Shabby Chic Office Cubicles?

I don't think we need to ask how much more
productive I'd be if my office looked like this ;)

I am trying to find ways to personalize and shabby chicify my cubicle at my new job, and there is nary an example to be found.  I've seen lots of shabby chic home office pictures but kind of like UFOs and Bigfoot, I am starting to think that pretty, shabby chic office cubicles just don't exist!!


First let me clear up one point, when I say "cubicle" you're probably picturing a really horrid box-like space with four grey walls and an entrance just big enough for me to reluctantly squeeze my body through.  Well---you'd be wrong.  It's not awful or claustrophobia-inducing, it's just not very individualized.


The problem I'm encountering though, is the nature of office furniture is that it's standardized, and the nature of personalization is that it's, well .... personal.  And just how personal do you want to get at work?  


Not to mention standardized office cubicle furniture does not lend itself well to "mixing old with new."  Just how am I supposed to take my greenish-grey fabric covered mini-walls, my matching office chair and greyish-coloured desktop and make them lovely and inspiring without a) compromising my image as a professional and b) annoying my co-workers (who are mostly male).


Perhaps not all spaces need to be personalized, but in my quest to "pretty up" the spaces around me, I just can't imagine ignoring the one I'll be spending eight hours a day, five days a week in.  


I'm going to give myself the weekend to think about it.  If you have any images or ideas you'd like to share, please do!!


Gotta go ... my lunch is over!


Forever,
Amber