Pull your settee up to a desk to create an intimate workspace for two or to simply have more breathing room while you work solo.

A home office can be outfitted with built-ins to double as a library.

Now here's what I call color therapy. Sure, neutral spaces are a great idea if you wanna remain timeless and unattached to a specific color scheme. The downside is that no color at all can often becoming more boring than beautiful. Here's where a single burst of color, large in scale, hung on a cream wall comes in. Obviously, the art adds some energy to the space; however, this also works as a building block for slowly working color into the room. If I were styling it for a photo shoot, I'd bring out the blue and the yellow by adding in 5-10 objects sporting those two colors: a small patterned pillow on the club chair, tabletop accessories and organizers on the desk, then maybe a few graphic objects on the bookshelves. Starting with art is always a safe bet for incorporating color. Just remember this quote: "Good art won't match your sofa."

...while the white interior, with carefully chosen furniture, art and accessories, appears fresh and cool. The combination is the perfect antidote for the hot Texas climate.

This room balances softer details with sleek shapes, natural materials, and steel detailing.

Randolph chose to place these windows high to take advantage of the light without having to look straight into the windows of the adjacent home. "I love to be involved during the construction process," he says. "The day before the sheetrock was to go in, I was on site and could see that these raised dormers would be an improvement to my original plans; because the workers were there, I found out the cost of creating them was minimal." The change was made on the fly, and these added angles bounce the light and add dimension to the ceiling. The painting is by local Austin artist Will Klemm.

Here is another wall of books that integrates larger openings for displaying objects other than books. They are horizontal, vertical, and square, enabling different things to be on display.

Architect Hugh Randolph says his mom taught him to be curious and to have empathy, which has helped him look at things from the point of view of his clients — an "invaluable skill," he says, for any architect or designer. Randolph grew up in a house that had a revolving collection of literature, history and art books and plenty of access to art supplies; this makes sense, as his mom is a skilled visual artist. Design tip from Mom: Creating a lively, lived-in household is more important than achieving a show-house look. Encourage all members of the family to read and play by filling the home with books of all types, art materials and plenty of conversation areas. Display artwork in both expected, high-traffic areas and unexpected places like bathrooms and walk-in closets; you never know when an impressionable young mind will be impacted by what they see.

In the OfficeA comfy settee makes a good desk chair and gives the space a much homier and personal feeling.

Great desk-a bit narrow though

colors, bench desk, built ins

Flooring

Table

nice bench for working together :)

settee

ok on this one I love high ceilings ....wall color (white) and the bookcase and desk!! love that desk!:)

art on the wall is perfect.

shelves -brown and white

Book shelf

Books in living space

I like the colors of the wood and full wall of bookshelves

Settee behind a wider desk

love the bookshelf, desk, and artwork

just kinda cool...practical? IDK

Interesting table and bench seat

Bookshelf

desk

Clean white bookcase

Pretty office

Couch

shelves

Livingroom

table legs

Bookcase

Bookshelf

Open

Interesting painting.

Set up

great for living room

Wow

Biblioteca

Relax more modern, but with a glass desk.

Shelves

ily

Picture of bales

I like the bookcase on the back wall

space

Bookcase

Nice Painting

Table ends

wall of books behind desk in my office

书房

white rug in a decor

Alex' office!

Space!!!

书柜

Settee and desk

Bookshelf

Bench instead of office chair

Workspace

Bookcase wall

Bookcase and bulk heads

Traditional and modern

Book shelves

Awesome shelving.

哈哈这个书房也不错哦

like the high ceilings; contrast of dark wood shelves and white walls

Settee work station

Unique desk and slants in ceiling toward windows

Table

simple desk in front of bookcase wall

Shelves

Bookcase

table

silla diferente

Office

Terra 65- ok I love it

Office

Picture

Bookshelf to top of ceiling

Shelves

리빙룸

Desk

Books

Estudio

The table

biblioteca de madera sencilla

Different sized openings on the shelf

Teto

.

書房

I see a lighter colored wood shelf in the office. The desk is in front of the shelf facing the window. Possible ladder attached to shelf.

Bookshelves, art and desk chair

tall simple bookshelves

Table

Den desk

Art

narrow desk

escritorio R.P.

Bibliothèque

desk

Book shelf???

Full use of wall

The bookshelf

Settee

Great bookshelf

Chair

Study layout

Built-in-bookcase

Beautiful light and airy

like the couch in front of book shelf and the table in front of that is cool too.

Industrial

NICE

Ceiling

Sette as desk chair!!!

like the shelving and the long table with long bench

loveseat at desk

Different than I originally wanted, but I like the light.

Office/parlor

Love this art and desk

Painting

chair

brown shelf?

Parke

The painting

Awesome office

Settee makes a comfortable moment

Study

Windows

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Desk "Modern Industrial Office"

office chair provides extra space for visitors...

Dark cabinets with light floor

Scott would look very handsome sitting behind this desk!

WINDOWS 7 CEILING

Office ...add a bench for seating next to a coat rack?

book rack

bookcase

Very long chair to take full advantage of the desk. Great contrast with the painting on the wall. Comfortable reading chairs.

built in

Découpage

Desk

Office

Table and bench

Windows at ceiling level only on street side walls

table

Love the art piece

Study

Full wall bookshelves, long reading table.

Spanish house in Bren rose

Table

Another layot

Love the reading bench with table

Desk

우리집거실 ㅋ

little windows, its like they snuck them in

the painting the the bench chair

Desk and chair

desk and desk chair

Todo es espectacular

Estudio mueble piso- techo

Dark bookcase vs white walls

Long Study Chair

Office

Like the desk.

Hay bales picture

Chair

Art - desk

Floor type

Like the painting: surreal, bright yet dark. Also, the high ceiling and windows up high, make this home office feel as though it can legitimately be a place to meet clients.

Library

artwork

Library

wood cabinet against white, incorporation of eclectic furniture

desk

sette with trestle table

565

table legs

Like the floor

Librero posterior para estudio

desk and bookshelves

Waved chair

Chair

bibliothèque

Desk

light & dark

Mesa

artwork and woven chair

Bench with desk

To the ceiling

Para mis Pap'as

Some irregular shapes to allow display of objects- de- art

Chair

Office

Great painting warm bright color

all

Bookshelf

banquette as a desk chair.

Love the eclectic selection. Still relatively clean. Not too 'matchy-matchy'

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