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Decorating a home office with beige carpet, bamboo desk and red chair

6 years ago

Hello,

I've been perusing the web, pin, this boards for ideas of where to start in decorating my new home office. It's not clear to me as it's not my strength but I've read enough to know where to go with it.

I have white walls, beige carpet and a big 72" bamboo desk, a cham cage which is wire mesh and black. I have various action figures and statues I want to display, but not sure how to set-up a color scheme. I've thought about doing contrasting black and white on the walls for stands and I really like the idea of having bronze or gold for a floor lamp and some other accents. The problem that I have is that I feel that my bamboo desk is too light. The carpet is a beige color. The walls. It just feels like it doesn't stand out enough.

I also have a herman miller chair that is red and a standing pad that is also red that I could play off with some accent red wall shelves or something. I'm honestly not sure how to approach matching stuff with the bamboo desk.

The dimensions for the room are 11'1" x 11'8" but as you can see from the pictures, there is a section that the wall sinks in to where the door is at.

I'm even at a point where I'm considering getting a different type wood desk top for my standing desk. I don't want to paint the walls at this point. The carpet will probably be replaced in some years. So I'm trying to maximize what I can do right now. I want a functional space with some vibrancy. At this point anything goes except for obviously the main red chair and black standing desk legs. And the cham cage is also going to stay in here but as far as the rest, it isn't permanent.

I attached some pictures of some of the gold accents I think would go with everything. I just think it might be too light.







Comments (11)

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    The action figures are going to add all sorts of color and activity to the room. I would actually start thinking wood shelves or white, you do not want the pallet to get too crazy or your eye will have no place to rest. since the action figures will basically be the wall art the rest should be simple. the black floor lamp with the brass accents would be better than the all brass IMO. The double shelf thing seems too large in the room, mabye you can put it in the closet to use keeping more floor and wall space open.

    Also, because youhave that low pile rug you could put a 8x10 rug in the room to warm up the floor.

    Can you paint the walls?

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    @RL Relocation LLC I was thinking wood shelves, I've seen lots of examples where they continue the bamboo color for the shelves as well on the wall. I am getting rid of the double shelf thing, it's just here until I start buying the shelves and stuff to stash stuff. Do you think having wood shelves that match my desk on the wall is a good bet?

    I don't plan to paint this room at the moment. Maybe an accent wall?

    I was thinking a darker colored rug as well.


    This is the color that the builder chose: https://www.ppgpaints.com/color/color-families/neutrals/whiskers


    The site recommends the black magic https://www.ppgpaints.com/color/color-families/neutrals/black-magic as an accent wall. Which might not be too bad depending on which wall I make the accent wall.

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Might be a good bet, Idk about an accent wall it will just close the space in.

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    @RL Relocation LLC How do you see the rug on top of the carpet? A darker color? Solid? Maybe dark with some hints of red to flow with my red chair?


    If you were to paint it, how would you paint it?

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    I dont think you need red in the rug, maybe a hint if its there, you just want to compliment it.

    Have you saved any rooms photos that you have seen and liked. Its hard to know what your style choice might be so giving us some of your inspo might help us help youl.

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    what if you put the desk in front of the window, less screen glare, and a better view, kitty can still sit up there.

    move the chair across from the door, and maybe room for a hang out chair right there and then put shelves on the wall the desk is on now, and maybe if you need more on the wall the door is is on and the wall opposite the window. Since action figures are primary colors maybe you can play into that pallet ....


  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    @RL Relocation LLC Here is a rough drawing with dimensions of the office. My desk is on the longest wall. The window at the bottom of the drawing. My desk is about 72" and I've been seriously thinking of getting a different wood desk top that is smaller at about 63" to fit on that wall space next to the door. Something like a mesquite desktop or something. My desk is a standing desk so I'll be keeping the black base.

    The reason why I didn't put my desk against the window is mainly because of the giant monitor that is on an arm that wouldn't let me look outside anyways but I'm open to options.

    I do really think that my desk is way to big though. Also, the closet(which is at the bottom left of the picture in case its hard to tell has built in bookshelves. Although shelve space is always good, I've been looking at tons of wall shelves to utilize the vertical space more.

    I also added some more offices I liked to my profile. I'm a big fan of the contrasting natural colors and I want to incorporate live plants and such as well.


  • PRO
    6 years ago

    awesome let me think about it. but why not put you desk on the closet wall this way when you open the doors its not the first thing you see.

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    6 years ago



  • PRO
    6 years ago