Home office setup help
Hi all,
I need your advice for setting up my home office, where I will be receiving clients. I'm including pictures and a plan of office, with the walls named so we can better understand each other when referring to them.
Non negotiables : No painting the honey oak trim, nor the walls (SW Pediment at 40%, which is a soft taupe with warm undertones (greige), nor changing the hardwood floors (taupey with mocha and grey spots) or moving the hot water radiator under the window.
I also already have certain items, which I would like to keep and incorporate into my office setup:
- Ikea Billy charcoal bookcases (2 open large ones, 1 large with doors and 2 smaller bookcases that have small cubes). I've already built these, as pictured, but have not yet anchored to wall nor added shelves, as I would like advice on which wall to put them against.
- If possible, I'd really like to incorporate the 2 dark blue velvet armchairs that I want to use for clients to sit on. They have brassy-gold legs. I have 2 identical ones, only 1 is pictured.
I am willing to change light fixtures if you think it will help. Open to all suggestions.
Not yet purchased, but need advice on : a desk; rug; various filing cabinets (at least 2), and end table to put between client chairs (so they can set purses and their personal objects on). Perhaps a coat hanger and some kind of lighting fixture.
You can ignore : everything you see on the wall with the ikea kallaxes, which is facing the wall the bookcases currently are on will be or can be removed- it's temporary. Same with objects on bay windows, the small beige bookcase at end of grey bookcases & art on floor which may or may not be used in this room.
I like :
- color and would like to have another accent color other than blue (the 2 armchairs, as I have other armchairs);
- seeing the outdoors, so an office desk setup that allows me to is preferred;
- plants
Consideration : In about a year, the current entryway (see plan & on pictures, it is door with hooks on it) where clients come in through will change. From then and on, clients will then come in from the other door (the one facing the bay window, to the left of where the painting is). Ideally, I'd like a setup that looks nice when entering from either door.
Please give me your advice on where to place what (include wall of bookcases), how to position furniture and what style of desk, rug, light fixture, filing cabinets, end table etc. you think would suit my room. I am open to many different styles. Thank you so much in advance 🙏🙏🙏
The bookcase is currently (temporarily) on wall A on my plan of the room:
Wall C:
Wall D (the door pictured to the left of the painting will be the future entryway for clients):
Better picture of floor color in my office (https://appalachianflooring.com/product/travertine-maple-e):
Picture of bookcase with shelves in them, ** this is not my space ** :
And finally, here is a plan of my office, I've named the walls, so we can better understand each other when referring to them :
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3 years ago- 3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago
@Susan the beige bookcase to the left of the radiator is only temporary and will be gone once I set up the office
I'd say the view is best on the right hand side of the window. I'm posting a photo of the view with blinds up, right now it's winter, but the objects outside covered with tempos are a swing set (white tempo) & a water fountain (pointy grey thing lol).
This is an office where clients will be received, I'm an attorney. The shelving units will have law books that I need to be able to access during meetings, but I also will need to have a printer near my desk (which doesn't fit on shelving units). I also have zoom meetings so background is something to consider. I'm pretty organized so not worried about the shelves being neat and presentable. thanks again for your help 🙏
This is an office where clients will be received, I'm an attorney. I also have zoom meetings so background is something to consider as well as outside glare. Ideally, I'd like a setup where I can see outside. There is a light fixture on the top + 2 spots lights nearer to the window (different switches) and the room gets decent natural light in the PM (this photo is right before sunset).
@housegal200 You mentioned that it was difficult to understand the setup of the room on my other post and that I should post each wall with lights on. We also built the bookcases since to get a better feel for the space they occupy. I really appreciate the advice I received, but it was difficult to get an understanding for how I should lay everything out because people didn't understand how the room was structured (totally my fault). I took your advice and posted a picture of each wall with lights on and only 1 plan of the room. I want to get advice with people answering having a clearer picture of the room which is what I'm hoping for so that I can get concrete advice as to what to put where with walls clearly identified.
- 3 years ago
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- 3 years ago
Susan