Hi Diana!

What a nice space to have for an office! I love the floors, windows, and wainscoting.

For the chairs as you have them arranged, I would look for a round ottoman, personally. Separate footstools would need to be fairly small to avoid a crowd of furniture. If you want a longer footstool, you might look for one that incorporates storage as well, approaching it more like a coffee table.

Hopefully I’m interpreting correctly- is the white lamp to the right of the chair the hideous one? (Do they come in black?) And is the diamond-patterned rug the one you’d like to replace?

As for the side table storage. Could you use bookshelves instead? Books can go on the shelves, and you might use baskets to store smaller things. A more open storage solution might be easier to use. (If you and your husband want to dig more into organizational storage, I highly recommend “Organizing from the Inside-Out” by Julie Morganstern.”)

I hope some of that helps!

Doug

Hii! Thanks so much for the time and advice!
I’ll look into how a round one looks. I had looked up some smaller rectangular ones; I think one that looks like a longer bench would be odd in the space. But a round one with a bottom shelf would be cute actually!
Yes the white lamp. Will see if it comes in a different color. He just likes a lot of light.
Yes for the diamond rug. I thought it looked good but as I’m looking at the photos it looks super busy in there.
I am also keen on removing either that white console or the desk, as we don’t use the desk much.

It’s a great room, just has too much stuff. The main desk is nice! The open shelves don’t work. Start by removing all the books and items that do not get used. See what you have left. You need a spot for your printer/scanner and storage for paper etc. ideally the printer would be on top of a unit where you can store reams of paper, printer ink, etc. Maybe the white cabinet? I would replace the open shelves with closed storage to house the items you are keeping. Your husband only needs one chair. Two is too many for that spot. He needs a secretary type desk with a drop down top to contain all his stuff, then he just closes it up when he is done. Attached is a picture of a possible desk. When I am done for the day, I slide my laptop back and close it up and my office is neat as a pin.

Thanks! I would looove to put all those books away but what my husband really wants is a classic library with floor to ceiling bookshelves filled with books... like this :-( which is not great for my clutter free idea...

so I’m trying to minimize that a little... hehe.
I have to go through those shelves and organize by color, make things a little more uniform and easier on the eyes.

We both sit in those chairs so keeping them both. I’m going to get rid of either the desk or that white console thing. I like the idea of the secretary desk and closed shelving but not ready to do a whole re-do of the office yet !!! :-)
Thanks for the suggestion for somewhere to hide that printer, I’m going to figure something out for that!