Office

Getting an office was one of the new rooms we needed to gain from our remodelling efforts. Heretofore, my office was housed in a narrow walk-in closet (now our wine cellar) and poor Kathy had no office. What we have now is a huge upgrade, allowing the two of us to work together in comfort. The office is also our "clutter room". It houses all the messy details of life that are hard to just sweep under the rug.

Here is my workstation, looking considerably tidier than it usually does. We had to use a flat panel display here because there isn't enough depth for a CRT. The Aeron chair is very comfortable for my long stints at the keyboard. There is a beautiful ocean view, but the blinds stay down to minimize the glare while using the computer. It's really a shame.

The drawer beneath the monitor and keyboard contains fitted pockets for my modern pen collection. It's an amusing fetish. I've always enjoyed fine writing instruments, and my first job outside fast food was as a draftsman in high school working on oilfield maps. Sadly, with the avent of the keyboard, I don't get enough practice and my penmanship is no longer what it once was.

This "belltower" separates the two workstations. Something about a belltower just says "downtown" and work to me, which feels right in an office. The timepiece is an atomic radio clock, and is the universal time standard for Chez Warfield.

On the wall opposite the bell tower, we have storage cabinets. They containing cubbies that house printer, fax, and copier. To minimize clutter, we just close the doors. Now where am I going to put a scanner and a color ink jet printer?

Right outside the office is another large Nottebohm painting, the stairs down to the children's wing, and a bookshelf unit.

A mosaic view...

Note the helix light in the stairwell.

This Nottebohm probably shows the greatest 3 dimensional effect of any of them we own. Not only is it an exceptional work, but it is one of the few we have been able to properly light to show off the effect. Daylight really washes out the others, so one must wait until evening to see them well.

Directly across the hall from the office is our powder room. Its such a fussy frilly little thing that everyone loves it.

It is also very hard to photograph properly. One wall is a mirror, which makes it seem larger, but which also reflects the photographer if he isn't careful! Reflected in the mirror is the rather whimsical quarter-cylinder cabinet. Its segments each open up and are alternately finished as plain maple and an aniline dye that matches the blues of the room.

The centerpiece is, of course, the glass bowled sink in our signature cobalt blue.

The Murano tulip light fixture accents the sink very nicely.

Laura's Bedroom...