Office Space in the Living Room

For me, it is imperative to have a work space that is in a common area of the house.  With my own kiddos and the daycare, I don’t have the option to go very far.  I thought long and hard about this and tried to decide which room this would work best in.  I had the options of the kitchen, dinning room, or living room and none of these rooms are overly spacious.  I toyed with different areas in different rooms until it was determined that the living room was going to be my best fit. It just so happens the living room was the one room I was trying to avoid.   I did not want to invade the living room space.  I had visions for the living room, wonderful visions of a well placed sofa and magazine article ready decor, and nowhere in these visions was there a place for a desk or work space.  The other rooms were ideal for adding office/work space, but alas they were just too small with no workable options.  I had no other choice but to give the living room a shot at it.  I reluctantly placed a parsons desk in a corner of the room and stepped back to take in the results.  As I stood back and starred at it I became glad I gave it a try.  The more and more I looked at it, the more it grew on me, and I began to like it.  Now, I may actually even love it. It turns out the desk flows nicely with the room and gives me space among my people to do what I need to do. 





 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

I still have some tweaking to do.  I need to figure out something better for seating instead of the old storage ottoman and perhaps add some shelves for a place to stick all of my things.  I’m thinking I would also like to update the lighting to something wall mounted, I’ve seen some great ideas lately that I just can’t get out of my head. What are your thoughts on office space.  Would you ever add a work space to your living room?  Do you need your space separate from all the commotion going on around you, or are you like me and need to be right in the middle of it? 

Images: All Ivy Bingham for 'My Ruffled Life'