Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jul 06, 2009 8:36 pm Do they exist? I'm sure we've all seen the classic 'old school' home office and the standard IKEA style setup but have any of you seen anything uber trendy? Maybe something from the Apple world as opposed to the PC world....haha. To give some context here are some pictures of desks that I like. We're planning to renovate our Victorian house next year and I need some ideas for a home office. Feel free to post book shelves, chairs.....whatever. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: A modern home office? 3Jul 06, 2009 8:46 pm Nice pics. I haven't seen anything like those. Where did you find them? Built Liberty 42 - Handover 26th Feb 2010 forum thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17243 Re: A modern home office? 4Jul 06, 2009 8:49 pm Speaking as someone who has worked from home for many years now I can say with great confidence that the furniture is almost irrelevant. Noise is the big factor: kids, household noise, traffic etc. You can't do serious business on the phone if you have domestic sounds in the background, and it's damn hard to concentrate as well. Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: A modern home office? 5Jul 06, 2009 9:01 pm I totally agree with Cabinfever, I really don’t care about my furniture as well, as long as I have the room to do what I need to, and there is no noise in the back ground, I’m happy. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: A modern home office? 6Jul 06, 2009 9:17 pm @ kelly They were just random pics found on the web via good ol' google. My home office will be more of a part time affair with all the serious work actually being done at work *shakes fist at employer* so although the function is important so is the form....hmmm...I might talk to the architect about some custom joinery. Renovation Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38489 My home office is hot with computer equipment running virtually 18 hours a day. When it gets unbearably warm I simply step out of my door into the living area which is… 0 5122 We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. The quote above was purely for “pre-wiring” so the blinds company can install the motors and blinds. That’s why we… 5 16263 From what I know about water tanks (I've been working with a client on them for a few years now) is this - The concrete can last a lifetime if they don't crack for some… 2 10629 |