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Workspace of the Week: She’s crafty

This week’s Workspace of the Week is |_viviana_|’s quaint craft space:

This craft desk and shelving is wonderfully designed to contain |_viviana_|’s supplies in an organized and useful fashion. With the large work table, I can only imagine how great it is for projects large and small. The portable drawer storage is perfect for unsightly items, the task light appears to be extremely functional, and even the chair looks comfortable. Best of all, I think I love the button storage in the jars on the shelf. Sometimes supplies are worthy of being seen. Thank you, |_viviana_|, for sharing your inspiring craft workspace with us.

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.

Posted by Erin on Mar 19, 2010 | 8 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Streamlined and simple

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.

Posted by Erin on Mar 12, 2010 | 7 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: A revamped work room

This week’s Workspace of the Week is VincentVega77’s streamlined office:

I think it was the task lighting on and above the desk that initially caught my attention with this office. When you have multiple lighting options, you can adjust the illumination to fit your mood and keep you on task. After noticing the lighting, I realized I didn’t notice the cables, which is a great achievement with two monitors, two keyboards, and two computers. The cables are corralled wonderfully on the desk and also along the baseboards. Finally, I liked how VincentVega77 took advantage of the storage unit to keep the workspace clear of clutter. This is a terrific example of an uncluttered office.

Posted by Erin on Mar 5, 2010 | 4 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Tiny desk

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.

Posted by Erin on Feb 26, 2010 | 11 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: A shared office

This week’s Workspace of the Week is lud2046’s his and (mostly) hers office:

Since I share an office with my husband, I’m always interested in seeing how other people share their workspaces. I like how the shared equipment is stored in a cabinet on wheels so that it can be adjusted for whomever needs it at the time. The other end of the room provides a third workspace, which would be very convenient if one of the workers needed to take advantage of the full desktop. It’s simple, designed well, and the cable control along the baseboards is nicely executed. Thank you, lud2046, for your submission to our Flickr pool.

Posted by Erin on Feb 19, 2010 | 9 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Crafts contained

This week’s Workspace of the Week is SuperShopperToo’s home crafting office:

This week’s workspace isn’t necessarily uncluttered, but — wow! — it is organized. You can see additional images in the Flickr group that show more traditional office supply storage, the bookshelves and cupboards behind the desk, another view of the room, and an impressive interior view of the closet. Notes about the images explain that the vast majority of furniture in the office is from Ikea. The ribbon rod in the closet was even a $1.49 find at Ikea, originally manufactured to be used as a shower curtain rod. Items are grouped with like items, and everything has a place to live. Even if this isn’t your style, there are a lot of great organizing solutions in this office that could be repurposed for a more traditional office space. Thank you, SuperShopperToo, for your submission to our Flickr group.

Posted by Erin on Feb 12, 2010 | 13 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Chaos-free workspace

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.

Posted by Erin on Feb 5, 2010 | 12 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: A simple study

This week’s Workspace of the Week is IJMFlickr’s home office:

The simplicity of the desk, well-organized storage, and cable management instantly caught my eye in this office. Definitely check out the additional photos in the set of the media armoire (an impressive setup) and other views of the room. I especially enjoyed the description IJMFlickr provided for why this specific desk was chosen for the room:

The worktable is relatively light and easy to move, making it simple to turn my office into a guest bedroom by moving the worktable to the side and inflating a raised air mattress.

Thank you, IJMFlickr, for submitting such an inspiring workspace to our pool.

Posted by Erin on Jan 29, 2010 | 25 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Splendid shelving

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.

Posted by Erin on Jan 22, 2010 | 19 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Pulled together

This week’s Workspace of the Week is Cleland08’s home workspace:

I like Cleland08’s office because it was inexpensive to create (if you go to the Flickr original you can mouse over the image to read all the objects’ histories) and it fully suits her needs. To create something great, you don’t always have to drop a lot of money to do it. From the $15 filing cabinet found on Craigslist to the desk lamp snagged from her parents house, all of these pieces work together to make a comfortable, organized, and useful space. I also really like the way she organizes her writing implements behind the laptop. Thank you, Cleland08, for your submission to our pool. You have a terrific work space.

Posted by Erin on Jan 15, 2010 | 11 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Honoring Mementos

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.

Posted by Brian on Jan 8, 2010 | 6 Comments | Tweet This

Peter Daniel Frazier’s minimalist office escape

Most of us consider an uncluttered workspace to consist of an office with well-executed organization and minimal distraction. Peter Daniel Frazier, architect of the “Cube,” has taken the entire uncluttered workspace concept in a new, upward direction with his innovative home office:

The minimalist office is fully integrated into the surrounding forest. Frazier’s “Cube” serves not only as an office, it does triple duty as a meditation room and guest house.

The picture that appears here, and Frazier’s entire set are open for viewing on Flickr. Each image also has wonderful descriptions detailing his construction.

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Don’t forget! If you’re in the Chicago area, join Erin and some of the Unclutterer staff (including me) at The Book Cellar on Monday, December 28, any time between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m.

Also, set your DVRs to record Erin on WGN Tuesday, December 29, during the Midday News programming. She’ll be talking about her book and handling sentimental clutter.

Posted by Gary on Dec 23, 2009 | 14 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Cable serenity

This week’s Workspace of the Week is _TiTO_’s sweet setup:

The cable management in this photograph makes me salivate. I want 13 plug-ins and I want them NOW! The shelves with the collectibles are fantastic. The raised gaming system is nice, too. Honestly, everything about this office is wonderful. The image says more than any words I could use. Thank you, _TiTO_ for your superb submission to our Flickr group.

Posted by Erin on Dec 18, 2009 | 10 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Just enough

This week’s Workspace of the Week is Jóhannes’s experiment in “forced-minimalism”:

When Jóhannes lost the use of his MacBook Pro, he decided to simplify his workspace and just use his backup computer, a first-generation 15″ G4 iMac running software that many people would consider to be a few generations behind the curve. For Jóhannes, the inherent limitations of the hardware have a distinct advantage:

I guess the best thing about all this is that the computer forces me to do only one (to two) things at a time. less multitasking, more focus. Simple computing.

Posted by PJ on Dec 11, 2009 | 5 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Defining an open office

This week’s Workspace of the Week is 037’s damask dream:

The reason I chose this week’s workspace is because it does such an amazing job at establishing a sense of personal space in a sea of open offices. Anyone who has ever worked in an open office knows that personal items have a way of disappearing or migrating to other desks. In open offices, you also often feel like you can’t express yourself in a way that still deems you as being professional. This office, however, by simply using a red damask fabric, solves the problems I just mentioned and many others.

From 037’s image descriptions:

The fabric is ordered from eBay (just search Red Damask), and is glued with Super 77 Adhesive to a giant 42″ x 18″ mouse pad rubber I bought from Canal Rubber in NYC. The mouse pad is so huge I don’t need to worry about moving my hands off a mouse pad anymore!

I then scanned and traced the fabric pattern in Illustrator and created a PNG file for wallpaper.

Even the Chumby received a makeover with a pattern from Make Fun Studios.

Posted by Erin on Dec 4, 2009 | 7 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Side-by-side desks

This week’s Workspace of the Week is Lady Reynolds’ his and her office:

I like how this office uses the vertical space to keep paperwork and projects off the desk tops. And, the way the projects are displayed is a great solution for visual processors. I think the desks and chairs are from Ikea and the notes on the picture say that all of the clipboards were picked up from a thrift store. The magazine racks on the wall that were repurposed for files are also a great way to free up workspace. Thank you, Lady Reynolds, for your submission to our flickr pool.

Posted by Erin on Nov 20, 2009 | 2 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Standing desk conversion

This week’s Workspace of the Week is Chris Bowler’s home office:

Chris wanted a standing desk. He considered making one, but then realized he could convert a desk he already owned by simply moving the raised shelf from the back to the front and remounting it.

If you look at the full photoset of Chris’s office on Flickr, you can see that he did a very thorough job of managing computer cables, even going so far as to secure most of the cables under his desk inside a Bluelounge Cablebox.

Posted by PJ on Nov 13, 2009 | 10 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Where the work happens

This week’s Workspace of the Week is Jenny Newcomer’s LobotoME office:

If you are unfamiliar with Jenny’s line of LobotoME organizing products, let me recommend you check them out right now. I’m a huge fan of the notepads and specifically the fun Fit Me exercise tracking pads. I like her products because they recognize that organizing doesn’t always have to be extremely serious.

Her office is where the business of LobotoME takes place. I like her storage cabinet with the chalkboard covered doors, her separate computer and work surfaces, shelves that keep books off the desk, the printer stand that also includes storage, and the on desk file holder that keeps active folders from having to be stacked and cluttered.

I had no idea that Jenny was going to grace our Flickr pool with her office photographs, and I’m so glad that she did. It’s fun to see where work you’re familiar with takes place. Thank you, Jenny, for submitting your LobotoME office.

Posted by Erin on Nov 6, 2009 | 7 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Organized and adjustable

This week’s Workspace of the Week is |Andrea|’s versatile office:

I am a fan of this space for a number of reasons. First, I like the use of the Metro Shelving units that allow |Andrea| to configure the space in a multitude of ways. Second, I like how things are grouped together by purpose: books on one shelf, media on another (DVDs and such are stored in the red boxes), only things used while working are on the desktop, etc. Finally, I like how the cables have been managed so that they’re not overwhelming the work surface. Well done. Thank you, |Andrea|, for your submission to our pool.

Posted by Erin on Oct 30, 2009 | 14 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: A shared space

This week’s Workspace of the Week is TamaraNicole’s home office and guest room:

I chose this space because I believe it serves two functions very well. Not only is it an inviting place for TamaraNicole to work and be crafty, but it’s also a comfortable place for overnight guests. The daybed serves as extra seating when the space is being used as an office, and the desk doesn’t take over the room when it’s a guest room. The extremely organized workspace helps a great deal with the room serving two purposes. I know that the Winnie the Pooh theme might not speak to everyone, but it’s the concept of a dual space that I know everyone can appreciate. Thank you, TamaraNicole, for your submission to our pool.

Posted by Erin on Oct 23, 2009 | 5 Comments | Tweet This

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