Office
Small space. You don’t need a whole room to have a hardworking office. Key Piece created this Sandringham, Australia, ministudy in a closet space about 6 feet wide. A custom-made desk and cabinetry hide behind bifold doors and house a laptop, a printer, a telephone, drawers and open shelves organized with wicker baskets.
All business. This contemporary Menlo Park, California, home office — by Ruth Livingston Studio — has a streamlined design that means business. The large desk with return (the owner’s old wood desk, custom lacquered) offers lots of room for spreading out. Against the back wall, custom-made upper cabinets with open display space and floating lower file cabinets allow for plenty of storage. Monorail lighting illuminates the work area, an Aeron chair provides ergonomic seating, and there’s room for a guest.
A place for everything. Don’t let the homey good looks of this office space, by Pennsylvania’s Farinelli Construction, fool you. It’s a pretty room, but it’s hardworking too. Custom painted cubbies and cabinets offer open and closed storage in many shapes and sizes, and the laminate countertop is roomy. A large bulletin board keeps inspiration close at hand.
Built-in comfort. This Toronto condo office, by Boxwood Architects and Jill Greaves Design, is clean and comfortable with a slim desk, an Eames adjustable chair, an abundance of custom cabinets and bookshelves, and a cushy chaise for reading or relaxing. And then there’s that view. The Scandinavian-style room, about 8 by 15 feet, makes good use of its narrow dimensions.
small office with lots of counter space and couches for talking and a tv
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