One of my favorite spots in an apartment is the desk area.
Whether it is small, spacious, big, wood, black, white, or a pull down from a
wall, a desk is an absolute essential when it comes to college students or
people who work from home aka Bloggers. The truth is no matter what you do for a
living, everyone needs a nice quaint desk space to organize all of their junk or
to simply read and pay bills. Some of my favorite desk areas are in apartments.
Every office
needs:
1) A functional yet attractive desk to house all of your office
supplies and/or hobbies. This desk should include a drawer, or cubes *multiple
cubes*.
Suggestions: EXPEDIT Workstation- Ikea and Corner Desk-Target
2) Desk chair- You do plan on sitting down at your desk, right?
Comfort is key, but not so comfy that you fall asleep while working…not so
professional. To avoid that, opt for a bright color like the affordable one
below. More of a conventional worker, try one of Wal Mart’s Best Selling chairs in the normal black leather.
3) Some kind of pencil cup (mug, cup, pencil organizer)- Try a
festive (Valentine’s Day) mug or buy the basic pencil cup, whichever floats your
boat. You could even do something crazy like use a mug you already own (haha).
Suggestions: Eat Cake For Breakfast- Kate Spade mug and Nate Berkus pencil cup
Only real nerds lust over designer pencils, aka me; which are also from Kate Spade,
surprise right? I thought so too. Or how about some Jonathan Adler pens? Ahh now we’re talking.
4) Bulletin board- For important dates, memories, inspiration.
Bulletin boards need push pins to hold items.
How about some Kate Spade bow push pins? Perfect.
5) Book storage- Every desk needs books and every book needs a
place.
Suggestions: Floating bookshelf- Ikea and Billy bookcase- Ikea
Monday’s blog post on Bows and
Moccasins features What To Read: fashion/home and inspirational books.
6) Paper Organization: Bills, receipts, recipes, notes from the
office, printed out emails…are you exhausted yet? There is nothing worse than an
unorganized office with stacks of paper on every corner. It is time to tame the clutter that has been building up and find a place for every loose piece.
7) Task light- It is absolutely essential that this piece has a
working light bulb then whatever else is up to you.
Suggestions: Royal Velvet- JcPenney and Royal Velvet- JcPenney (I bet you can’t guess I love these?)
Also check out Lite Source Inc. Euros Desk Lamp- Kohls and Forfar Desk Lamp- One Kings Lane
Also check out Lite Source Inc. Euros Desk Lamp- Kohls and Forfar Desk Lamp- One Kings Lane
8) Extra bits and bobs- The details pull everything together and
make the office area/study officially yours.
What is your favorite part of a functional office? Tell
me in the comments!
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