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Inspiration: Leah's Dining Room Workspace

9-29-leahsoffice2.jpgLike many apartment dwellers, we don't have a dedicated office in our place, so when we started working from home our dining room became a dining room/office. We were happy to see that Leah's recent dining room redo included the addition of a workspace - the streamlined area is a great example of how to put an office in a non-office room.

 
 

9-29-leahsoffice1.JPGWe love the clean aqua and white color pallet, and the use of IKEA's Grundtal rail and Asker containers to hang office and craft supplies on the wall, keeping the desk surface clutter free.

• See more pictures of Leah's dining room redo on her blog, More Ways to Waste Time.

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holy crap. beautiful.

posted by closertotheocean on 2008-09-29 20:19:27
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I would love to spend my workday in that beautiful environment! Thanks for the inspiration.

posted by jacasi on 2008-09-29 20:28:49
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i was just over there (her blog), and you need to look at the dining area...just gorgeous. take a peek at her re-do of the attic (under house voyeur archives), which became her daughter's (future apparel designer) room.
http://morewaystowastetime.blogspot.com/2008/06/house-in-progress-attic-to-aerie.html

posted by maude on 2008-09-29 22:03:49
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I have those same curtains in my dining room and I cut them too short when I was attempting to hem them as I am terrible at sewing! I love the idea of fixing the whole problem with adding at dark brown at the bottom.

posted by stitcher on 2008-09-29 23:36:53
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where can i buy those curtains? :) i looooove them sooo much

posted by asked you first on 2008-09-30 00:28:53
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Pretty palette, nice curtains!

posted by AustinSarah on 2008-09-30 01:11:23
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ditto what everyone else said about the curtains. gorgeous! where can the rest of us find them??

posted by riddlebiddle on 2008-09-30 01:19:57
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Okay, I want in on the curtains as well. Is there thing similar out there?

posted by Signe on 2008-09-30 09:13:20
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Need them curtains!!

posted by Legsly39 on 2008-09-30 09:14:02
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Love it! Especially the color. I'm trying to fit something similar somewhere in my apt. Except my desk is slightly bigger and I want a cushy chair.

posted by whytephoenix on 2008-09-30 09:58:56
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Love it. Inspiration.

posted by gquaker on 2008-09-30 10:20:45
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beautiful; where can I get those shelves??

posted by somenametoforget on 2008-09-30 10:32:50
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Oh my! I *love* this workspace! So pretty!

posted by Office With a View on 2008-09-30 10:37:14
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Now that. Is How It's Done. Gorgeous (the dining room is to die for).
I need to incorporate a sewing table into my eat-in kitchen, and this helps a lot.
Thanks for the inspiration!

posted by ValHalla on 2008-09-30 11:59:30
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lovely colors, very inspiring!

posted by bexblack32 on 2008-09-30 12:19:57
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I just saw her blog..I want to be her daughter..this woman has great flair.

posted by LoriSF on 2008-09-30 13:03:33
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this is so cute

posted by hanako66 on 2008-09-30 13:16:54
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simple and sophisticated, what a perfect balance.

posted by allijean on 2008-09-30 13:37:25
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does anyone know where those curtains are from?

posted by hollysweyn on 2008-10-04 13:57:53
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She says in the post that the curtains are from Ikea, but unfortunately, discontinued:(

posted by BadJuJu77 on 2008-10-04 14:24:46
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that is a beautiful blue, and i love those curtains.

posted by Pistachio on 2008-10-06 11:12:12
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