Manolo for the Home

I’ve heard that one’s office ought to be light and inviting and airy, but I come from the school of thought that says that offices should really be rather stuffy and dignified and almost a little manly. While the majority of my house is decorated in cool, welcoming color schemes, my home office is red. When I say red, I mean redredred as in the deep, vivid red of a Macoun apple. The room is furthermore furnished with dark, antique furniture.

All in all, it’s a space custom designed to stress people out, but I thrive in it, which just goes to show you that you needn’t always listen to decorators and color theorists. If it works for you, it works for you, and that’s all that you really need to know.

My intense workspace is, however, not entirely finished. There’s the issue of lighting, for one — I’m thankful for my windows because all I have is one floor lamp next to my desk and the little lamp that illuminates my sewing machine. I am most definitely in the marker for some form of overhead lighting. I’m also looking for something to hold my music books and sewing books, and perhaps also a bit more for the walls and windows.

What follows is a froufrou wishlist that may inspire, if you (like me) are into all things black, white, and red (er, plus yellow and bronze) all over.

Lighting? Check!

Window decor? Check!

Something to hold books-in-use? Check!

And something to hold books not in use? Double check!

This entry was posted on Friday, June 13th, 2008 at 8:40 am by Christa Terry and is filed under Just Because, Lighting, Spaces. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.