Help! Office design

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Looking for smarter people than me :slight_smile: this is my home office. I don’t know how to make this space feel Whole. I like the desk in the middle of the space, looking at the double doors to the hallway but I have to work how to organize cords for computers and monitor for it to be workable. I don’t know what to do with the wall on the right. Currently a long tapestry, is that the wrong thing? Wha should I do with the big open space behind the desk? I’m a huge reader so I would love to keep the books

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this is such a beautiful office!! a few ideas:

  • i think if you want the desk in the middle of the room it would be awesome to get a desk with a bit more bulk – like with built in drawers on the bottom on either side of the leg space, and with a backing behind the leg cubby (so you can’t see under your desk from the front of the room). it would help with the visual weight and scale and you could hide cords in there (like velcroing a surge protector to the back of your leg cubby)
  • i also was chatting to a member the other day who bought cord holders and actually used them to create a wave-like shape with her cord, thereby making the cord an actual design element instead of somethign to hide. another idea would be to buy or make a fabric cord cover (they come in all fabrics and types!)

i love the books in the shelf and would keep them, though i’d love to see a big painting or tapestry in the big open nook in the center. it would also make for an awesome zoom background :slight_smile:

as for the wall on the right, what about a huge fabric pin board to pin inspiration onto? like this? you could DIY a huge one with a fabric of your choice, or you could get 3 in a row and hang it like a triptych. that way you can keep changing up the specifics of what’s on the wall, and it’s really energizing for your workspace :slight_smile:

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Wow thank you! I had no idea a cord cover even existed. This is very helpful.
I agree with needing a larger desk, more substantial in weight. Sadly this is convertible to a standing desk but might be time to say goodbye!

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hi!

definitely agree with you both on the desk in the middle of the room. If you really want the functionality of the standing desk, I’ve been seeing some people DIY bases that hide/add bulk to the legs of the standing desk, that could be a good way to add some bulk but still have the option to stand when you want to!

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That was my thought yesterday!! Thanks for sending videos