Homage

This is my home office…

… in my head, anyway. (It’s actually from here.)

I’m not going to show you what our actual office looks like – it’s just a small step away from embarrassing, and I wouldn’t want you to feel bad about judging me.

One wall is the fabulous Sherwin-Williams Baked Clay color that we used for the red wall transformation in our living room. The wall with the window is tomato red. Like, super super tomato red. And the other walls are the soft Nomadic Desert beige that is our base color throughout the house.

I chose these warm colors because I love orange and red…and I think it must have been cold out. My darling A. surprised me by painting the office while I was on a business trip. I came home to the redolent smell of paint fumes and a gleaming, red-orange office.

We never got around to properly decorating it, and lately I have been itching to finish it and move on with my life. I used to walk into that room and soak up all the warm-glowy goodness.

And now…now…I might hate it. It seems smaller than it should and  overwhelming red. I keep finding photos like this (from Apartment Therapy), and coveting the light walls and breathy, soft light.

This article showcases a lot of gems, some a little too modern for us to pull off, but full of ideas.

While I can’t exactly replicate the brick wall in this office, I’m starting to dig the idea of pulling in color through art and furniture rather than through the walls:

This is probably more likely to happen (and yes, sadly, the antlers too…), but I think “messy chic” would be a good step away from the suffocating red:

Do you guys have any ideas? It’s a small space, but I really think it could be a lot more beautiful and functional with a little light gray paint (don’t kill me, honey), a painted desk, and some white frames.

And maybe some antlers.

Love,

Tags: Home Decor, home office, inspiration photos, J's house, Paint Colors