Home Office with a Reading Nook and Yellow Walls Ideas and Designs

This is an example of a medium sized classic home office in New York with a reading nook, yellow walls and light hardwood flooring.

Bright Home Office

Cutting Edge Homes Inc.

Custom built-ins add character and functionality to this bright home office space. • Whole Home Renovation, 1927 Built Home West Newton, MA
Inspiration for a large classic home office in Boston with a reading nook, yellow walls and a freestanding desk.

Larchmont Harbor Residence

Amanda Kirkpatrick Photography

Design ideas for a large beach style home office in New York with a reading nook, yellow walls, light hardwood flooring, a freestanding desk and blue floors.

Custom Library in Hudson NH

Dream Kitchens

S.Sherman
Classic home office in Boston with a reading nook, yellow walls and no fireplace.

Traditional Home in Tesuque

Pink Dwelling

Design ideas for a medium sized home office in Other with a reading nook, yellow walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a plastered fireplace surround, a freestanding desk and beige floors.

Agencements sur mesure

Juliette Belliot

Inspiration for a small contemporary home office in Grenoble with yellow walls, light hardwood flooring, a built-in desk, a reading nook, no fireplace and brown floors.

Bellevue Basement Remodel

ArchiUS Architecture + Design

Small contemporary home office in Seattle with a reading nook, yellow walls, no fireplace, brown floors and tongue and groove walls.

North Garden

Arterra Design & Construction

Inspiration for a medium sized rustic home office in Other with a reading nook, yellow walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace and multi-coloured floors.

Stanwood Custom Home

John Piazza Jr Construction & Remodeling

Design ideas for a victorian home office in Seattle with a reading nook, yellow walls, laminate floors and brown floors.

Jack Badger - Masonry

Ben Naylor

Library with sand stone bolection style fireplace.
Inspiration for a medium sized traditional home office in Cheshire with a reading nook, yellow walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.

Locust Valley

Christopher Maya Associates Inc.

Custom chairs, covered in Colefax and Fowler’s Bennett, flank a sofa in a Claremont mohair, its vibrant hue playing off bookshelves lacquered in a custom color by Fine Paints of Europe; 19th-century Chinese lamps, Sutter Antiques. Photographer: Thomas Loof

Inglewood Drive

MarquisCabinets.ca

Design ideas for a medium sized traditional home office in Toronto with a reading nook, yellow walls, lino flooring, no fireplace, a freestanding desk and multi-coloured floors.

LONDON TERRACED HOUSE

Stephen Ryan Design and Decoration

One of those otherwise useless half landings on the staircase or a large Victorian house is usefully functioned as a little writing/ iPad area overlooking the garden. A fun little writing table in steel and leather has a neat little chair that tucks in 'invisably' . Shimmering velvet dress curtains soften the 'niche' and chartreuse glass lamps from Porta Romana with wall coloured silk shades add a splash of colour. Photo credit : James Balston

Custom Entertainment Units & Mantels pieces.

WL Kitchen & Home

Design ideas for an expansive traditional home office in New York with a built-in desk, a reading nook, yellow walls, ceramic flooring, a wooden fireplace surround and brown floors.

Redondo Beach - Traditional with Asian & Eclectic Influences

Creative Spaces Interior Design, Inc.

We were hired to select all new fabric, space planning, lighting, and paint colors in this three-story home. Our client decided to do a remodel and to install an elevator to be able to reach all three levels in their forever home located in Redondo Beach, CA. We selected close to 200 yards of fabric to tell a story and installed all new window coverings, and reupholstered all the existing furniture. We mixed colors and textures to create our traditional Asian theme. We installed all new LED lighting on the first and second floor with either tracks or sconces. We installed two chandeliers, one in the first room you see as you enter the home and the statement fixture in the dining room reminds me of a cherry blossom. We did a lot of spaces planning and created a hidden office in the family room housed behind bypass barn doors. We created a seating area in the bedroom and a conversation area in the downstairs. I loved working with our client. She knew what she wanted and was very easy to work with. We both expanded each other's horizons. Tom Queally Photography

Lantana French Country Updated

Nicole Arnold Interiors

This French country traditional home got a colorful update with a major focus on consistency. The main living area walls were painted with a pale yellow that accented fresh colors in upholstery and furnishings. The guest suite went from a painting studio to a luxe oasis with deep navy charcoal paint and prints to tie in our client’s furnishings. Finally, one of our favorite transformations in this space, we took the old guest room and turned it into a craft room, artist library, and office space.

The Springdell Project

TK Building & Design

Photo of a small traditional home office in Other with a reading nook, yellow walls, medium hardwood flooring, a built-in desk and brown floors.

Transitional Style Decor

Lumar Interiors

We went with a classic style for this lovely home office. The home office features custom built-ins and a large desk in rich, traditional woods. To balance out the dark woodwork, we added a small sitting area in light, off-white linens and gold finishes throughout. Project by Richmond Hill interior design firm Lumar Interiors. Also serving Aurora, Newmarket, King City, Markham, Thornhill, Vaughan, York Region, and the Greater Toronto Area. For more about Lumar Interiors, click here: https://www.lumarinteriors.com/ To learn more about this project, click here: https://www.lumarinteriors.com/portfolio/stouffville-project/

Water Remediation & Restoration

Shack Built, LLC

Design ideas for a home office in Kansas City with a reading nook, yellow walls, dark hardwood flooring, a coffered ceiling and panelled walls.

Redondo Beach - Traditional with Asian & Eclectic Influences

Creative Spaces Interior Design, Inc.

Home Office with a Reading Nook and Yellow Walls Ideas and Designs

Whether you work from home or need a study space to get things done out of hours, finding room in the house for a home office makes for a valuable addition to many homes. Having a home office can seem like the best of both worlds, but it’s important to keep in mind that this should be a productive space that keeps out the many distractions of home. You may not have the luxury of a dedicated room to turn into your office room or home library, so choose your space wisely to ensure privacy and adequate storage. A carefully designed corner in your living room or an alcove can be made into a productive and stylish study space. Your home office furniture with the desk in the centre of your design, needs to include both work surface space and storage ideas – never underestimate how quickly a computer desk can become cluttered with stationery and box files.

How do I find home office ideas?

For any basic home office or study set up there are just two essential office furniture items: desks and seating. If you will be a frequent home worker then you will also want to invest in nice desk lighting, filing cabinets or bookcases. Desks need to be large enough to accommodate all the tools of your trade. The material your desk is made from will set the tone for your home office design, whether you opt for glass, traditional teak, luxurious mahogany or affordable pine. Investing in a good quality task chair is imperative for the office – there are some great ergonomic chairs at every price level that will help to compensate for our modern, computer-bound lifestyles. If you have room for an office chair other than your computer chair, choose something comfortable but still supportive for when you need a break from your desk. Ideas that include a nice bookcase design and wall shelves mean your study can double as a home library. For a truly luxurious home office you could consider fitted office furniture which will maximise the space you have and create a permanent space in your home dedicated to work.

How to find ideas for my home office decor?

The right ambience will make your home office a place you enjoy spending time without taking away your focus. Choose a colour scheme that encourages productivity for you – that may be a palette that is calming and restful, or you might feel more inspired by bright invigorating colours and graphic prints. When decorating the walls, look out for items that create the right studious vibe for the room. Wall maps, pinboards that can serve as mood or inspiration boards, and world clocks can all be great options when considering office design ideas. Practical necessities like desk lamps needn’t be unattractive – there a range of stunning designer lamps available. After all your hard work to make this a productive space, clutter can be very distracting so limit the items on your home office desk to a couple of your favourite photographs and perhaps a trinket or two to stimulate the mind. Papers and office supplies should be tucked away, so keep the space tidy and maintain your office as a calm work space that promotes focus – all the better to see your lovely decor with.

How do I setup a home office in a small room?

A home office doesn’t have to mean a separate room – the nature of working from home involves compartmentalisation, so apply this concept practically to your space. Even a small space, if sectioned off properly, can be transformed into a great workstation or study area. Unused nooks are the perfect places to fit your study in a small room – place a desk and chair under some floating shelves. Even under-utilised fitted wardrobes can make an innovative makeshift home office desk space with built-in storage. If the room you have can’t accommodate a full set of office furniture, opt for versatile options such as home office desks with built-in drawers or storage benches. If you use a laptop instead of a desktop PC, you may even consider a folding table that can be simply tidied away when you’re done working or studying. Alternatively, you may want to leave the house altogether – garden offices, either purpose-built or converted from sheds, are increasingly popular as a tranquil space away from the chaos of home life. If it was good enough for Roald Dahl, it’s certainly good enough for us.

How do I create a home library?

If the stuffiness of home office desks, swivel chairs and filing cabinets is too much for you, a library space may be more your thing when it comes to study, work or even relaxation. Libraries are peaceful and quiet places, and with careful consideration you can recreate this in an area of your home. Books are obviously going to feature heavily in your home library design, and you’ll need a place to store them. A bookcase or nice shelving can create room dividers if you don’t have a whole room to dedicate to a home library, and the benefit of bookcases is that they are movable – you don’t have to stick with one layout it it’s not working. If you don’t want to take up space, shelves hung on the walls will work just as well, and if you really want that authentic library feel then you’ll have to go with built in bookshelves that stretch from floor to ceiling. Next all you need is a comfy chair in amongst the books or a desk if you plan to do work or study from your library. Remember that library areas can be slotted in all around the home – under the stairs, in a corner of your living room or kitchen, as a mezzanine or in a small spare room.

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