I am moving to a bigger apartment in just two weeks.
Well, I am supposed to move into a new apartment in two weeks. The apartment transfer process is unexpectedly painful and we still do not have a proper lease for the new unit.
Assuming that I can eventually get a new lease for the apartment, I will have to figure out how to set up my home office. This means spending an inordinate amount of time lusting over designer home offices and coveting furniture that I will never be able to squeeze into my bedroom.
A boy can dream, right?
Let’s go down this rabbit hole with my current inspiration board.
First, there are the insanely expensive home-office options over at Restoration Hardware et. al.
Restoration Hardware is a fantasy for me. It’s beautiful, aspirational, and utterly out of my budget.
This doesn’t mean I won’t gawk anyway…
A beautiful Restoration Hardware desk, but with way more space than I’ll have in my new apartment.
Loving the tall skinny lights on this desk. It looks kind of low though.
I love the pictures behind this Restoration Hardware desk. The chair is also similar to my current one.
For those who never get tired of looking at themselves, this Restoration Hardware desk has a massive mirror in front of it.
I love the oversized suitcase look of this desk. The collars in the case are slightly creepy.
Just in case you forgot what time it is, the Restoration Hardware designers provide you with an extremely well-lit massive clock.
This is one of the most vintage-looking pieces that Restoration Hardware has. I love the map, but think the hat collection is strange.
I’m obsessed with this Restoration Hardware chest desk. I wonder if it actually closes.
Loving this metal chest look that Restoration Hardware has going on. I’m surprised to even see a computer in one of the shots!
These Options are Mostly Non-Functional
Price aside, these high-end home offices seem to exist in a world without cords, docking stations, or multiple monitors.
And what exactly are those oversized books in the pictures anyway? Is that a Highland Park thing? Are these ancient books that contain the secrets of how to get rich quick?
Does Donald Trump have books like this in his home office?
Speculation aside, I then turn to Apartment Therapy more for realistic home office inspiration:
I love this filing system! Although this presupposes that your desk is not in front of a window.
These chalkboard walls are awesome. I doubt that I could install these in an apartment however.
Cute mood board. Probably a little too light / feminine for my tastes.
I’m not a huge fan of covering up a window like that…but who know’s what is on the other side?
A very clean home office with a custom desk!
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Although fantasizing about home offices is fun, it is ultimately a waste of time.
I won’t really know what my home office is going to look like until all of the furniture is in the new apartment.
I likely won’t have any fancy mood boards because my monitors are gigantic, and I also prefer to put my desk right up to a window.
But perhaps this is the year where my home office no longer looks like it belongs to a day trader with a junk mail hoarding problem. We’ll see.
Pictures to come!
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