We may not need a formal dining room in our modern homes but we all need a home office. How gorgeous would it be to work in these beautiful spaces every day.Love the placement of this desk in the middle of the room facing out, a very luxurious use of space.I am not a huge fan of the ghost chairs, mainly because they have been used everywhere, but they would look good in an office space like this.
This is where I post from. Usually Miss J is seated next to me in her little lavender chair busily drawing with her crayons. A pad of office paper covers her entire table so she can draw anywhere she likes but I have to keep an eye on her because she does like to draw on the floor.A gallery of far flung family and friends watches over us.
When Miss E is home in the afternoons she can sit at the twin desk to mine, on the other side of Miss J. Three busy B's in a row.
This side of the room is mostly tidy, if things are not put away in the draws they get moved by Miss J. But don't be fooled, the other side of the room where the toys are is not as serene. More storage is on my to do list!! But for now I can turn away from the maelstrom and dream organised blog dreams.Realised that everything white is from Ikea, all the desks and the frames. I am hoping they have the solution to my toy storage too.
All photos by Eva of BuildHouseHomeHave a lovely weekend everybody.
I was thinking of the beach, driftwood and seaweed. Birds, a hint of green. Sepia, a hint of horns.
Have a lovely weekend, sip some wine, laugh a lot, snooze a little, love those dear ones, life is to short.
Deer print by Nan Lawson, Bird vase designed by Gemma Orkin from West Elm, Seaweed botanicals
I found this restful desk space on Father Rabbit, and was wondering what I would put in the shelves if they were mine. If you could see my desk right now you would know why this appeals! I am going to get it clear and enjoy this lovely spring sunshine with my family.
A friend of mine has had me thinking about furniture layouts for smaller living spaces, with fewer, larger pieces of furniture, investment pieces to use in a future home.
So I am thinking - dining table doubles as console or desk.
Image via Number NineteenCute set up as a desk for two.
Images via Shannon Berrey from Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles 2008 Designer ShowhouseWorks as eating space for two. Pull table clear and place chairs all around when more people come over. What do you think? Any ideas?
Thank you for your lovely comments and compliments about my
newly-sewed slipcover. You guys are the best!
Currently, our new interior doors are lined up in the garage, freshly stained and waiting for a couple coats of poly (I like to imagine that Adam is at home poly-ing as I type this). That means the doors are no longer taking up space in our living room/dining room (as an aside, I knew it had taken us too long to get around to this project when
not having the doors in the room felt weird).
With the doors out of the way, I was able to make some progress on my little work area. This is our old dining table and the top got pretty beaten up in storage. Nothing that a fresh coat of paint wouldn't fix.
The colour is Martha Stewart's Sharkey grey (I picked up a sample container for $1). I really like the way it contrasts with the white legs - very subtle, but just interesting enough. Since it's not furniture paint, I'm going to ask Adam to add a couple coats of poly so I don't have to worry about marking up the surface (again - I already have a couple of spots to touch up). Then comes the fun part, adding accessories!
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