My Office Inspiration

Last weekend, we painted a space in our home which I have been referring to as “my future office”. Seeing the space painted a fresh new hue, I’m getting excited about making the space officially my office. Today, I’m sharing some images which are inspiring my designs for the space.

I chose a lovely shade of aqua for the wall colour, one of my favourite colours. I was inspired by the above image, when choosing the colour. I also love the art collage above the desk, surrounded by that massive gold frame. That’s so inventive and pretty.

In the space, there is an inherited antique sofa and a beautiful oval antique mirror hanging above it, which we got for quite a bargain at our local Sunday market. I am planning to make a couple of blue and white chinoiserie toile de jouy cushions for the sofa, to make it more comfortable to sit on. I love blue and white chinoiserie decor. I want to add a little of that in my office.

I love to mix old and new things. To balance the antiques in the room, and bring the style into the present moment, I want to have more contemporary pieces, like a sleek white desk, a Ghost chair, and a fabulous lamp. I’d love to have a few golden touches, to give the desk a chic mood.

I’m picturing a pretty pin board hanging above the desk, filled with inspiring images, as well as those random bits of paper that I end up keeping for a while (my son’s drawings, advertisements for things I don’t want to forget about, etc.). I might like to hang some art works around it, too.

For storage, I like the look of tall open shelves and floating white shelves. I’m not sure what I’ll do about that yet. Just getting a desk will be a great start!

 

I would love to add a pretty rug, to cozy up the space, and bring everything together, visually. Blue would be ideal.

 

I hope to be able to give you a “big reveal” sort of post about my office, in the somewhat near future. Stay tuned!

The Sweet Groove of the Melodies by Yolanda Sanchez

I just had to include this beautiful painting, because I love it so much. The colours and the feeling it brings me are so inspiring. I would be very happy to have something similar in my home.

Image sources, from top to bottom: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11