Hasta La Ideas

This week, instead of highlighting an office, we want to make a request. Our Unclutterer Flickr Pool is full of images of amazing spaces — but the vast majority of those spaces are in people’s homes. I work from home, so I’m quite the fan of the home office. However, we know that most of our readers work in offices in buildings outside their homes. We would love for you to share an image of your corporate-style office space.

If you need to ask your boss to take a picture of your space, ask. If you’re the boss, snap those photos! Cubicles, open offices, and offices with no windows are all welcome — they don’t have to be design award winners, but practical spaces where you get work done.

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. We simply want to increase the number of offices into our Unclutterer Flickr Pool that are outside people’s homes. Thank you in advance for your submission and we look forward to seeing your productive, efficient, and organized offices.

This week’s Workspace of the Week is Ivy_Style33’s corner office:

If I understand things correctly, Ivy_Style33 used bookshelves to create an office out of a corner of her apartment. The Ikea Expedit Bookshelf was set to the right of the desk to extend the small wall and separate the workspace from the living space. This is a fantastic idea, especially for people in open floor plan dwellings. Visitors don’t have to see everything sprawled out on your desk, and you have increased privacy when working. Additionally, Ivy_Style33 has set up the space in an extremely organized and efficient manner. This is such an inspiring 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 KatieScrapbookLady’s home office/craft room/homeschool room/scrapbook room/sewing room/creative space:

Katie wrote that she and her two children spend a great amount of time in this space, and it certainly looks to be extremely useful. The full set of office photos shows her highly organized closet storage system, her personal workspace in the office, and detailed photographs of the entire room. I’m impressed and inspired by how well this room functions. Thank you, KatieScrapbookLady, for submitting your amazing photograph to our 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 BayAreaBaw’s peripherally intense office:

This is an amazing office and its owner did a terrific job describing it in the photo’s notes:

This home office of mine has been evolving for about six years, with a list of equipment that currently includes:

• 3 printers (laser, portable inkjet & label)
• 2 external backup drives (USB & Firewire)
• LightScribe CD/DVD Burner
• 2 scanners (ScanSnap & Epson)
• tape deck, turntable & sound system
• EyeTV digital television tuner
• Two 7-port USB hubs
• 20″ external monitor
• MacBook
• wireless phone
• cell phone, Bluetooth & Palm chargers

My challenge has been how to arrange so much gear in a small space without all of it getting in my way, both physically and aesthetically, and especially how to hide all those cables. At last count there are 21 electrical connections, along with about 15 other USB, Firewire, and charger cables.

Truly impressive, BayAreaBaw. Thank you for your submission!

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 HundevadFan’s Danish modern disguised desk:

First off, this week’s entry was submitted as a “private” photograph to the Unclutterer flickr pool. This means that I can see it when I’m logged in as the group’s administrator, but there isn’t a public link for me to share with you. I don’t usually link to the “private” photographs (there are hundreds of them, by the way), but this one was so amazing that I wanted to share it with you.

The piece is made of teak, was purchased off eBay, and beautifully hides an entire workspace. The owner stores paper files in the containers underneath the drawer, a printer, and office supplies behind the bottom two doors. The shelves at the top of the unit are adjustable, so the desk’s owner has put them at book and CD height. My only question is where does the Herman Miller chair live when the desk isn’t in use? I’m always curious about where people store the chairs.

Thank you, HundevadFan, for submitting your 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.