My Husband's Top Five Office Items: Yes Cross Stitch Made the List!

Let's be honest, I have cross stitch everywhere. Everywhere. Thus it's not surprising that my recently fully-finished cross stitch project made it into my husband's office area. 

Cricket Collection's "Skeleton Crew" cross stitch pattern stitched on 32 count cauldron linen. It is framed in a thrift store wooden frame with the glass removed. It is mounted and laced on acid-free mat board.

This autumn I have been making some changes in the library which includes making a dedicated office nook for my husband. I immediately hung the cross stitch piece and then got to work assembling his new chair and desk accessories. 

Here are the his five favorite things in his office space:

#1 Office chair

We are super duper happy with this new high back executive style office chair. We love that it is specifically designed for folks that are big and tall. We made a video of how we assembled the chair. He likes it so much that he wants to order a second one.  

#2 Green Glass Banker's Lamp

One thing my husband and I share is an affinity for the retro lamps. We really like this lamp because it has the iconic green glass shade and the pull down chain to turn it on, but what takes this light to the next level is the two USB ports. It has the USB-C and USB-A ports. I love that you can charge your phone or other electronic devices right from the lamp! I made a review video for this lamp that you can view here. 
I got the lamp from Amazon as well as the Edison style light bulb. 

#3 Clock with 16 Alarms

This is a really neat clock. We like that we can adjust the colors, set 16 different alarms, and the logo and text features that it displays. We made a video about the clock that you can watch here. 

4. Cross Stitch 

This is the first pattern my husband picked out for me to stitch. We went to Dyeing to Stitch in Virginia Beach, VA and he saw the model of "Skeleton Crew" on the wall. We both fell in love with the piece. I knew it would take a long time to stitch, but I was happy to work on a project that he liked just as much as I did. I stitched it with one strand of Sulky 12 weight cotton threads on a 32 count over-dyed even weave linen fabric. You can see my YouTube video of how I fully finished it. 

5. Back Scratcher

Apparently the Santa Scratcher is a favorite amongst my husband and kids. Ha. You can watch my unboxing video of the back scratcher here. 

Thanks a bunch and I hope you've enjoyed this list that I assembled with my husband. Everything is better with love and cross stitch.  Amanda Mae