Herring Design Co.

The Plant Room has gone through quite the transformation over the years! Right after we moved into this house, I made it my workspace with all my art supplies, shipping boxes, printers, and more. Once we tore out half of the upper cabinets in the kitchen to open a wall, we needed more storage, and since this room connects to the kitchen, it made the most sense. My work area moved to the back room to make an area that was more functional for our day-to-day living. I installed cabinets with a temporary countertop (that’s still here thanks to decision paralysis). The floating shelves were a bo**er thanks to realizing my level was broken midway through the project, but I eventually got them installed without a noticeable angle lol. I found a couple of matching rattan bookshelves at the thrift store and they’ve provided even more storage, holding the microwave, kid snacks, glasses, cookbooks, and more plants!

As much as I want my house to look like it’s staged for a magazine shoot 24/7, that’s just not possible in this stage of life (if at all). So for now, the black appliances will reside on the countertops and sippy cups will be in convenient spots until further notice.

Some things still on the list for this room: I want to replace the b**b light and desperately need to remove the blinds and do a new window treatment. I also secretly want to color drench this entire room in a dark mustard (walls, cabinets, and ceiling), but we’ll see if that makes it to the top of the list anytime soon. 😏