We have lived in our apartment for almost two years, and I am still not satisfied with the state of our second bedroom. I will post photos one day, but suffice to say, it is a difficult space. Despite being a simple box of a room, it has its challenges. One wall has a door to the hallway. Another wall has a closet door. A third wall has a window in one corner and wall air conditioning unit in another corner. (Oh, how I hate that ugly contraption! The original A/C unit was broken when we moved in, but the replacement unit our landlord installed is smaller than the hole in the wall where it goes. Having a hole in the wall was just lovely during the Boston winters, as you might imagine. I finally plugged it up with some foam, which reduced the draft but did nothing to conceal the ugliness.) The last wall has a door that goes to the outside (our fire escape, I suppose) and a soffit-like structure that probably houses some plumbing or electrical wiring.
To add to the complexity, this room has to wear many hats. It functions as:
- my home office
- our TV room
- a guest bedroom
- bicycle storage
- yoga room
- occasional craft room
Yeah, this room works hard. And it is not a very big space (I don't remember the exact measurements, but I think it's something like 10' by 12'). So, naturally, it looks like a total mess. Adding to the pigsty, we also have wedding-related crap lying around all over the apartment, including a lot of stuff in this room. Since budgeting for the wedding doesn't leave us with much spare cash, I haven't been buying any new furniture for the room, but moving the existing stuff around instead. This is only marginally helping my sanity. Meanwhile, I like to daydream of a pretty and functional multipurpose room.
As long as we are dreaming, let's start with my home office. I've been collecting inspirational images on Pinterest for about a year now, and after organizing the home office photos onto a separate pin board, I discovered a pattern. Behold:
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West Elm Parsons desk in white, IKEA Expedit shelves. From here. |
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West Elm Parsons desk in white, IKEA Expedit shelves. From here. |
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West Elm Parsons desk in white. From here. |
Of course, every office desk needs an office chair. My problem is that I find most traditional office chairs unappealing. What I have in mind is something like this:
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Love the lines on this white chair. Nicely paired with a Parsons desk. From here. |
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The bamboo detail on this (white) chair is gorgeous. From here. |
Hi Anna! What a great post and inspiration!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Kristen and I'm with Design Shuffle. I was wondering if you could e-mail me at kristen.c@designshuffle.com
Thanks and I hope to hear from you soon!
Hi Anna,
ReplyDeleteCould you please provide me with information on where you purchased the sheets and shams in the bedroom with purple accents?
Warm regards
Donna Rhea
Tacoma WA
Hi Donna,
DeleteThe bedroom featured in that photo is not mine, but you might find more information in the link under the photo (which is the source of the photo).