Home Makeover Interior designing and decoration tips

The rest of the office is very practical. There’s a clean-lined table that acts as a desk and a few comfy chairs for visitors or for Shawn when he takes a break. Instead of going with traditional file cabinets, I found galvanized steel chests that look a little less formal but are just as storage-friendly. The light fixtures are also galvanized, and, since they look like something you might find in a barn, feel right at home next to the giant herd of cattle on the wall. For more storage, I built a low plywood unit with curved shelves, then filled them with painted tins and galvanized buckets. You can find these at hardware, garden, and specialty stores and they’re a terrific place to toss paperwork and office paraphernalia, from pens and pencils to mailing materials. One thing you might notice about this room is that it’s done in primarily warm, earthy neutrals.
Usually, I’d be inclined to add some color to such a neutral room’ to give it some pop, but this time I just decided to let the cows do all the talking. When a room’s got several tons of bovine beauty staring out from the walls, it probably has enough punch already. LEFT In some ways, this office does double duty. It’s a place where farm business is conducted, and it’s a place where the farmer can come in from the heat (or cold). Take a load off, and relax for the few spare minutes he has in a day. Clean & Simple 187 There’s one thing most home offices have in common: They’re relatively small.
For some reason, we tend to give ourselves lots of space for living and less space for work. But no worries: You can do a lot with a little if you think strategically. 20. Meanwhile, their house became so neglected it was literally falling down around them. As the nonprofit business they created -True Blue Animal Rescue (T-BAR)-grew, the DeAeths needed to get organized and present a more professional face to the public. Let’s just say it was time they stopped conducting the operation out of boxes. The office had to provide ample storage for all the paperwork involved in animal adoption (and if you’ve ever tried to adopt a pet, you probably know that the application is as thick as a book), and help them keep the animals’ comings and goings straight. I also thought the office should be bright and cheery.