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Making the Home Office Beautiful

Maxwell did a bit of "reveal behind the curtain" posting today with his entry showing my home office. Looking at it from a guest's perspective, I know I'd like to eventually spruce it up. Though my home office is functionally fine, it's a room I'd love to redo with a bit more cohesive panache...

 
 

wherewedowhatwedo01.jpgI'm thinking of possibly doing something inspired by the image at the top from WhereWeDoWhatWeDo by using leftover Inhabit wall tiles from my January Jumpstart or optimizing vertical space by adding some tall bookcases directly behind the desk and creating a similar see-thru desktop (with a cleaner desk and without the can of Heineken ontop).

If we only had a little more space, we could create an organized and sparse desktop area like Accolady's setup. There's something calming and serene about an uncluttered desktop, whether it's on your actual desk or on your computer screen.

But really, the first place I'll need to start off is planning a better cord and cable organization system like the under the desk solution shown above or creatively through a bit of DIY work.

It's funny...in many ways organizing a smaller space is much more difficult and involved than a larger space; the spatial limitations considered against the multiple utility factors and hardware components of a home office strongly shape what designs can or cannot work. And that's all before factoring in whether it even looks good to a discriminating eye. We'll report back as we make progress in the coming weeks (or months).....

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Wallpaper as Wallpaper...
...clever.

Re: Cords, Desks & Space - This is why I have a laptop and everything on a wireless network: Minimal cords and all peripherals hidden away in a cabinet.

posted by bepsf on 2008-05-30 18:54:55
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love that under desk cable setup- would be cooler if the tabletop was clear!

posted by dapperdan on 2008-05-30 20:18:30
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I wish I had thought to stick my iMac mini remote to the side of my computer like the sparse desk pic. I just moved and don't know where mine is. Tiny stuff has a way of disappearing......

The under-the-desk purse holder is brilliant, too. Now if only more bars and restaurants had those.

posted by ChiPi on 2008-05-30 20:31:04
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Love the virtual wallpaper!

Heres to a home office!

http://www.dcrinteriors.com/blog/category/dcr-interiors


dcr

posted by DCR Interiors on 2008-05-31 00:00:29
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Love the first pic! I think I'm gonna do the same, with a painting I have hanging over my desk.

posted by bloobrey on 2008-05-31 06:52:07
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Anyone know the source for the virtual flip-clock in the 3rd picture?

posted by nazrd on 2008-06-03 00:57:07
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