Hasta La Ideas

This week’s Workspace of the Week is AdamSelwood’s basement office:

Many of us have rooms that meet multiple needs in our homes. This week’s selection meets those needs incredibly well. I specifically like the desk drawer and the way that the entire office can disappear behind the stylish closet doors. From AdamSelwood’s description with the images:

We built the office into one of four Ikea PAX wardrobes. Most of the cabling is hidden behind the wardrobe leaving the workspace nice and clean. The keyboard tray is a hacked drawer usually used to store ties or belts. I also put some spot lighting in a couple of places to lighten the space up.

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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 more of a question than a space. What do you do to make working from a hotel room a bearable experience? (Image is My_OCD’s hotel office):

There isn’t anything particularly interesting about this setup, and that is because it’s in a Super 8 hotel and it’s a dreadful environment most of us have experienced. If we’re being honest, working from a hotel room is usually pretty awful. But, when business calls, it’s the office we have to use. So, instead of looking to this specific setup for inspiration, I wanted to open up the comments for suggestions on how to make working from a hotel desk a more enjoyable and productive experience. How do you create a pseudo-ideal working environment when you’re on the road? Please share your ideas in the comments — we’re all looking for inspiration!!

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.

P.S. Since a good number of our readers have today off from work in honor of Independence Day, our posting will be light today. There will be a post tomorrow and another on Sunday, and then we’ll return to our regular two posts on Monday. Happy 4th of July!

This week’s Workspace of the Week is Eric’s Brewing Workspace submitted by Ladydemona:

Most every hobby comes with very specific stuff. If you play golf, you need clubs, golf balls, a golf bag, and a glove just to step onto a course. If you bike, at the bare minimum you need a bicycle and helmet. Home brewers need exponentially more equipment and supplies. This week’s workspace of the week shows that just because you need a lot of things to make beer at home doesn’t mean it has to be a mess. I know very little about making beer, and even I’m impressed by this well-organized space. I bet Eric’s beer tastes really good.

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 hey.brad’s part-time pit stop:

Not every home office needs to be a dedicated room lined with bookshelves and large pieces of wood furniture. In fact, if you work at an office during the day, a small work station may completely meet your needs at home. This week’s selection is perfect for people who don’t have a lot of space, paperwork, and/or digital needs. In this office, you can pay the bills, answer a few e-mails, and leave the heavy office work at your job. Hey.brad built a space that does all that it needs to do. A setup like this would also be nice in an entryway to a home to get mail handled before it comes further into your home. Thank you, hey.brad, for your inventive addition to our 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 Mark Coggins’ writer’s workshop:

I’m of the opinion that if you work from home, you need a way to literally shut the door to your office. The door makes a nice barrier between your work life and personal life. Author Mark Coggins shows us that four cabinet doors can do exactly that. This office, which is outfitted in an armoire, holds a scanner, printer, keyboard, mouse, monitor, link station, and router within its relatively small structure. Nothing is cluttered, and, except for a few sentimental items, most everything in the space is utilitarian. Thank you, Mark, for submitting such an inspirational space.

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.