Saturday 10 November 2012

Where do you spend most of your time?

When I used to work in an office, it was kind of a given that most of my day would be spent sitting at a [unfortunately boring] desk. The funny thing is that now I work from home, that hasn't changed at all. Sometimes, I spend even longer than the regular 8 hours facing my computer, however, my lovely, cosy and colourful desk is a much more welcoming environment.

Nonetheless, I am sure this important space could be much nicer, so I've been collecting a few pictures of "home offices" that inspire me, in the hope I can extract ideas from them when Mr. Hunter & I get our house and I can actually make it perfect and my own.

Below is another addition to the still fairly new section {4 Home}. Ps: still taking name suggestions...

What I love about this one is the wallpaper.
Photo Credit: EverythingEtsy.com

>> What I love about this one is the wallpaper. I simply find the music notes, the vintage letters and all the details very charming. The & with a map decal is also sweet, I have an O & Z from our wedding waiting to be made up... Oops! But this is a topic for a future post, tutorial on the way...

The pink cushioned seat is the perfect detail! The top shelf and the high desk lamp are a must.
Photo Credit: EverythingEtsy.com

>> It takes 8 hours a day in the same position to realise how important a comfy chair is for our mental and physical health. I love this one! The pink cushioned seat is the perfect detail! The top shelf and the high desk lamp are a must.

The more drawers - and by drawers I mean storage space - the merrier.
Photo Credit: HomeAndInteriors.tumblr.com

>> The practical aspect of this office is right up my street. The more drawers - and by drawers I mean storage space - the merrier. Not to mention how useful are the hanging paper holder or these many boards - white, chalk, magnetic, cork... I could do with all of them!

The brilliance of this office is that it reminds me that nothing beats simplicity
Photo Credit: Decor8blog.com

>> I selected this picture for two reasons. First, I love the idea of using good old clipboards to hold notes on the wall. Second, the brilliance of this office is that it reminds me that nothing beats simplicity. And that it might look great in pictures, but a cluttered desk doesn't do you any good. Otherwise, where are you going to find space to work?


Note that I credited the websites where I originally found these pictures, however, I can't guarantee they own the rights for them. If any of these pictures belongs to you, please let me know and I will rectify it pronto.

2 comments:

  1. You can get old piano music books pretty cheap if you look around, the yellow pages full of music are gorgeous. You can use that as wallpaper as long as you use a really good quality wallpaper paste.

    I've got some pen-pots covered in sheet music too, pva glue & water (or mod podge!) is all you need.

    :)

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    1. Hi Al! Do you think charity shops are a place to look for music books? I need to stock up on them! There are so many different uses for it... It's a great mix & match solution for all the ideas I came across for "old books"... =)

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