Rock My Boat - Office {part 2}

OK, I really think this office is in a league of it's very own.  Thus, I thought I would devote this post to it.  I was first introduced to House of Honey by Hallie at the fabulous blog spot The Glam Lamb.

This is truly one of my favorite office spaces, EVER.  I love all the modern elements of the room and the clever use of furnishings for an office.

Look at the fabric wall!  It softens the space and adds a pop of color while providing a nice storage area.  Love this idea. 

Notice the credenza that is not a traditional office type piece.  Add to this that screen in the corner for fabric samples - genius. 

She has repeated the fabric from her partition as a roman shade on the small window.  This, in conjunction with the gray/blue color for the trim and moldings - again genius.   The texture of those slipper chairs, the lumbar pillows.  People, I could go on and on!

What say you? M.

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Rock My Boat - Offices

Here are a few office pictures I've been collecting for a while now.   I think they are all interesting in different ways.

I love how the books and accessories in this office really show up against all the white furniture.  Then the contrast you get with the one black chair and pops of pink.

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Another example with white furniture but what draws me to this one is the wonderful wall color - sort of a smokey/blue gray.  I also like the very vintage traditional desk and simple chair paired with the more modern open bookshelves with the chrome brackets - nice combo.

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This one feels glamorous to me.  I think it's the curvy table legs (yes those are two tables rather than a desk which is clever), the pops of pink and that beautiful landscape painting hung oh so low on the wall.

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OK, I realize this one is really more of a work space rather than a single office, but I love it.  I think a space like this can actually make you more creative!  Is it just me?  I think a great office/work space encourages you to get your work done!  Draws you into the space somehow and makes you want to get busy.    

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Wow, there are some many things to talk about in this example.  First, the wall color is almost a blushy pink and notice the curved ceiling and the fantastic lantern.  But it doesn't stop there, see the two additional pendant lanterns that are hanging near the wrapping station (notice they are not centered on that wall).   I say wrapping station b/c of that large roll of what appears to be paper.   The painted floors are fantastic (if you want to read more about painted floors, you need to jump over to my friend Shart Hart's blog Design Indulgence where she bravely painted all her hardwood floors white for an amazing freshen up).   Sorry, I disgress.  Lastly, notice the large circle of pink with floral accents on the wall above the wrapping station.  So interesting.

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This office space is much more masculine.  I adore the beam work, the painted brick columns, and the wall of windows/french door.  It's all working for me.  Although I love the look of all the photographs, I'm not sure I could work in this space everyday.  It might be sensory overload for me.

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Here is a close up of a well appointed desk top.  All the things you need for work do not have to be mundane or utilitarian - like rubber bands, paper clips etc.   You can make them look pretty.  For me, when I'm organized, I'm more productive.

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The wall art, the lamps, the colors in this space.  My mouth is watering.

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Usually, too much wood in a space makes me crazy.  I think you can totally over do it with casement pieces.  But in this case, the white walls and painted ceiling give your eye some relief from all the wood and contrast it nicely.  I also like the groupings of artwork and open white shelving.

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This photograph is the first one I saved on offices.  It is ringing all the bells and blowing all the whistles for me!
Soak it in.

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I love the idea of a lounge spot in the office.  Also, the fact that the walls and the desk area are painted a single yummy color, makes the space look larger.

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This office space feels like a little get-a-way to me.  Almost as though working is a bit of an escape.

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Another pink office!  I see a theme here and I really didn't think I was a fan of pink.  I guess I am secretly yearning for my very own office space.

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This office is a nice balance between feminine/masculine, traditional/contemporary, light/dark colors.  I also love those low alcoves in the shelving unit.  Wonderful.

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Just a little visual escape today!  Enjoy the rest of you day.  M.

PS: I have been saving these photographs for awhile so I'm not certain I have all my sources correctly linked.  If you see one that does not have proper credit, please email me!  They are all fantastic, and I want to ensure the proper person gets credit for these spaces! Thanks. M.

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Decorganizing: Clipboard To-Do-List

As I am trying to get organized in the new year, I am considering this idea... a clipboard for each day of the week telling me what I need to get done that day. Then if I don't get it done on Monday, I can move it to Tuesday. What do you think? If you are a fellow designer, you know that you can start of a day on a solid schedule/checking off your to-do-list but by 10:00 you are totally off track! You get a call and have to immediately change gears to talk to a client, put out a fire or track down details on an order. This is a very ADD-centric job. And I am the total antithesis of ADD and get frustrated when I get distracted from the task at hand so it is a constant struggle for me! Maybe this technique will work...

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via Apartment Therapy

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I Need A Facelift

No, not that kind. At least not yet. But my office sure does! If you could only see it right now. Picture the aftermath of Katrina and times it by 10. Every Jan I change up my office. Why? a) It is a mess after the month of December. 2) I get bored easily. c) I spend so much time in there that I just need a change. I have been holding some of these photos for a while as inspiration. Check them out!

Makes you want organized too, right?

It all started when I bought these fab barstools off of my fab friend who found them in a shop in Athens, Ga. Vintage 1960's Lucite. I just need to decide what fabric to recover them in! I can't decide if I want to go solid or graphic. Thoughts?

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Cubbies

I don't know what it is with me and cubbies but I love them! They make me so happy especially when you find the perfect basket or bin to fit in them [Cough: Dork]. Perhaps it takes me back to kindergarten when I had my first cubby. Times were simpler then...all I had to think about were things like: Did I remember my lunch? What art project were we going to do that day? Who I would play with on the playground? Ahhhhh....kids are so lucky.

I have a TON of cubbies in my office and I want to paint them....what color are we thinking? These photos make me think white. Definitely, white.

And I will might add some labels like this...

Van Dykes

Sidebar: I want to cover my project desk in zinc...anyone know how to buy a sheet of zinc locally?

P.S. My desk is never that clean. [Whisper: Never.]

P.P.S. Yes, those ottomans are a mauve shiny velvet. I found them at an antique store and have yet to recover them. Ok, done with the disclaimers for today.

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Decorganizing Wednesday: Martha...You Again

Damn you Martha, damn you!

So tired of her making the rest of us look bad. This office is crazy organized. I could get some serious business/crafting done here (she says from behind stacks of unfinished work).

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