Home Office Pt. 2
Friday, January 30, 2009 by Brieanna S.
Now it's time to focus on the fun stuff so here's a breakdown and a preliminary mood board.
Wall color: I finally settled on....white. Yes that's right, white. Good ol', plain, clean, glorious white. (This is coming from two previous wall colors of aqua/turquoise and dark gray.)
Window coverings: Also white. Big, voluminous, cotton white, puddling to the floor, set off by classic black hardware.
Desk: Oh dear. I will spare the long story and cut to the chase by saying that I finally decided to take the old vanity from my adolescent bedroom and re-paint it....white. Yup. More white. Can't get enough of it.
Overall color scheme: White, Black, Cream and other Soft Neutrals, Brazillian Cherry wood floors, Chrome metal accents. I haven't decided on a true "color" yet for accenting but I expect that my artwork will dictate this eventually.
Artwork: And speaking of....I'm planning on highlighting one corner of the office with floor-to-ceiling art hung in a salon-style grouping. I'm intending the artwork to consist of a lot of bright, primary colors with white mattes and light colored or white frames. There will probably be a sprinkling of b/w photography in there.
Floor coverings: I am using two rugs. One small, 3 x 5 black and white zebra print rug(not tacky, I swear!) to delineate the seating/reading area and a larger 5 x 8 cream shag rug to delineate the desk and piano area. Currently this "shag" rug is a simple bound carpet remnant but I will be replacing it with the real deal in the near/distant/unknown future. Even though the room is small, there is still plenty of cherry wood floor peeking through.
Overall room style: All the black and white, the chrome, the shag rug, and the lucite tables represent a modern aesthetic. My white painted vanity with cabriole legs, my grandmother's old painted cedar hope chest and my large ornately framed mirror have more of a vintage-y/traditional feel.
Accessories: The accessories in the room will be a mixture of the aformentioned modern and vintage styles. Think CB2 and Anthropologie. I plan to incorporate a lot of glass, silver, mirrors, oversized sculptural pieces, fresh flowers, and natural textures.
Here are a few inspiration photos:
