wow. looks great!

Love!

I'm tired of seeing everything going white and I like the chair fabric before much better. Gave the room some fun; some character. But it does look nice.

Very fun and inviting.

It looks very nice! The only critique I have is that it doesn't look like an office, but more like a dining room/ bedroom (with the dresser). I know, I know, it doesn't have to look like an office, but if I'm inviting clients to my "office" I guess personally I'd want to make it look like one. Buuuuttt, it looks absolutely lovely, no arguements on that front.

Wow

I like the before paint color better than the after. They could have accentuated it with some wall decors or art work to make it less masculine. I agree on getting rid of the carpet.

love the layout...it's really unique and i probably wouldn't like it on paper...but it looks wonderful and SO FUNCTIONAL!

Looks great but why is the desk for two so small?

The floor is fantastic, and the colors, and the table...I love the setup of the table! It would make me feel confident in your abilities as a professional if I came into an office like this :) Wonderful job!

So functional? Those chairs and monitors are practically sitting on each other! ;) I would've ditched the dresser for a longer desk top spanning that wall, with storage in the middle to separate the work spaces.

I think all the white, curvy, feminine pieces make a lot of sense in the office of a wedding photographer.

I couldn't bear to work sitting that close to someone, even someone I loved. Someone would die, eventually. This is a fail, for me

wow, lots of negative comments....
she's a WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER. her demographic will be mostly women.
anyways, i think the office is inviting, feminine, light and airy, what people seem to want their photos, and wedding dress/ date to be... yes, the desk is tiny for two computers, but i could see her sitting with a client going through digital proofs, not working all day next to someone like that. the small table would be for interviews/ going over contracts/ final books, and the small credenza/ dresser could hold albums ready for pickup.

Thanks, Hannah_A and Anna Lisa. Personally, it's not my style, but knowing her profession, this office space works so much better than the before pic. :-) I think of the before as a blank slate, the after as a slice of wedding cake..

Before was appalling; after is gorgeous.

She's a wedding photographer! The room SCREAMS "wedding" now. Which was the point I'm sure. I think it looks great and personally would love to work in that room any day over my boring grey cubicle. Great job!

"she's a WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER. her demographic will be mostly women." Yeah, everyone knows men aren't in any of those wedding photos.

The first photo reads as room where I play video games, while the second photo screams, this is a home based business. Fantastic job!

Pretty sure the article you linked to says she worked with Amanda Carol Interiors...the Office Stylist just featured it!

I think it certainly looks like the kind of office perfectly suited for viewing and discussing wedding photos. She's not an accountant.

And while I first though the same thing about the close proximity of the monitors, I have a feeling part of what transpires here is the co-viewing of lots of images, and if so, the set up makes perfect sense.

I want to work there!

I like the Before chairs better. Otherwise, I have to say that I immediately thought that, although nice, it does not really look very officey. If I was bringing clients into the space, I would probably concentrate to giving it a more professional look.

Okay, I just read other posters' comments ... if she is a wedding photographer then it makes a bit more sense.

Where is the ceiling and light fixture in the "after" pic? Kind of a big detail...

"she's a WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER. her demographic will be mostly women."
wow brian, i knew i'd get a comment on that!
please know i meant NO offense!! my husband AND i were very involved in every aspect of our wedding (i'm the painter in the family, he's the graphic designer, so we are both kind of anal about details which ends up in ridiculously innate arguments :) ) i know that more men than not DO care about things like their photographs and aesthetics, but unfortunately the wedding industry is geared towards women for the most part. I personally hate how men get the shaft in most wedding planning :)

It's a very pretty space. But I would have opted for two separate workstations rather than the one where two people using computers are shoved up against each other and there's no room to spread out your work. If two people don't generally use their workstations at the same time, only have one workstation there, and use a notebook at the round table on the side if necessary for multi-users

Geez, tough crowd. The after is about a million times better, and in the linked article it's clear that she LOVES it. The curtains are super cool - I've heard the trick with Home Depot drop cloths but this convinced me.

It's a home office. It looks like a comfortable working office space within a home. Where one could sit down with clients. I love it. I am a fan of lighter colored rooms and I think they're as classic as darker ones within their respective corresponding decor.

The credenza is a waste of space. It's decorative but doesn't serve any function, which would be fine if the room was larger, but it's not.

As a result, too much furniture is crammed into the room, so there's no place for it to go but smashed against the walls. You get that spin cycle effect as a result.

Lose the credenza and pull the desk out away from the wall, facing the door and the table, which because it's round is the only thing that should be in a corner - the corner beside the door.

@lyonstill - but, this isn't "white." It's definitely a re-do with color. It might not be bright, but there's a lot of tone and color in the after.

I think this is a great re-do and more cohesive and looks like a more productive space.

The hard wood floors look much better than the carpet. I'm assuming since it's not shown that the popcorn ceiling was not removed?

RE the before chairs: I had one of those, I loved it, comfiest desk chair ever and scored it As Is for $88. I don't have it anymore and I still talk about it. Anyways, after two years of use it was starting to look dingy. I made the mistake of machine washing the seat cushion cover and it shrank and I found myself in a pickle. I ended up painting the chair with white house paint and covered the seat to match... threw a Ikea lambskin on it and it was so fresh and lovely.

So what I'm sayin' is.... those chairs might have been getting gnarley like mine was.

@Thorndale -- Being messy doesn't mean you are more creative. If I'm doing business with someone and find their office space a hot mess I'm going elsewhere because its also very likely that they'll show up late or finish the work late or not be able to find the files on what you owe or paid.

I was so disappointed when I saw the "after" photo. Although the room is small, the space was poorly utilized. First, why would anyone want to sit that close to one another? And two, why not take advantage of that long wall across from the windows to set up a desk so that each person will have a comfortable space to work? On the upside, the colors throughout the room are beautiful and they really complement each other.

Yes, dresser and mirror have to go. Give that whole area to the two computers. Maybe albums could go under wood table for easy access to show clients. Flowers are a wasted effort, I'd have albums or pictures of clients in those spaces. Looks a little too crowed now, more furniture than necessary.

LOVE those wood floors. What a treat to pull up a carpet and find those underneath! I should be so lucky!!

I LOVE THIS SPACE.

At first the pictures for this article weren't showing up for me, but I read it and all the comments anyway. A little while later I came back to see the pictures and I don't understand why there are so many negative comments and suggestions on rearrangement. This space looks great and doesn't read bedroom at all to me. If I were looking to hire a photographer, I would be so pleased to sit in a room like this. Also, I'm almost certain that a photo album is sitting on top of the chest beside the desk and there are photos of brides hanging above the desk.

@beeforbrian, if you read closely the comment said "mostly women," so the commenter allotted for those men who really want to get all nitty gritty with the details. But if you did a demographic survey of the profession's true audience, I'm sure you'd be surprised that it tilts heavily toward women. Do many brides wish the groom had more interest in wedding planning? Perhaps. Nevertheless, just because most wedding photos also include the wedding dress doesn't mean the wedding dress actually has an opinion or involvement, much like many grooms in a large number of brides' collective experience.

Eh. Seems like something I'd see on Pinterest, and not in a good way. I would have preferred more examples of work being displayed and less fussy, but to each their own.

I'm sorry, but the fact that mostly women care for the wedding details is not a pass, as not all women planning a wedding have this aesthetic.

Now, I don't know what her style and specialty is so this could be a very good move as she must know her clients and this must be what a majority of them would consider a great office space for their purposes.

But the style is not what jumped out at me, it's a lovely style. What jumped out was that while I can understand not sticking to traditional "office furniture" it seems the opposite happened in that furniture strongly associated with a diningroom and a bedroom were chosen, then in the middle are two computer monitors, which to me just clashes.

But, we are more critical of styles that are not our own. I'm sure if this office was in an indoor atrium with plants and beanbag chairs scattered around, and an indoor waterfall I would see no flaw! It would be as professional as an office in Trump Tower.

Hey guys, the reason for the double monitors isn't that the space is for two work stations. It's so that the photographer has double screens. Pretty common for folks working with images, spreadsheets, etc. where they want to see things larger and/or toggle between screens.

I like the little table in the room -- good for spreading out and looking at prints. Part of the point here is that the space is a kind of show room...not just an office.

A note about the dresser and the mirror:

The photographer may very well have people in her office right before a photo shoot, and while, yes, they may want to go to a bathroom to freshen up, there are many people who would like the convenience of a mirror right in the room to make sure they look their best before they have their photo taken.

@dancedancekj yeah but if you were shopping for wedding photographers, you'd be much more sold visiting this space than a normal home office (like the "before" version)...

wow... gorgeous! miss the old chair fabric, tho!

I just cannot fathom two people using that desk, unless they're conjoined twins or something. There's enough useless going on in that office to make room for a usable desk. The office looks pretty, but it doesn't look like something I'd enjoy working in for any length of time.

Stephanie Lo- I know plenty of people who use a multiple monitor set up, but I don't know a single person that uses a second iMac (a second computer) with a second keyboard and mouse. Looks like 2 complete workstations to me, all shoved onto a desk big enough for one.