Get inspired: The Office

I have found that the Office (second only to the bedroom) can become the most cluttered and messy spot in the house. Because you will enevitably have a lot of little things, trash cans, folders, file cabinets, and all those necessary things, you need to keep your space fairly plain. The most visually appealing offices always have very basic colors working together in the room.

For example, plain white walls? Find one or two accent colors that can be used in one small object, a picture frame, etc. to make the room pop. Who said white walls were always a bad thing? They, in all honesty, bring more of a clean and organized feel to the room, so long as the room is actually clean ;)

Black chalkboard walls? Accent with few colors to make the room pop. Don't use 6 or 7 colors. That room is already dramatic with a dark chalkboard wall. Don't introduce too many patterns or colors into an already deep colored room. That's when a clean room can just start looking messy.

Have a very light shade of paint on the walls? Use that color to accent your space along with other very light shades. You either want striking contrast or hardly noticeable changes in colors and patterns. Don't introduce too many colors. Keep things simple, cause like I said, once you are done "decorating" there will be lots of brightly colored and patterned objects to introduce to the room (books, folders, pictures, staplers, computers, mouse pads, etc.) Let those objects be your pops of color and take it easy on everything else! Less is more! :)

This is getting me inspired to ACTUALLY finish my own office. I need to get pictures up of that too!

Source #1, Source #2, Source #3, Source #4, Source #5, Source #6

 

 

Comments

[Lori Lynn]

I LOVE this. Our office is the last room in our house we have to unpack and decorate, we've basically been using it to store all the crap we haven't been unpacking over the past year. While I am finally all done with unpacking my stuff, the husband has been dragging his feet like nobody's business but I digress...maybe using these pics as inspiration I can draw up a design plan for the room and that will encourage him to get his junk picked up and put away so we stop looking like future hoarders!

[Heather]

Love love love the tassel garland in the first photo & the chalk board wall in the fourth!

http://ahopelessnotebook.blogspot.com/

[BlythePonytailParades]

Hahaha this just cracked me up! I understand this ALL too well! We are STILL unpacking our house from over a year ago. It's a long process and we both have a hard time sticking to it. It's easy to keep certain parts of the house neat and organized, but my office is just messy….

[BlythePonytailParades]

Heather- I really want that tassel garland. It's so sweet :)

[Dawn]

I actually live in an efficiency right now (which isn't too bad, really), but I REALLY WANT A DESK. I have a computer cabinet that I bought from Walmart (of all places) years ago. I want a real desk. A white one, perhaps, maybe one with a glass top. Something real, something open.

[BlythePonytailParades]

That sounds quite nice! Occasionally, I will spot something at Walmart like that :P It's the last place you think you would find furniture.

[Meredith]

Love,love,love this post! This is just what I needed to see, today. One of my goals this year is to finally get a designated work space going. Thanks for the inspiration. :)

[BlythePonytailParades]

Oh good!!! It was really helping me out a lot today ^_^

[Jane]

I want them all. I want them all.
I love going to IKEA and think as if they are all mine = as if I live there :)
Happy Friday, Violet :D

[BlythePonytailParades]

Haha I know the feeling! I Think the first one and the second to last are my very favorites! :D

[Stacie]

Wow I adore your blog!!

Hello, I'm Stacie :) I love the top office inspiration, I think I am going to need to make some of those tassels!

Stacie xo
Curious Damsel

[Rolala]

These office spaces are so gorgeous and inspiring! I love the first 2 cause they're abit girly and fun!

[blytheponytailparades]

Stacie- Thank you so much!!!! I want to try to make them too. I found them online to buy and they are too expensive for me :(
Rolala- They're my favorite too!!!!

[Shannon from Little Luck Tree]

Oooh I love all of these!

Especially that silly dinosaur skeleton!

[blytheponytailparades]

Shannon- I know right? That's the first thing I noticed when I saw this picture :)

[Dayner]

I've just found your blog and love it! Funnily enough my office/workspace my my last blog post too... all these are decorated beautifully!

Dayner x my blog - mozzypop.com

[BlythePonytailParades]

Awww thank you Dayner ^_^

[Barbie @ Posters Printing]

Oh how I wish to have a room like that on the 2nd to the last photo! Very warm and cozy and I love the light colors. :)

[jasmine]

love this simplicity, but very pretty and modern. :) great interior inspirations... i'm moving so i might try the first one. :) your blog is amazing! i'm a beginner photographer, so your blog is inspiring. enjoyed browsing your blog. following you now via google and bloglovin. :) i'd be so honored if you decided to do the same. :) wishing you all the best on your new blog. :) have a great day!
xoxo
jasmine
http://adamalexmommy.com

[BlythePonytailParades]

Thank you so much Jasmine! That really means a lot to me! :)