Home Office Fantasy
I am a huge fan of HGTV in which they make over a room and transform it into your wildest fantasy. For years, I have dreamed of one of the designers from HGTV showing up at my door to transform not only a room but the way I work. I have fantasized about having a home office that inspires me and creates an environment that doesn't make work feel like work.
In my mind I have the office planned out with the furniture, office accessories, pictures and personal items. I want to be able to have all of my textbooks, notebooks and other resources accessible on bookshelves. I would like my files to be organized with the information that I need to refer to frequently. The problem is that I share my home office with my husband. He uses the office as an escape away from the kids. It is more like he uses this space for pleasure. His job does not require him to use the office. In fact he will be retiring in 2 years and he has more books and magazines on his numerous hobbies in the home office. There are so many books they must be stacked on the floor.
Today, we visited the IKEA store, which sells home furnishings, office furniture and accessories. This was my first trip to IKEA and I was astonished by two huge floors that have everything you can image. I found the office of my dreams on the second floor of the store. It had the computer desk that has room for a laptop, printer and room to work with my textbooks and other resources. The book shelves have plenty of room for my books and there were baskets that fit into slots that will contain more of my stuff. The best thing was the chair and ottoman that was just nestled under a window. The lighting and soothing music was icing on the cake.
The problem now is that my hubby and I will be jockeying for position with ideas for our fantasy home office. I am not sure how this is all going to turn out but I plan on taking over the office the same way I have with our closet. I don't see any point on changing the way things really should be.