Comments on: Workspace of the Week: Pie in the sky http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/ Daily tips on how to organize your home and office. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:04:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mike http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16815 Mike Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:33:59 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16815 I have to say, this is one of the best workplaces of the week we've been shown in quite a while. Fantastic! I have to say, this is one of the best workplaces of the week we’ve been shown in quite a while. Fantastic!

]]> By: Mickey http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16666 Mickey Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:11:47 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16666 That Ikea chair, while not the most comfortable, is quite enjoyable to sit on for long times. I have four of tha very same chair in my living room ;) cheers ;) That Ikea chair, while not the most comfortable, is quite enjoyable to sit on for long times.

I have four of tha very same chair in my living room ;)

cheers ;)

]]> By: Mackenzie http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16657 Mackenzie Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:39:00 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16657 Shannon, bingo! - there's more to see that's close to me during the day, but at night the Manhattan skyline lights up making it more interesting to nocturnally gaze at. Shannon, bingo! – there’s more to see that’s close to me during the day, but at night the Manhattan skyline lights up making it more interesting to nocturnally gaze at.

]]> By: Shannon http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16654 Shannon Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:13:33 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16654 Not being from New York, I'm afraid I don't exactly understand how the view can change from Brooklyn by day to Manhattan by night. Is it because you can see the Manhattan skyline when it's dark? Thanks!! Not being from New York, I’m afraid I don’t exactly understand how the view can change from Brooklyn by day to Manhattan by night. Is it because you can see the Manhattan skyline when it’s dark? Thanks!!

]]> By: Deb http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16652 Deb Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:43:57 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16652 High ceilings are a great way to feel less confined. I have 12 foot ceilings here in my Arizona home and the same square footage in this house feels vastly larger than my previous older home with 10 foot ceilings. I love that office Mac! I read the flickr information embedded in the image and FINALLY understood why I keep seeing desks with a desktop monitor and a laptop at the same time in some of these workspace pictures. High ceilings are a great way to feel less confined. I have 12 foot ceilings here in my Arizona home and the same square footage in this house feels vastly larger than my previous older home with 10 foot ceilings.

I love that office Mac! I read the flickr information embedded in the image and FINALLY understood why I keep seeing desks with a desktop monitor and a laptop at the same time in some of these workspace pictures.

]]> By: Mackenzie http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16648 Mackenzie Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:00:56 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16648 Deb - Ha! I wish it was that open! The ceiling (and windows!) are vaulted extremely high up making it difficult to capture the whole room. The windows extend another 3ft above where you can see in the photo. This was the best angle i could get of the room - Deb – Ha! I wish it was that open!

The ceiling (and windows!) are vaulted extremely high up making it difficult to capture the whole room. The windows extend another 3ft above where you can see in the photo.

This was the best angle i could get of the room -

]]> By: Deb http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16646 Deb Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:49:31 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16646 One question: Why does it look like there is no ceiling? I first thought that you had a rooftop office! One question:

Why does it look like there is no ceiling? I first thought that you had a rooftop office!

]]> By: Deb http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16645 Deb Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:47:50 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16645 Fabulous office! It reminds me that I am staring at a wall that has nothing pretty on it when I use my own desk. My most productive years were spent at a desk that faced a window with a lot of nature to watch. Thanks for the motivation to install the shelf and photos that are waiting to dress up the blank wall! Fabulous office! It reminds me that I am staring at a wall that has nothing pretty on it when I use my own desk. My most productive years were spent at a desk that faced a window with a lot of nature to watch.

Thanks for the motivation to install the shelf and photos that are waiting to dress up the blank wall!

]]> By: Mackenzie http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16644 Mackenzie Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:40:58 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16644 The glare was a big challenge which took me a few weeks and a few hundred dollars on the cheap end to remedy. The trick that makes this office work is which direction the building is facing (north). During the late morning and afternoons, no light is ever directly coming into the office making working conditions ideal with the windows fully exposed. (This was the time of day the photo was taken) Having the back of the monitor facing the windows fixed most of this glare. The two tricky times were morning when the light came in low and strong from the one far right window (between 6 to 8am) and during sunset when light came in strong on the left set of windows. There is 20% tint on the windows to the left (seen in the photo) this allows plenty of light to come in during the day, but filters any strong light during sunset making it completely enjoyable to use. The morning light is tackled with strategically placed tint on only the upper quarter of the far right window. This is the only panel of glass that any strong light comes in during the AM. When i first set this office up, i thought i'd never be able to overcome the glare issues! I thought great, now this office is useless by having too much light! But with a little research, some 20% tint, and some pull down shades.. I can quickly adjust which side light comes into the office on the fly. Hope some of this information helps others who might be struggling with light/glare issues! The glare was a big challenge which took me a few weeks and a few hundred dollars on the cheap end to remedy.

The trick that makes this office work is which direction the building is facing (north). During the late morning and afternoons, no light is ever directly coming into the office making working conditions ideal with the windows fully exposed. (This was the time of day the photo was taken) Having the back of the monitor facing the windows fixed most of this glare.

The two tricky times were morning when the light came in low and strong from the one far right window (between 6 to 8am) and during sunset when light came in strong on the left set of windows.

There is 20% tint on the windows to the left (seen in the photo) this allows plenty of light to come in during the day, but filters any strong light during sunset making it completely enjoyable to use.

The morning light is tackled with strategically placed tint on only the upper quarter of the far right window. This is the only panel of glass that any strong light comes in during the AM.

When i first set this office up, i thought i’d never be able to overcome the glare issues! I thought great, now this office is useless by having too much light! But with a little research, some 20% tint, and some pull down shades.. I can quickly adjust which side light comes into the office on the fly. Hope some of this information helps others who might be struggling with light/glare issues!

]]> By: Harris http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16643 Harris Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:31:24 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16643 Clean, uncluttered and beautiful....the best office EVER! Clean, uncluttered and beautiful….the best office EVER!

]]> By: S http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16642 S Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:26:50 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16642 I love how it's so Ikea :) It's a wonderful space. I just know I wouldn't be able to accomplish anything with that view! I love how it’s so Ikea :) It’s a wonderful space. I just know I wouldn’t be able to accomplish anything with that view!

]]> By: Pam R. http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16640 Pam R. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:21:23 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16640 As beautiful as this is to look at, I really think it would be hard on one's eyes unless you lowered all the shades during the day. I just double-checked OSHA's ergonomic website and they mention that glare like this can cause eye fatigue and headaches. I know I've experienced that when I've looked from the screen to a window and my irises went bonkers. In general, it's better to have your screen at a right angle to bright windows, which would be hard to do in this bright an lovely room. As beautiful as this is to look at, I really think it would be hard on one’s eyes unless you lowered all the shades during the day. I just double-checked OSHA’s ergonomic website and they mention that glare like this can cause eye fatigue and headaches. I know I’ve experienced that when I’ve looked from the screen to a window and my irises went bonkers. In general, it’s better to have your screen at a right angle to bright windows, which would be hard to do in this bright an lovely room.

]]> By: The Green Routine http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16638 The Green Routine Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:04:08 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16638 That's a fantastic view. When I lived in Brooklyn, all I could see from my office was the apartment building courtyard besides me. That’s a fantastic view. When I lived in Brooklyn, all I could see from my office was the apartment building courtyard besides me.

]]> By: MJ http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16637 MJ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:22:06 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16637 Wow, I'm in love. Now I have even more reason to lobby for that window-side cubicle! Wow, I’m in love. Now I have even more reason to lobby for that window-side cubicle!

]]> By: Battra92 http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16636 Battra92 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:14:07 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16636 I think I'd be up to Vermont to get the chair now. Of course, I live right near there and can appreciate VT. (The real Yankee pie for breakfast Vermont, not the yuppie/skier infested/Ben & Jerry's hippie dippy Vertmont™) Nice modern look though. I would be having vertigo attacks with those windows I'm afraid. :( I think I’d be up to Vermont to get the chair now. Of course, I live right near there and can appreciate VT. (The real Yankee pie for breakfast Vermont, not the yuppie/skier infested/Ben & Jerry’s hippie dippy Vertmont™)

Nice modern look though. I would be having vertigo attacks with those windows I’m afraid. :(

]]> By: Ryan http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16630 Ryan Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:02:08 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16630 Wow. I really like this one. Wow. I really like this one.

]]> By: Mackenzie http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16629 Mackenzie Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:34:23 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16629 Pam you're right, that chair is unbearable! I have an aeron chair that is up in Vermont at the moment. It's been a hassle trying to get it back home! I keep contemplating getting a semi-comfortable one for now, but the hard chair reminds me that I need to drive to Vermont and get my chair back. Think of the hard chair as a physically painful post-it note reminder. ;) Pam you’re right, that chair is unbearable! I have an aeron chair that is up in Vermont at the moment. It’s been a hassle trying to get it back home!

I keep contemplating getting a semi-comfortable one for now, but the hard chair reminds me that I need to drive to Vermont and get my chair back. Think of the hard chair as a physically painful post-it note reminder. ;)

]]> By: Pete http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16628 Pete Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:30:46 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16628 Just to clarify the comment above...i clicked on the picture and realized there are shades that block some of the glare. Definitely don't forget to click on the pic like I did. Really breaks everything down, plus.... Now I want to draw on the window! Just to clarify the comment above…i clicked on the picture and realized there are shades that block some of the glare. Definitely don’t forget to click on the pic like I did. Really breaks everything down, plus….

Now I want to draw on the window!

]]> By: Pam http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16627 Pam Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:30:29 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16627 What a beautiful and clutter-free setup he has. However, I imagine that chair has to be very uncomfortable, especially when you're working all day. What a beautiful and clutter-free setup he has. However, I imagine that chair has to be very uncomfortable, especially when you’re working all day.

]]> By: Pete http://unclutterer.com/2008/07/25/workspace-of-the-week-pie-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-16626 Pete Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:26:46 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=1545#comment-16626 Are any of these people available for hire when I recreate my office space? I am impressed with the organization. I definitely tend to be organized as well, but not nearly as innovative with it. The dry erase board is perfectly located. As a matter of fact, the only potential problem I would have with the workspace is the potential glare on the monitor (i do video so a dark room is preferred). But other than a silly personal preference, this is incredible! http://yinvsyang.com/ Are any of these people available for hire when I recreate my office space?

I am impressed with the organization. I definitely tend to be organized as well, but not nearly as innovative with it. The dry erase board is perfectly located. As a matter of fact, the only potential problem I would have with the workspace is the potential glare on the monitor (i do video so a dark room is preferred). But other than a silly personal preference, this is incredible!

http://yinvsyang.com/

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