The dress form, fresh flowers in an old can, worn wooden table, cowhide rug and old-fashioned typewriter...this is a dream workspace if I ever saw one before...
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Showing posts with label home office. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home office. Show all posts
24 January 2011
11 January 2010
Roundup: Home Office Inspiration
I dream of the day when I have an actual office space and not just a tiny corner in my living room, like this first little office. In my living room, there's a small corner by the window, which will be home to my new corner desk (en route) and I will slowly but surely build up a space from which I can do my writing and my school work from home. Until then, I can dream of having larger spaces, a fatter wallet and super design/decor skills like the people below.
I'm really loving that ghost chair, the scalloped-edge desk and those mirrors. Gorgeous!
Teen Vogue, September 2007 via Flickr
This is the working space of Miss Vu, a graphic designer that I periodically stalk on Flickr. Not only does she have a lovely workspace, she has a great sense of fashion and lovely sense of graphic design. I love the fresh flowers, the Moleskine Diary and the nearly empty bottle of Stella....that's the best way to get work done, in my opinion.
Check out her Web site, here. Oh! And she a shop on Etsy, too!
Miss Vu's Workspace, December 2009, via Flickr
What's not to love about this office space? From the Jonathan Adler Lamp to the West Elm Parsons Desk and that beautiful clothesform. Ahhh...one can dream.
Real Living (Australia), July 2009 via Flickr
Real Living (Australia), July 2009 via Flickr
I'm really loving that ghost chair, the scalloped-edge desk and those mirrors. Gorgeous!
Teen Vogue, September 2007 via Flickr
This is the working space of Miss Vu, a graphic designer that I periodically stalk on Flickr. Not only does she have a lovely workspace, she has a great sense of fashion and lovely sense of graphic design. I love the fresh flowers, the Moleskine Diary and the nearly empty bottle of Stella....that's the best way to get work done, in my opinion.
Check out her Web site, here. Oh! And she a shop on Etsy, too!
Miss Vu's Workspace, December 2009, via Flickr
04 January 2010
Home Office
I think I've got it! I think I've found the perfect desk, chair and file cabinet for my home office. By home office, I mean a corner space in my living room. I decided against putting in my closet because I just didn't feel like it. I found a gorgeous corner desk and matching file cabinet on rollers (yes!) from World Market, which has a surprising number of great pieces. Don't sleep on World Market! I just love that rotary phone too!
Konrad File Cart on sale for $99.99
Concerto Dining Chair $199
Konrad File Cart on sale for $99.99
The office chair that I've had my eye on for the past few weeks is actually a dining room chair from Z Gallerie. It's white leather with studded trim and a high-back and I just love the way it looks and feels in person. I think there is something a bit masculine about the shape of the chair, but the white leather and studded trim give off a modern and glamorous vibe....which I see a lot of in Z Gallerie furniture. At $200, it is a bit outside my price range for one chair, so I will be on the lookout for lookalikes.
Concerto Dining Chair $19915 August 2009
"What's Your Style In One Picture?" Challenge
So.....I had been perusing the blog files for travel-related or specific blogs when I happened upon From the Right Bank to the Left Coast.
Anyway, Alek, From the Right Bank has a really interesting Summer challenge right now. The challenge is to describe your style in one picture, which is more difficult than you might think. For instance, I started this blog as narrative of decorating my first apartment in the Hollywood Regency style. But in these two-three short months that my blog has been up and running, I've found that my style is not so cut and dry as "Hollywood Regency." I've seen so many other styles and designs, I've often felt like a kid in a candy shop: "Should I have jelly beans or chocolate coins or pixie stix....or maybe, some chocolate-covered pretzels?" You get the idea.
I also wondered, what room would I choose? Having my own kitchen, dining room, bedroom and living room and so forth is really alien to me. I finally wrestled between home office (because my year-end goal is to become a working freelance writer) and the bedroom, because I never paid much attention to it before. So here it goes. I finally went with this slightly goofy, weird home office designed by Jonathan Adler, in his book, My Prescription for Anti-Depressive Living. I chose it because, well, as in my last post, my home office is eventually going to be in my closet. It's an abnormally large closet, but it has so much potential, and a girl can only dream of having such a quirky home office as this:
I think that sums up what I want my style to ultimately reflect, me. I'm not bold person, per se. I don't have a bold or loud personality or anything like that. But I am quirky and shapely and fun in an absurd way + I do wear lots of bold colors (not all at once, of course!) The point is, I'll be 25 years old in two weeks, and I am just now beginning to understand and determining a style that's all my own. So, thanks for that challenge, Alek.
"What's Your Style in One Picture?" Summer Challenge
Anyway, Alek, From the Right Bank has a really interesting Summer challenge right now. The challenge is to describe your style in one picture, which is more difficult than you might think. For instance, I started this blog as narrative of decorating my first apartment in the Hollywood Regency style. But in these two-three short months that my blog has been up and running, I've found that my style is not so cut and dry as "Hollywood Regency." I've seen so many other styles and designs, I've often felt like a kid in a candy shop: "Should I have jelly beans or chocolate coins or pixie stix....or maybe, some chocolate-covered pretzels?" You get the idea.
I also wondered, what room would I choose? Having my own kitchen, dining room, bedroom and living room and so forth is really alien to me. I finally wrestled between home office (because my year-end goal is to become a working freelance writer) and the bedroom, because I never paid much attention to it before. So here it goes. I finally went with this slightly goofy, weird home office designed by Jonathan Adler, in his book, My Prescription for Anti-Depressive Living. I chose it because, well, as in my last post, my home office is eventually going to be in my closet. It's an abnormally large closet, but it has so much potential, and a girl can only dream of having such a quirky home office as this:
- Quirky
- Graphic
- Bold
- B & W with a POP of color (more like a BANG!)
- Shapely
- Fun in an absurd way
I think that sums up what I want my style to ultimately reflect, me. I'm not bold person, per se. I don't have a bold or loud personality or anything like that. But I am quirky and shapely and fun in an absurd way + I do wear lots of bold colors (not all at once, of course!) The point is, I'll be 25 years old in two weeks, and I am just now beginning to understand and determining a style that's all my own. So, thanks for that challenge, Alek.
"What's Your Style in One Picture?" Summer Challenge
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