I can't believe it's week 4 of the One Room Challenge! I also can't believe we finally have a floating desk! But first, if you're new here, let me catch you up. We've been working to make an empty nook in our kitchen into a homework spot for the kids, a place for a family computer, and a place for me to work. I shared my vision in week 1, our conundrum with the shelves in week 2, and a bit more about our plan for the shelves, a round-up of brackets, and my secret weapon for shelf styling in week 3. Getting this floating desk installed was months in the making. Months of going back and forth to the lumber yard. Months of tweaking (and usually simplifying) our plans, and weeks of waiting for the wood to be joined and installed. I'm thrilled that it's finally happened! Keep reading to see it in all its glory, and for a description of how the contractor installed it because it was A LOT more simple than I anticipated!

Between my kids wrapping up school (this last week of remote learning has been as tough as the first!), traveling (we're at the beach!), and general busy-ness, I can't say I have much progress to share with the One Room Challenge. But I didn't want to totally ignore the fact that I owe you an update on our kid-friendly office nook, so here it is! Keep reading to see where we landed on the shelves, the brackets we're considering, and my secret weapon for shelf styling.

I'm sure I'm not the only one looking around my home at all the projects that are half done or yet to be started. I mean there's something about being 'stuck' at home that opens our eyes to things we've been ignoring. Or sometimes, nothing's bugging us but we're itching for a change. Either way, getting projects done while under a stay at home order and can't shop poses a challenge. That's why I started taking note of all the things we've done (or can do) even while staying home. Here are 10 easy and inexpensive home updates to make while adhering to stay at home orders.