Inspiration: Warmth in the Workplace
Jeffers Design Group
Located in a former auto shop in an industrial neighborhood, the Jeffers studios are an exercise in successful contrast. The rich oranges, pinks, and creams used to decorate the space do a brilliant job of adding softness to the gorgeous, sharp-edged bones of the warehouse. Warm colors are great in a home office, too, especially if you're integrating an office area into a family room.
Enormous floor-to-ceiling drapes give workers privacy in an open office space without creating that lab-rat feel of a cubicle maze. This is another trick you can use in your home office; focus on draperies to add coziness, but also pay close attention to your lighting. A room with thoughtful window treatments and ample lighting is a place you'll actually want to sit for hours with your work!
Jeffers' signature ability to mix vintage with modern comes through beautifully in the studio design as well. Salvage items like tall antique doors lean casually against long, otherwise bare warehouse walls. Seating vignettes are focused around pedestal tables made from crumbling architectural bits and pieces. This is another idea you can try at home... remember your office when deciding where to put your beloved flea market and salvage finds.
For more photos of the Jeffers Design Group studios, check out Jeffers' website, which also features more home offices designed by Jeffers.
(Images: Jeffers Design Group)
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Wow, the orange drapes are amazing. I painted 2 walls in my studio "Koi" orange and it's a great warm, happy, energetic color for a workspace. They have walked the line between several different eras and styles here - and it all hangs together beautifully.
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Absolutely beautiful! Who wouldn't be inspired walking into these offices everyday!
view hellolover's profile
Those drapes! Actually all of the textiles used are really fantastic.
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Jay has such great taste! When I saw that picture of the loft, I paused - what a wonderful job. I just sold a loft and I know how hard it is to take this type of space and make it look warm and inviting. I knew Jay many years ago - he always had a keen sense of style. Congratulations Jay. What a talent!
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What a lovely space to work every day. It's so unfortunate that a lot of businesses just don't care about their employees' work environments, and refuse to invest in making them nice.
view sally305's profile
Jay has some money to spend!
view chartreuse's profile
that's pretty awful. looks like a bordello crossed with a mausoleum.
view davidsl's profile
This is a very nice space.
davidsl, can you post some links to your interiors for comparison?
view Thomas's profile
Sorry. Davidsl is right. We're not feeling this place at all. We love Jay Jeffers' work, but the office space looks cold. They didn't do enough to overcome those high ceilings. Great for parties, not for working. We'll bet the only person who gets any work done is the one (Jay?) who gets the room with the low ceiling.
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