I agree, its way too much green. Have you thought about a blue green in a lighter color, or something with a bluish tone? The room doesnt appear to have an abundance of light, so I think, a lighter, brighter color would be a better choice.

The colour is fine and I would paint all the walls in green. It's the lack of decor and wrong rug that makes the room look uninspiring.

Measure the room, draw the room.

How does a painted wall , a tiny desk and chair and a too small rug, make an inviting office?

It doesn't!

Draw, measure every wall, the window, where you enter, all of it.

Where is the light? Look at the picture that Jan Moyer posted. It has lots of lighting options, (overhead, sconces, table lamp,) as well as interesting pictures, cabinets, and beautiful/comfortable chair. The over all color in Jan's picture is a deep, dark hue, but there are enough contrasting lighter elements to make it interesting and not oppressive.

Is there a view out of your window? The blinds in your room seem to just block out the only source of light in your room. This might be necessary at certain times of day/year when the glare of the sun is too much, but the drapes add an element of softness and welcoming that the blinds do not. The light from the window will affect your paint colors differently from different areas of the house, as well as at different times of the day. That may be why you like the color in your bedroom, but not in the office, but then again, lack of any lighting may also be the problem.

Art, either built in cabinets or some beautiful storage furniture, chair(s),as well as the rug and drapes will add so much to the room. It seems to be a fairly big room without much in it. So I think if you do what Jan asks, giving her measurements to work with, she can make suggestions for you for a floor plan that will help guide you to a better result. On the plus side, you have nice flooring, a big window, a nice desk. So give the measurements, so Jan, and others can help you make an inviting office space.

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It sounds like you are looking for a streamlined modern look with no frilly stuff. Would you please add some inspiration photos of offices you really like to your ideabooks?

You can look at "home offices" under the "ideas" tab on houzz.com. THis link may work, too:

https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-home-office-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_732~s_2103

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It’s a very tight space, and having added French doors, the inswing takes up a lot of space. I tried bringing in two slim slipper chairs and felt very confined. I wanted to do a built in along that back wall, but my husband wanted to keep it open in case we wanted to convert from an office later on and make it a dining room. It’s a 12’x11’ room and I have about 32” on each side of French doors that I contemplated putting slim bookcases close to the height of the 60x80 French door. I’ll take a picture of the other side.

Can you please just draw it, pretty please? .....where exactly is 12', 13', door and all?

It's not hard. a quick sketch - you need a tape measure, and upload as a jpeg, NOT a screen shot

This is the room with the door added so you can see where it is with the door added. Let me know if you need better clarification.

So, as you face the window, the French doors are to the right? That's too bad, but it doesn't need to be gutted. Build a plant shelf for live plants under the two windows. Instant warmth. Add wood bamboo shades to leave room for narrow bookcases you suggested. Place the end of your desk next to the window perpendicular to it like this facing French doors:

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Here are some offices with green walls that have a lot of warmth and coziness.

Window plant shelf:

Beautiful complementary office chair, drapes that match wall color (though I think wood bamboo shades would work well in your space) art work, live plants by the window.

Plant shelf, table lamp, rich patterned drapes. Ignore pouf and useless side chair used as decor props. Who would sit on those?

Have you thought about adding better lighting to the whole room? It might just be that the lighting is the issue and the color isn't. It does look like you need texture. We might suggest adding a textured rug, artwork, maybe patterned curtains, lamps, and maybe even a side chair in a corner for a small reading nook. You could also add bookshelves with books and some decor items. Below are a few images from some of our designs that could help you more.

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I have a question about how you use the office. How often do you use the office? I know when I worked at home I needed more than a laptop to work on (think large screens, keyboard, mouse, file cabinet, whiteboard etc). If you're only using the office as a quiet place to go occasionally, perhaps you might want to set up the room as a dining room with a table that you can sit at with a laptop.

I know texture is what I need for sure. I struggle with artwork and feel like I’m always trying to make things blend together which makes me often feel pigeonholed. I travel a lot for work, so I have a lot of gorgeous international landscape photos that I would love to hang up. I think I just have a hard time building a board. I wanted to put slender matching bookcases on each side of the French door. At Christmas time, we bring the tree in front of the window which was why we thought about bringing in chairs, but then when we picked out a pair and brought them in, we were like oh this is a a tight fix with that desk which is pretty narrow.

I think it’s just trying to figure out how to pair and complement which is how that room turned so green because I was trying to pull from the rug because I didn’t know what or where you pull from to build around. My favorite color is Boothbay Gray but I couldn’t figure out how to bring that into the space with a rug and artwork. I just have a design block and just am sitting in an empty room feeling stuck and like I’m missing a decorating gene

Your home should be filled with things that make you happy. First Find a rug that you like. One that is pleasing to your eye. Really pretty much everything can

”work” with green.

Then search for your bookcases. Lots of good suggestions given, and It takes time to curate a home. Don’t stress, it will come together for you.

There's a now and later?

She said......

"I wanted to do a built in along that back wall, but my husband wanted to keep it open in case we wanted to convert from an office later on and make it a dining room."

There needs to be purpose to a built in. or it's a ton of money down a drain to house.....clutter and doo dads.

There's a "what if it needs to be a dining room"?

Find an 8' x 10' rug you love.

You don't need a ton of book case UNLESS you have a ton of books.

Get storage instead, that would also make sense as a serving spot/buffet. It could hold a printer now, any other office junkola. It can support some art you really like

( your desk is too small. Get 30 x 60, OR....

as the shaded area, 36 x 84 dining table and it is your now desk and the next dining room phase.

Later?

There's a dining room.

The REASON you dislike the room now? There's no impact or proportion/scale.

There 's no decor. Woven shade and curtain panels, Art on the walls. A RUG you love and bigger and one you would still love in a dining room. A room isn't "you" until you put the "you" in the room.

JAN MOYER suggestions are spot on. Another suggestion would be to change the swing of your french doors or to convert them with a barn door track. Have you tried your desk in other spots in the room? You could back it up against the wall opposite the window, then you would have more room for chairs by the window.

"I travel a lot for work, so I have a lot of gorgeous international landscape photos that I would love to hang up."

Start by surrounding yourself with the things that you love, then add things that enhance them.

If these photos are ready to hang, show them to us. Hang them all up. If not, get them printed and framed and work from them as your inspiration. The wall colour seems to be one that will look good with landscapes.

Your walls are bare so it's no surprise the room doesn't look good to you, no matter what you do with the floor and drapes.

You may find that after you hang your pictures, a simple textured rug and curtains are all that you need.