Inspiration for a Reader’s Office/Dining Makeover

Julie contacted us for help making over her office space that lives in her dining room. It’s her favorite room in the house to work in, but her husband hates how she has her desk set up against one of the walls so she’s asking for a solution that is more attractive. Since this is the first room you walk into in the house, Julie and her husband want to make sure that it’s inviting and doesn’t feel like you’re walking into an office.

Here’s a picture of the room as it currently is

Dining Office Before — Julie’s Dining Room Office Before

Julie isn’t married to any of the furniture in the room, although she does want to keep the yellow walls. We knew we didn’t want a typical desk in the office so as we were looking for inspiration shots, we had to think a little differently. Here’s where we ended up…

1. This first photo is the overall feel we recommend for this room–a mixture of modern and traditional that creates a really eclectic feel. We’d replace the existing table with a traditional round one and surround it with matching chairs (modern) and a console off to the side that would be used as Julie’s work area.

2. Drapery frames the windows and creates a little bit more of a formal feel.

Eclectic Dining Room design by Omaha Interior Designer Birdhouse Interior Design Consulting — Birdhouse Design

3. A white console would serve as Julie’s new work area–we love this simple white lacquer parsons console which would go under the window so that she has a great view.

4. While we’re not going to recommend doing a patterned upholstered chair, we do want to bring a similar feel into the room so we’ll look to bring some pattern in through the curtains.

5. Two storage ottomans would serve as a place to put office supplies and as a pop of color in an otherwise neutral palette. They would slide under the console when Julie isn’t working. They would also also serve as extra seating in the adjacent living room if needed.

6. There’s also limited lighting in the room, so we’d do a light over the table and lamps on the side console–lighting at different levels is a MUST in any room!

ther Metros Interior Designer The Couture Rooms — via Houzz

Tomorrow, we’ll pull all these ideas together into a design board for Julie with specific suggestions. Hope you guys like the inspiration shots–a dining room is always a good place to try to create a multi-use space.

Inspiration for a Reader’s Office/Dining Makeover

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