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A Place for Everything At 96 square feet, this office makes thorough use of storage space above and below wrap-around windows. Custom millwork in clear-coated walnut provides open shelving for handsome books and display items while three sizes of drawers accommodate files, midsize equipment and stationery.
Total Disconnect If these look like keyboard shelves, you’re over 30. Do away with cumbersome desktop arrangements and unsightly holes for cord bundles and plan instead for a wireless laptop existence. As Lemke says, "We’re just at the trailing edge of the physical connection era."
Hearth and home Get creative to make office dwellers feel part of the larger home. Here, handsome travertine tiles surround a gas fireplace, which cozies up the office and (being double-sided) offers flickering views of the family room beyond.
Make the Call Consider how you’ll really use the space. Stand-up phone calls are anticipated by a bar-height telephone desk, made from a sheet of frameless
sandblasted glass ideal for scribbling messages or plugging in the iPhone.
Sound Decision Stereo eyesores can sleep in floor-to-ceiling cabinets. This one issues its music through discreet speakers embedded in the ceiling. Bonus: the woodwork partitions the office while maintaining the home’s open layout.
Near & Far A modernist, open floor plan doesn’t have to be compromised when setting aside office space; three walls are enough to create a sanctuary.
SOURCES
Designers, Christopher Lemke, Mace Mortimer, Alloy Homes Incorporated, Calgary, 403-264-3667, alloyhomes.com. Hardwood Floors in maple, Wildwoods International Inc., 403-804-1130.Cabinetry in walnut, Horizon Woodworking, 403-242-1159. Counterpoint "Pewter" Carpet, Maguires’s Flooring & Window Covering Design Center, Calgary, 403-270-2205, maguiresflooring.com. Montigo H Series Fireplace, Hearth Fireplace Depot, Calgary, 403-508-5000, hearthfireplacedepot.com; 4 Season’s Electrical Mechanical, Victoria, 250-652-0886, 4seasonheating.com; Fireplace Gallery, Edmonton, 780-438-6965, fireplacegallery,com; Metz Plumbing & Heating Air Conditioning Inc., Regina, 306-359-6389; J&H Builder Warehouse, Saskatoon, 306-652-5322, jhbuilders.com. Caesarstone "Blizzard" Countertop, floform.com; Victoria, 250-381-7588; Vancouver, 778-278-6100; Calgary, 403-291-1155; Edmonton, 780-474-7999; Winnipeg, 204-474-2334; Regina, 306-721-2220; Saskatoon, 306-665-7733, floform.com.
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