Contemporary Small Home Office Transformation

Valori's Office + Occasional Overflow bedroom

Neutral

Morning light

1. The room is not a perfect square or rectangle - it has a 31.5" x 45" section notched out of it.
2. Must have a barn door for privacy and the barn door must be hung on the inside of the room (the hallway outside my office is too narrow for barn door to be placed on the outside of the doorway opening). The door must slide to the left of the door opening (looking from the inside).
3. Only natural light in the morning from an eastern floor to ceiling window which looks out onto the driveway.
4. There are wall to ceiling windows across from each other. One of the windows is actually part of the interior hallway.

1. Flooring - matches entire bottom floor of house. Porcelenosa Tanzania natural matte porcelain "wood-like" planks.
2. Shade Store ceiling to floor (ceiling-mounted) Solars 3% Grey motorized roller shade (light diffusing, not 100% privacy - some ability to see out). Specified, but not ordered yet, (will be within 3-4 weeks - unless a change is quickly made).
3. BDI Walnut desk with black frame. It is an adjustable sit/stand desk. It is in storage. The current plan is to orient the desk so that it faces wall "d" (see sketch of plans. It is 60" wide (which isn't optimal; however I love the desk, which is fairly new).
4. I have two or three matt black rolling file cabinets for my files.
5. Black desk chair Herman Miller Lino Chair
https://www.dwr.com/office-chairs/lino-chair/2514561.html?lang=en_US
6. The walls are BM White Huron painted plaster veneer. Electrical and lighting can be moved, but it would be difficult, take time and be costly.

7. Gerard Mortier artwork (description matches uploaded jpeg image)
a) left side: Les Vieilles Maisons de St Valery- sur Somme (40 h x 32 w in) vertical orientation
b.) top right: La Rue Jeanne d'Arc (18 h x 24 w in) horizontal orientation
c.) bottom right: Les Cabines a Hardelot (24 h x 32 w in) horizontal orientation

Yes

Open to both

No

Our retirement home is under construction and nearing completion. It is near the beach. The other side of the house faces the ocean (and some houses). My office is in the "interior" of the house. We have a local interior designer guiding us through the big decisions. I want to work on my office project separately. I had a good experience with Drew F. who helped us redecorate a 1 bedroom condo we purchased in Boulder, CO last year. I loved that he was able to incorporate some of our favorite art and really listened to our requirement to be able to move around a couple of pieces of furniture easily to accommodate a sofa bed.

1. I have been a College Advisor with a private practice. I am (for now) retiring for at least a year. At my previous home (pre-Covid) I met with students and occasionally parents in my home office. I do not plan to host clients in my new "retirement" home office.

2. I have provided a "cable" jack in two locations, not knowing where I would want a small TV. There is one on wall "D" below the 4" recessed 29"W x 47" high niche. There is another one on wall "C" tucked in the corner. In one location or another I would like to be able to view the TV while I am working.

3. There is a 4" deep niche recessed into the studs on wall "D". Wall D could be built out so that the niche could be deeper. The niche could also be filled in and not used. I have a bronze statue on a white marble base that I had in a niche in my office at my old home.

4. The bottom 1/3 of the interior and exterior floor to ceiling windows are frosted.

5. There may be a few occasions each year when we will have more guests than bedrooms. I would like my office to serve as an overflow sleep area for at least a cot or twin bed - it could be built into a wall system. I would be willing to exceed the budget if that is required.