Our love of mid-century style runs long and deep — from streamline moderne to atomic age industrial. Geometrical, aeronautical angles and emphasis on clean, simple lines take center stage in this trend and are perfect for office and organizational spaces. In our mid-century inspired office, we are taking our favorite elements of this interior design style and making them relevant for today’s home.
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Tucked into a quiet hillside in the small town of Fairview, North Carolina, lies a beautiful contemporary home full of warm, earth tones and a cozy mountain feel. Sandie, an editor and designer, lives here with her musician husband and Whitney, a sweet, grey-faced golden retriever. Sandie spends many hours in her home office creating the Fairview Town Crier, a local paper,and working for other local organizations including the Fairview Business Association. The lighting in her office was adequate but put off too much heat in the small, 12 x 12 room.
Barn doors have been popping up in places other than the big building on the back 40 for some time now. Barn doors are rustic yet with an industrial edge, and this custom-made, knotty pine door features a clear stain that lets the grain, knots, and character of the wood show through beautifully. Adding to the barn flavor is the Wall Sconce just inside the next room. Read More »
A dedicated home office space can be a real boon if you find yourself working from home even part time. The only problem with a home office is that it often ends up looking, well, like an office. Our featured customers Michael and Ellen work in New York City — Michael as an engineer and Ellen as a garden designer and author. The couple has a house in the woods of Pennsylvania that they have been slowly remodeling, and their latest project was to turn their home office into something more useful and inviting.
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Do you have a home office that you just can’t seem to get right? We understand your pain, especially if you like a mix of design styles. Take this home office for example – the color palette hints at a traditional room, but the desk definitely has rustic farmhouse influences. Throw in a touch of industry with the stool and pedestal floor fan and what do you get? An industrial farmhouse home office! Read More »
Homeowners and interior designers across the country are finding ways to re-purpose one man’s trash into their own treasures. If you’re familiar with the happenings in the blogosphere, we’re sure you’ve noticed how immensely popular anything vintage industrial or rustic has become. When it comes to this design trend, the more worn the item in question is, the better. The photo shown today has taken an old barn door and added chalkboard inserts to create a weekly workstation calendar. Add a few magnets and it has been transformed into a rustic photo board.
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