Having neglected our home office, beyond placing the computers in the room and a random table table we have owned for years, nothing had really been done. Stacy was doing her work with piles of paperwork on the floor next to her desk and digging through boxes still stored in the garage to get to things she needed whenever they were in high demand. So, After having experienced several months of this (honestly where does the time go) we decided to spruce up the workspace a little.

We started off by examining (and re-examining) the layout of the office to try and optimize the space to its fullest potential. We decided on using to long L-shaped desks and a center storage unit to divide them. We found a fairly well priced little storage unit (called the ASPVIK —that name just rolls off the tongue) at IKEA,with a roll top style door that would help to hide some of the clutter. Along with that Stacy picked up a few sets of legs that we decided to affix to a desk that I constructed out of some leftover plywood flooring. The desks took a little longer to build then I had hoped but once they were together and in place, they were well worth it. The old table we had been using was narrow and didn’t utilize the rooms depth. At the same time, it was so deep that it pushed us so far away from the windows (which were strategically placed to allow for a very private but peaceful view of our wooded side yards) that we could barely see out of them. Now we just need to straighten up a little, add some artwork and we can really start to enjoy the great light and energy that this space has.

The office was functional but completely unorganized, crowded and a poor use of space.

The simple storage unit from IKEA along with two well positioned desks, built from leftover plywood, made the space a lot more functional and organized.

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