New Desk
Now that our guest room slash office has turned into a nursery, TH no longer has a desk and has moved his computer onto the dining room table.
The man deserves a proper work station and so I'm on the hunt for a new desk for him.
Surprise! I know you read this TH so pick one. No really, pick no. one. Or five.
I like them all but those two are my favorite.
one :: two :: three :: four :: five
A new desk means I'll have a bit of rearranging to do but should be able to create at least an area for him to sit at that doesn't involve moving his stuff when it's time to eat dinner.
And new desk means... new desk chairrrr! But that's for another post. Maybe.
Happy Tuesday!
Desk Lamps
Happy Monday. Hope everyone had a great weekend. I did, thank you for asking.
I recently bought a big ole vintage table lamp for an office redo I'm working on. We aren't working with a big budget so I wanted to make sure and splurge on some key statement pieces. One being a lamp to prop atop the desk. I love this look. I think it's much cooler than the standard not-always-so-cute desk lamp. It feels less officey too.
What's your take?
Bargain Bin: Home Office
When our house was on the market, it was staged by Meredith Baer (Why she staged our house? No clue. Check out her portfolio and you too will wonder why). Typically when a house is staged, it is staged to give buyers an idea of what to do with a space that was otherwise empty. Dramatic and colorful designs are out of the question. In sticking to a neutral palette, the buyer is more likely to make the purchase. The second I walked into what is now our house, I knew it was staged. And though the execution was nicely presented, it was soooo far from my stile that I couldn't wait to make the investment and make this house our home.
Take a look at what our office used to look like.
I fell in love with the amount of character this house had to offer and saw tons of potential, but instantly knew that the knotty pine wood paneling needed to go pronto.
I also knew we didn't have a huge budget to work with and since I live for a good bargain, I either used things from our previous place or found pieces at a very reasonable price. Here's what I came up with.
The knotty pine was sanded and painted white and fireplace was painted in a high-gloss black. The magazine rack was found outside of our old apartment. I believe it was meant to hold VHS movies, but I re-purposed it to display our magazines. Those two gold candlestick looking things (blogged about here) were bought at the thrift store for $15. The fake Picasso was bought at an estate sale for $5, and the color wheel was made by me during my color theory class. Every color was mixed by me, using the three primary colors. My little Hello sign is from Etsy. The little owl holding some wallpaper that needs to be installed is from Home Goods, purchased for like 20 bucks. The black light fixture was bought at a local lighting place for about $50. I used wrapping paper from Target to cover the back of the ugly desk we bought at Office Depot before I knew any better. The image on the left wall is a picture a Kirby Puckett, gifted to my husband from his BFF.
The acrylic chair was recently purchased from IKEA, and the green lamp was bought at Home Goods for about 30 dollars. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the color and shape.
I scored the vintage television from The Pasadena Rose Bowl Flea Market. So cute! The white bookcase is the ever so popular Expedit from IKEA. I bought mine at some shady store in my hood for 50 bucks and it was already assembled - DOUBLE SCORE!
The zebra print rug is from Cost Plus. The red floor lamp, white side table and accent pillow are all from Target. The side chair was originally used for Evan's work office, but worked it into our home office instead. The fake Andy Warhol was also found outside of our old apartment. I had it re-framed since it had a few cracks in the original glass.
It's pretty different than what it was previously, and am super happy with the amount of color I brought in. A big thanks to Evan who let me have carte blanche with the decor.
Cheers,
Irene Lovett
Get To Work
I went into Room Service yesterday to scope out some furniture for a client and as soon as I stepped into the store, my eye was quickly greeted by this gorgeous Mandarin Orange colored desk. I immediately had the urge to design an office based around this desk.
The glossy lacquer finish is immaculate and brings in some smooth texture.
To play off the coral color of the desk, I’d incorporate a coral base lamp.
No one wants a boring ole desk chair. This one would give much more of an impact.
A graphic pattern would add that much more interest to the chair above. The brown will tone down the coral, giving the room balance.
I love the movement of this wallpaper. It’s so subtle and soft. The muted tone will allow the desk to remain a focal point.
Ooh, I think I’m really digging my virtual office thus far.
This vintage pendant will add just enough glam and femininity to the space. The swirls in the fixture also play off the swirls in the wallpaper.
Store files in this white credenza. Fancy, no?