Mixing wood grain with crisp white is a great way to introduce modern pieces into a more traditional room. Get the look with one of these pieces or get creative and DIY an existing piece of furniture.

How's this for a desk concept: a work surface fashioned after the tectonic plates of earthquake susceptible San Francisco. Bay Area design firm Box Clever intentionally fractured a 1/2" thick concrete tabletop into four sections to create narrow channels to accommodate and secure three desk organizing accessories across the surface...

Erin and her husband wanted to overhaul their craft room into something special – a place where both of them could work from their laptops, focus on craft projects, and even play with their child. And from all appearances, they were quite successful in hitting all those requirements with their craft room makeover. They also used an unexpected material...

Furniture designer Cameron Helvey cites Japanese design as an influence on his aesthetic. And, in fact, with the simplicty and minimalism of his designs, it's easy to see that influence in his collection. The San Diego native sat down with us to discuss his designs and influences in our latest Meet the Maker post.

Floating desks have long been our go-to recommendation for anyone looking to fit a workspace where regular sized desks have no business treading. Some floating desk setups are expansive, but others like this sliding drawer IKEA+Dell Inspiron Zino HD system cram in as much utility within the equivalent space of a typical desk drawer...

No man is an island, or so said John Donne. But if the photo above is any indication, designer Werner Aissllinger might diagree. Meet Bikini Island, his collection of furniture for Italian brand Moroso, which debuted in Milan this past month. At first glance it looks like a hodgepodge of connected or overlapping parts, or what happens when you paint the walls and push all of your furniture to the center of the room. 

Putting a piece of wood on top of a pair of file cabinets or sawhorses is a tried-and-true method for getting a home office set up quickly and cheaply. But these three innovators have figured out how to upgrade, up-cycle and, completely makeover the simple three-piece desk concept with duck cloth, contact paper, wire shelves, table leaves and, yep, cardboard.

Name: Simon Pretty
Location: UK

I needed a decent desk, as I work from home once a week. Our place is small, so we needed something we could fold away, as the tiny room is also used to entertain guests. This corner was ideal for a desk, but has an awkward wall cutting across at 45 degrees, so I needed to custom-build a solution...