In a small space there's not always a lot of room to bring in a regular sized desk; spreading out papers and magazines is a luxury normally reserved for the dining table. But what we hadn't thought of was using a long, narrow desk. Sara's home office has a nice narrow desk with some colorful walls and prints, and for a refreshing change, black expedit shelves.
Flickr Find: Sara's Sleek Home Office Space
Working on a laptop we don't need a deep desk to accommodate a monitor. So looking at Sara's home office we're inspired: a long narrow desk could meet our needs without jutting into the room and taking up a lot of space. We also love that from the looks of things Sara was able to fit a filing cabinet underneath her desktop (which she says is from Ikea and looks to us like the Malm occasional table) to add some storage to help keep paperwork clutter to a minimum.
We love the deep aqua color of her walls along with prints from strawberry luna that add some orange and blue to the mix and it's a nice change to see a black expedit shelf instead of the classic white. It's also nice to see shelves that aren't overflowing with things (like our own shelves) with room for plants, tins, books and...space.
Also check out Sara's Etsy Shop filled with great hand printed tea towels, prints, totebags and notebooks.
(Image: Sara Girls Can Tell)
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I love the room! I wish my Expedit was in that black/brown finish... I can't complain though, someone threw away the same style but in white and I took that baby upstairs!
I just realized the wall frames have the tiniest silver metal edge, I thought it was all glass with the clips... but still, where can I find something with that small of an edge?
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I love the wall color. What is the color and the brand?
view nycbound's profile
The pot that the aloe plant in is wonderful. What a great office.
view bcthree's profile
hot. this room reminds me of lighting incense and hanging out.
view Erin Lang Norris/Yellow Canoe's profile
We have the black expedit, too! Hers looks amazing against those walls, such an awesome contrast.
view cassielynn's profile
dunklekatze,
I've seen those frames (or at least extremely similar ones) at Michael's. They had them in black, white, and silver.
view shamrocker's profile
Love the wall color!
view Lilli K.'s profile
Please, oh pretty please tell us the paint colour!
view mjr's profile
I've purchased similar frames but larger at IKEA. That's probably where she got them. I think they were about $15/ea
Love the long skinny desk idea! I'm using my filing cabinets as the legs to my current desk but when I move, I'm doing this!
view lalizzie's profile
Love the limited color palette, turquoise, orangey-red, black. Makes it all seem less busy. Wish I had color discipline like that!
view paintitbright's profile
There's barely enough room for a laptop - so it's not really a home office.
view ChrisGal's profile
I did this in my bedroom when I was living with a friend, and was pretty much confined to that one room. When I moved out I used the occasional table as a TV stand (with a 42" plasma). When I move again, I will probably use it as a console. I've definitely gotten my money's worth out of that table. Such a great/versatile piece of furniture.
view itsamandal's profile
WHERE did you get that COOL pot with the aloe in it???? I must find one!
view Wisconsin Kate's profile
dunklekatze ive seen poster frames with slim edges like that. maybe?
view deeboyayay's profile
The link for strawberry luna doesn't work. I love those prints. Can someone post the correct link?
view shmoo15's profile
I have the expedit entertainment center in that color and love it more than I can say.
view ec05's profile
lovely room.
ChrisGal - an office doesn't necessarily have to mean "computer space". one person's "work" doesn't have to be the same as everyone else's "work".
there's plenty of space to write a letter, pay some bills, etc...
view molly h's profile
http://www.strawberryluna.com/
view Emmakat's profile
Nice.
view bepsf's profile
thanks for all the sweet comments! it's our favorite room, too.
the paint i originally chose for the sewing room in my house, but when i moved in with my boyfriend, we decided we liked it so much we wanted to use it in the office. i'm pretty sure the color is 'mirage lake' from behr. i found the aloe plant's pot at a yard sale last year, and the frames were indeed from ikea (good eye, lalizzie). i love all of strawberryluna's work - she has such a great style.
the room totally functions as an office - it's my hub for paying bills and i like to sit there when i do my photo-editing and listing for my etsy shop (i have a 17" macbook pro and it fits perfectly). i do all my screenprinting and shipping at my studio.
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Thanks girlscantell, for the paint info. I would never have guessed it's "mirage lake" by looking online, but in person I bet it's different. I love your room!
view mjr's profile
i love this office space. we have the expedit bookshelf in black/brown and its the most useful piece of furniture i've ever owned!
girlscantell (or anyone) - where are the brown leather looking storage boxes are from?
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