CSI or Shark Tale)...

And then do something like this on the wall over a black desk (which I will be searching for as well since the office desk went into Emily's room).

I am so inspired right now - and want to go out and buy a dictionary right now!  Might go to one of those used book stores or I bet a thrift store would have one...

And then there is this desk from Ikea - which isn't too shabby - however Bryan like drawers to hid junk... I like to throw out junk... I will win this one... I have conceded too much lately...

So that is on my radar.  Might not happen anytime soon since I guess this kid has an open invitation now to join the world.  T minus 3 weeks more or less... slightly unprepared... yup.  Freaking out inside my head... yup.

And that is where I am at the moment :)  Happy Saturday!