Two questions:

1-Will this be a 9-5 office, 5 days a week or occasional use?

2-Do you want to look out the window or face the interior of the house?

9-5 office, 5 days a week (I worked from home pre-COVID). I don't necessarily need to look straight out the window, I believe the way the window is positioned I can have a glance from any location which is fine.

Honestly? I'd replace that giant desk. It's really dense and sucks all the energy out of the room. Get something that's a bit airier, and move your files to a credenza on a side wall, or behind the desk instead. If there's a closet in that room, you could add file storage there, instead. A couple of ideas:

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Thanks for info. Your other stylish rooms offer a good guide to what you like. I suggest going for spacious elegance rather than glam for your office. Your wood desk is clearly in full use and has nice color that matches the stairs' wood.

Start by removing all the art, lamps, floor lamps, knickknacks and anything smaller than a basket ball. Put them all on the dining room table for a while to be out of the way.

Then trade the wood table with the chair-with-occasional-table. Put the shiny black lamp back on the desk. If you love the New York skyline print, hang it back up. Then pick some new bold graphic artwork (same strong impact as your art in the dining room) for between the sconces. Add one bowl or decorative item to the console table. Store the rest of the items to rotate every few months with the change of seasons. Fresh flowers or green houseplants that give an air of thriving life are much more attractive than fake greenery. A gorgeous coffeetable book or nothing at all on the occasional table would be much better than piles of books. A fine old edition, if you prefer those to coffeetable books, could be showcased on the console table.

If you have a second chair to match the first, bring that in for guests.

Remove the coffee table which serves no purpose.

Extending the curtain rod so that the curtains can be drawn completely off the window would give you a better view and look more custom designed.

Sabrina Alfin Interiors - the desks are beautiful and I love the look, but I have 6 cords plugged into a power strip to make this a functioning work space. Any recommendations on how to hide that!

Go to The Container Store or similar to find cord management systems to make the cords less obtrusive. Something like this could work really well hanging off the side of the desk.

Kind of agree about the desk: it's huge and doesn't fit the glam vibe you're seeking. Here's another idea to soften or camouflage it: if there's space, place some low closed storage in front of it. Alternatively, could the desk abut a seating area? A low settee in front of the desk (same height) with the coffee table and two occasional chairs? You might want to draw out the space to scale and play with furnishings to see what makes sense to you function and layout-wise.

Here's a random pic of a sofa in front of a desk. I'm sure it could be make to look more intentional.

ETA: Looking at your first pic again, I don't believe you have enough space between the desk and the window wall to do the seating area I proposed. Suspect my suggestion was swayed by other pics which might be a bit off proportion-wise.

Thinking of your home office this morning and wondering if your desk can be modified. Is the corner piece removable, for example? If the desk can be reconfigured or used as separate pieces, it might offer you more layout flexibility. Btw, don't know if it was mentioned but laminate CAN be painted.

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So I moved the desk as BeverlyFLADeziner suggested and it looks SO much better! I am going to search for a piece of contemporary artwork (stole a piece from another room to get an idea of size -- I know this is too small). Torchiere floor lamp will go (but I am not much of a plant/tree person -- no green thumb here) and will most likely update scones after art work selected. Will paint wall behind desk as suggested same as Dining Room focal wall (PPG-Thunder). What do you guys think?

NEXT: I need to get rid of the coffee table I guess (sitting off to side). Can I work in 2 accent or swivel chairs with occasional table? If so, where should I place.? Add rug? -- how big?

Thanks so much for your ideas!