Decorating a Home Office With Vintage Style and Class

Let’s start with the essentials, a horizontal surface on which to write and place other essentials like a computer/fax/copier, phone, and whatever else you would like nearby. Think about a roll top desk. There are reproductions made in various sizes to fit your work space and needs. If you like authenticity, consider working with a reputable antiques dealer who will help find the desk for your needs.

Roll top desks offer numerous cubbies to hold all sorts of necessities like paper clips, flash drives, and pens. There are larger drawers that are file size in case you have paper files you want at your fingertips. The top of a roll top desk has a shelf, great for displaying pictures, books, awards, or consider placing an antique clock to help mark the time.

One feature available with a roll top desk is you can close the cover and create a beautiful profile, leaving your work undisturbed underneath.

Let’s move to the seating. A vintage desk looks best with vintage seating. Again, there are companies that specialize in reproduction desk chairs; some even come with the wheels for ease of mobility around your work space. It is probably best to get a chair with arms, so be sure to measure the height of your desk so the chair arms fit with the desk. Chair arms give you a place pause and lean on as you contemplate during your work day.

Seating for you clients and guests ought to be comfortable, but not the type of chair that swallows one and is difficult to get out of without the assistance from a front loader! Nor do you want chairs that are too modern. The traditional wing chair works well with a vintage style home office. I recommend a trip to a reputable furniture store where you can select the style of legs and customize the fabric in which your chair will be covered. At least two chairs should be upholstered in matching fabric. A third chair or small love seat is optional but will add much to the overall look of your office. Upholster this third seat in a complementary fabric to the chairs.

If you decide your walls need an update to match your furniture consider consulting the paint companies offering historical colors. Typically offices were considered masculine rooms and were painted in darker colors. Green is traditional and associated with encouraging creativity. I suggest before committing to any color live with a few of your favorite color choices for at least 2 months. Paint samples of your color selections on the walls and check the colors in different lights and at different times of the day. Choose what your eye finds most appealing insuring it complements your choice of upholstery and window treatments.

Accessorize your newly decorated vintage home office with brass inkwells, period lighting, which means no track lighting. Early typewriters produced in the 1800s by Draper, Victor, and Hammond adds an especially nostalgic touch to your office surroundings.

Remember, however you decide to decorate your home office it must be comfortable and conducive to your work. After all, you live and work there.

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