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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.

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.

Popularity: 3% [?]

Posted by Erin on Nov 6, 2009 | 6 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.

Popularity: 8% [?]

Posted by Erin on Oct 30, 2009 | 13 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.

Popularity: 9% [?]

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

Workspace of the Week: Privacy begone

This week’s Workspace of the Week is 0June0’s open-to-everyone desk at work:

When I made a call for entries a couple weeks ago, this was the exact kind of office I wanted to see more of in the Unclutterer Flickr Pool. So often, our offices in buildings outside our homes are anything but ideal. This desk lacks privacy and walls — yet its owner has stepped up and made it into an area where work can really get done. There is a designated inbox and outbox, an area under the left side of the desk where the worker can store documents that need to be exchanged with co-workers, and only those things that are regularly used are on the top of the workspace. Filing cabinets are nearby, for relatively easy access. A great entry, 0June0, thank you for your submission to our pool.

Popularity: 8% [?]

Posted by Erin on Oct 16, 2009 | 11 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Realistic working conditions

This week’s Workspace of the Week is ChirhoDesign’s cramped but organized office:

I chose ChirhoDesign’s office because it represents the conditions so many people work with in their jobs. The office is tiny and in less than an ideal location, but its user has found a way to make it meet all of his needs — and meet them efficiently. ChirhoDesign has everything he needs to design, program, upload photographs, and manage the administrative aspects of his job from this small, uncluttered space. Bravo! This is a fine workspace. Thank you, ChirhoDesign, for your entry.

Popularity: 8% [?]

Posted by Erin on Oct 9, 2009 | 8 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Call for entries

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.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Posted by Erin on Oct 2, 2009 | 6 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Picture perfect design

This week’s Workspace of the Week is JVOdesign’s home studio:

These pictures showcase an amazing space. They images say more than I ever could write about them. The only thing I want to add is that JVOdesign linked to her instructions for how to make the tack wall. Thank you for such a terrific submission, JVOdesign. I would love to work in this space.

Popularity: 9% [?]

Posted by Erin on Sep 25, 2009 | 14 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Nook office

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.

Popularity: 8% [?]

Posted by Erin on Sep 18, 2009 | 12 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Portable office

This week’s Workspace of the Week is BirdDog10’s morning workspace:

Summer days in D.C. are swampy, hot, and sticky, and working outside is a miserable experience for me and my computer. So, I’ve been visiting BirdDog10’s photograph in our Flickr pool the past three months and longing for the days to get cooler. Thankfully, fall has had an early arrival and this past week I’ve spent a good chunk of my work day out on my porch. BirdDog10’s image also has served as a reminder to take advantage of the spaces afforded to you in your workplace. Since I work from home, my porch is my second office. When I was a teacher, many classes were taught at the picnic tables in the school’s garden. And, when I worked downtown, I could sometimes be found on the break patio, high above the city streets, with my laptop. Often times, switching up your work environment to a more casual location can inspire you in ways that your cubicle walls cannot. Thank you, BirdDog10, for this serene, minimalist, and blissful addition to our Flick pool.

Popularity: 8% [?]

Posted by Erin on Sep 11, 2009 | 5 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Highly functional home office suite

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.

Popularity: 10% [?]

Posted by Erin on Sep 4, 2009 | 31 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Inspired office

This week’s Workspace of the Week is ~bnhymn’s collections crafted office:

Multiple small objects can easily look cluttered when they are displayed, even when they are all on a similar theme. The reason I chose this week’s workspace is because although the tiny art prints are different from card to card, there is nothing cluttered about this collection. Working in this space would be extremely inspiring — not distracting — and that is something to be admired. I think the bright wall color helps the collection stand out and look more organized, but so is the overall arrangement of the pictures. I really think this is a great space.

Popularity: 9% [?]

Posted by Erin on Aug 28, 2009 | 11 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Equipment bonanza

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!

Popularity: 10% [?]

Posted by Erin on Aug 21, 2009 | 25 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Home school room

This week’s Workspace of the Week is Lance Lin’s homework studio:

I love how this workspace is clearly designed for students. The Ikea Expedit Bookcase is a fantastic resource for learning resources. The zones of this room are clearly defined and you can tell that it is used productively every day.

Popularity: 10% [?]

Posted by Erin on Aug 14, 2009 | 5 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Hundevad Secretary

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.

Popularity: 9% [?]

Posted by Erin on Aug 7, 2009 | 16 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Give it the ol’ college try

College dorm rooms are notoriously limited on space. This week’s workspace is Aarondfrancis’ lofted bed-above-desk solution to this problem:

From the photo description:

I mounted my external monitor up in my bed so that I could watch Hulu (The Office, primarily) before I go to bed. It works remarkably well. The cable runs through the wall and comes out of a grommet on both ends. I use Air Mouse to control my MBP while in bed.

I have about 18 inches between the bed and the ceiling, which is just about right. I haven’t hit my head yet (2 years running.)

There are additional images of the full room if you’re interested in seeing how the remainder of his space has been organized. All, very impressive.

Popularity: 10% [?]

Posted by Erin on Jul 31, 2009 | 12 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Emergency

This week’s Workspace of the Week is V@g0$’s office in red:

The color of the wallpaper reminds me of a fire truck. Everything is organized, similar to how it is on a fire truck, and in its place. I wonder if the colored magnets on the front of the red storage cabinet under the desk denote any information? I like the idea of the magnets meaning “to do today” or something equally valuable. All of the components for this office were purchased at Ikea and the space looks incredible. Thank you, V@g0$ (I’m saying that as “Vegas” in my mind), for sharing your space with us.

Popularity: 9% [?]

Posted by Erin on Jul 24, 2009 | 17 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Hidden in a closet

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.

Thank you for submitting your images to our flickr group.

Popularity: 10% [?]

Posted by Erin on Jul 17, 2009 | 12 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Keeping the home in home office

This week’s Workspace of the Week is Heybraky’s shared office:

I really liked the description that accompanied the first photograph:

Home office. New York City. My wife and I both work from home. We wanted something that felt like “home”, but still “office” enough to be able to focus. My wife’s favorite spot is the couch. She curls up with her laptop and can still see my 30″ screen without having to get up.

Working a full-time job from home takes a great deal of focus and self-control. Working a full-time job from home in the same room as your spouse is even more difficult (speaking from personal experience). Heybraky has created an environment that is extremely conducive to actually getting things done. It’s well-organized, well-designed, and well-lit. I also like the map of the world with the pictures — it’s a great, inexpensive way to personalize artwork. The glass brainstorming board in the second picture is a nice, clean alternative to a white board.

Finally, I love that if you look out the office door in the second picture you can see a Roomba strolling down the hallway.

Popularity: 10% [?]

Posted by Erin on Jul 10, 2009 | 14 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Office away from the office

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!!

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!

Popularity: 11% [?]

Posted by Erin on Jul 3, 2009 | 29 Comments | Tweet This

Workspace of the Week: Ikea hacked

This week’s Workspace of the Week is Pinkernaute’s pristine office:

This space is stunning and I can barely believe that it’s all Ikea. It must be a delight to work in this well-organized office. Pinkernaute’s notes with the images give further details:

I used BESTA shelves and VIKA BYSKE legs, to create my ideal desk. The desktop is made from 2 hollow doors that I assembled, veneered, stained and varnished. The doors are IKEA TOMBO doors with a peacock wallpaper from Ferm Living.

The Trollsta sideboard [on the other side of the room] was one of the main inspiration for this room. I wanted black elements in my office, since computers and screens are so often black.

Popularity: 12% [?]

Posted by Erin on Jun 26, 2009 | 11 Comments | Tweet This

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Workspace of the Week: Where the work happens

Workspace of the Week: Organized and adjustable

Workspace of the Week: A shared space

Workspace of the Week: Privacy begone

Workspace of the Week: Realistic working conditions

Workspace of the Week: Call for entries

Workspace of the Week: Picture perfect design

Workspace of the Week: Nook office

Workspace of the Week: Portable office

Workspace of the Week: Highly functional home office suite

Workspace of the Week: Inspired office

Workspace of the Week: Equipment bonanza

Workspace of the Week: Home school room

Workspace of the Week: Hundevad Secretary

Workspace of the Week: Give it the ol’ college try

Workspace of the Week: Emergency

Workspace of the Week: Hidden in a closet

Workspace of the Week: Keeping the home in home office

Workspace of the Week: Office away from the office

Workspace of the Week: Ikea hacked