Hasta La Ideas

This week’s Workspace of the Week is Johannes_G’s bare bones home office:

I chose this office because its minimalist style is extremely calming. There isn’t anything here to distract the owner while he works. In the notes about the image, Johannes_G says that he deliberately got rid of an external monitor and chose to only use the laptop screen to keep the setup uncluttered. I prefer to work with two monitors for improved productivity, but I’m happy to read that careful thought went into the selection process for each of the desk’s items. So often people put items and equipment on their work surfaces out of habit instead of with intentional action. Seeing this desk made me pause and look at my desk to see if anything was on it out of habit instead of need. Thank you, Johannes_G, for your addition to our Flickr pool.

Want to have your own workspace featured in Workspace of the Week? Submit a picture to the Unclutterer flickr pool. Check it out because we have a nice little community brewing there. Also, don’t forget that workspaces aren’t just desks. If you’re a cook, it’s a kitchen; if you’re a carpenter, it’s your workbench.

This week’s Workspace of the Week is AlmostBunnies’ dining room office:

I’m drawn to this office because of its unconventional location and assembly. For space issues, AlmostBunnies needed the office to be located in the corner of the dining room and for the desk to be as small as possible. Even though the work surface is small, with the help of the storage shelving to the left of the desk, there is space for a paper shredder, inbox, printer, task light, and file box. Additionally, the cables match the wall paint, so they go relatively unnoticed. A description from the owner:

My hunt for a perfect chair is finally over … this vintage chair I scored at a flea market yesterday. I just re-uphostered the cushion with linen and Voila! It’s a perfect match and I’m absolutely loving it.

Again, this desk is DIY. I couldn’t find the right size desk top (small enough to fit in our tiny dining room), so I bought this pine wood panel, had it cut, pained it in white and added the legs from IKEA.

Also notice I spary-painted the IKEA VIKA INGE legs in white because they only come in silver and I’ve never liked it

Thank you, AlmostBunnies, for your submission to our Flickr group.

Want to have your own workspace featured in Workspace of the Week? Submit a picture to the Unclutterer flickr pool. Check it out because we have a nice little community brewing there. Also, don’t forget that workspaces aren’t just desks. If you’re a cook, it’s a kitchen; if you’re a carpenter, it’s your workbench.

This week’s Workspace of the Week is ハク’s tech-heavy setup:

Three monitors and the numerous other pieces of hardware on this desk could easily be a disorganized nightmare, but ハク has assembled this gear into a techie’s chaos-free dream space. There are multiple images in our pool of the desk. What’s most incredible to me is that on the back side of one of the shelves is a homemade light box to photograph small figurines — it’s not a mess of cables on the back side of the desk, it’s functional space! (The cable management on this desk is pristine.) And, under the desk is a media storage shelf occupying space that is behind where legs hit but would otherwise be a useless void. I am truly impressed with ハク’s workspace.

Want to have your own workspace featured in Workspace of the Week? Submit a picture to the Unclutterer flickr pool. Check it out because we have a nice little community brewing there. Also, don’t forget that workspaces aren’t just desks. If you’re a cook, it’s a kitchen; if you’re a carpenter, it’s your workbench.

This week’s Workspace of the Week is Almostbunnies’ sleek storage shelves:

In this setup, I like the consistently muted color palette, how all of the items have an assigned storage container, and that it works well for its users. Each cube appears to be dedicated to a purpose — all magazines are together, books are separated from workbooks on the bottom shelves, etc. I also enjoyed the caption under the image:

My golden rules for organizing:
1.must have easy access
2.leave some room to grow

Thank you, Almostbunnies, for your submission to our Flickr pool. Your office bookshelf is splendid.

Want to have your own workspace featured in Workspace of the Week? Submit a picture to the Unclutterer flickr pool. Check it out because we have a nice little community brewing there. Also, don’t forget that workspaces aren’t just desks. If you’re a cook, it’s a kitchen; if you’re a carpenter, it’s your workbench.

This week’s Workspace of the Week is fun9us’s fun work room:

This workspace is a great example of how to honor one’s mementos. fun9us features his collection of Japanese toys as the focal point for a fun and inspiring workspace. The collection is well organized, contained, and creates an inspiring work environment.

Want to have your own workspace featured in Workspace of the Week? Submit a picture to the Unclutterer flickr pool. Check it out because we have a nice little community brewing there. Also, don’t forget that workspaces aren’t just desks. If you’re a cook, it’s a kitchen; if you’re a carpenter, it’s your workbench.