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Off the front entry, new oak millwork crafted by Youngblood Builders defines a doorway between the living room and the library.
In the long, skinny living room, a sunny window spot houses a desk and rolling upholstered chair.
Scalamandré wallpaper behind artwork by Jackie Moore Watson inspired the library’s teal wall color.
Metal-framed glass pocket doors between the family room and office provide privacy.
Kalur selected a Missoni wool rug, leather swivel chairs, and a Herman Miller Nelson Cigar Lotus floor lamp for the office. “We wanted it to feel like a library,” she says.
A third-floor office space features Phillip Jeffries wallpaper, a desk from Made Goods, and a rug from CB2.
The angular Roche Bobois desk in the office reflects the home’s cantilevered architecture. The painting by Elizabeth Barber was sourced through Jules Place.
The office off the side entry has a hidden space behind the paneled wall; the inside of the secret door is lined with leather.
The Zen room on the main floor can be used for reading, work, meditation, or yoga. A pocket door closes it off from the hallway beyond.
The wife loves her office, a peaceful oasis populated with unique pieces such as the cushy swivel chairs and a custom desk by New England Artisan Restoration.
An Andrea Bonfils painting echoes the color of the leather on a B&B Italia daybed in the front study; the white chairs are from Minotti, the light fixture is from 1stDibs.
Denim-colored grasscloth on the coffered ceiling adds airiness to the husband’s office.
The roof was raised on the home office where more floor-to-ceiling glass panels provide a view of the sharply peaked gables of the 1840s Victorian.
Game night takes place around a Theodore Alexander table in the oak-paneled den, which is lit by a ceiling fixture from The Urban Electric Co. Three desks—one for each of the clients’ children—are built into the paneling and can be closed when not in use.
“I wanted a spot I could call my little cave,” jokes husband Ron, whose expansive home office includes a poker table, bar, and TV viewing area.
Off the foyer, a home office in a former conservatory is “the prettiest room in the house,” says the homeowner.
In the combination craft area and workspace (also on the basement level), custom shelving and a coordinating desk are joined by Potocco chairs; the room divider is from Masterpiece Woodworks.
The study is dressed in Zak+Fox wallpaper: “Opposite the reading room, we went really moody and dark,” the designer says, which is fitting for a space where the family occasionally piles in to watch TV together.
The design team reworked the living room firebox so that it’s now a double-sided fireplace that can also be enjoyed in the office, which boasts views of the Charles River.
Both homeowners have a workspace in the study, which features mahogany paneling and a floor lamp from Visual Comfort & Co.
One of Karen’s favorite spots in the home is her desk area in a corner of the kitchen.
For the library of a Back Bay condo overlooking the Charles River, designer Nicole Hogarty selected such luxe elements as Loro Piana upholstery, a custom Landry & Arcari hide rug, and a Tempest Blue quartzite mantel. A photograph by Dean West and Nathan Sawaya hangs above the fireplace.
Sherwin-Williams Urbane Bronze lends a sense of formality to the study without sacrificing warmth. The chandelier suspended from the mushroom-wood ceiling resembles sea glass, a nod to the home’s coastal locale, and a Murphy bed is secreted among the built-in cabinetry.
The husband’s studio does double duty as an office and workshop where he focuses on his leatherwork; the desk was designed by Virginia Seherr-Thoss from Daher Interior Design.
The handsome piano room sports a linen-textured wallpaper in a subtle stripe that complements the glossy black window and door casings.
Elms played up the architectural details of Kim’s study with Benjamin Moore’s Evening Dove, a soft charcoal blue.
Forest-green walls give the library, James Schibanoff’s favorite room in the house, a cocoon-like feeling.
Colored prints in the library pay homage to the heroic English Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson.
A glimpse of the campaign-style desk-and-drawer unit designed by designer Jenn Orr. The U-shaped piece runs along the perimeter of the office.
The library, which boasts built-ins and pocket doors, also made by Jewett Farms + Co., is one of the only rooms sans water view; the owners wanted a comfy nighttime retreat that they could close off.
A Chinoiserie desk from the eighteenth century paired with a transitional desk chair creates a quiet workplace in a niche between the family room and kitchen.
The compact library takes on a more formal air with its dark walls and a golden chandelier illuminating the Christian Liaigre Ile de Ré table.
Objects collected by the well-traveled owner find their places on custom shelves in the office.
An antique partners desk is the centerpiece of a cozy nook where the owners will sit to enjoy a glass of bourbon.
By day, the study serves as Michelle Pollack’s office; come evening, the plush chairs and fireplace make it a cozy place for quiet conversation with husband Ari.
A cozy room serves multiple purposes as office, library, and TV watching spot.
The homeowners begin and end their days in the intimate study; the tiny bar in the corner has earned the nickname the Pearl, thanks to its iridescent wallpaper.
The study, with its grasscloth-covered walls and peaceful color scheme, affords a quiet spot for reading. It’s also the only room with a TV, which the owners use primarily for viewing tennis matches. A beach scene by Philip Barlow displayed above the sofa nods to summer.
The office’s light fixture is made of metal strapping sourced from old wine barrels.
The library’s woodwork is painted a saturated shade of blue, the perfect foil for a collection of Chinese and European blue-and-white ceramics.
Morris convinced her client to depart from the home’s light palette in her home office.
Antique French ornamental gates—a favorite of the Francophile homeowner—create a sense of separation in the office without blocking the light.
A Jonathan Adler desk and a Kartell acrylic chair.
Faux-bookshelf wallpaper by Brunschwig & Fils gives the reading room added personality.
Floor-to-ceiling maple millwork and bamboo floors bring a lighter tone to the husbandâs study.
Varying shades of green bedeck the curtains, chairs, coffee table and pillows, and the apple green of a small wall nook makes an abstract painting pop.
Pomeroy designed the L-shaped banquette in the wifeâs office, adding soft fringe along the bottom for a feminine, romantic touch.
In the garret office, bright light and white walls and upholstery are important to Hodgeâs work. The antique lantern was a long-ago antiques shop find.
Rotenbergâs office displays an almost twelve-foot-long American flag she painted, replacing the stars with flowers.
The husband’s study, where much of his outstanding scrimshaw collection is showcased, is clad in reclaimed pine paneling. An antique portrait of a ship’s captain hangs above the fireplace.
A home office is tucked in under the third-floor eaves.
Davies claimed the former living room as the office for D2 Interieurs.
Snakeskin-printed sheers dress windows in the office, where Eastman works at a glass-topped desk.
Her living-room desk is positioned to capture views of the old stone walls she loves.
Salk painted the backs of the built-in shelves chartreuse to give them definition and make the books pop. The window seat is upholstered in fabric from Ballard Designs.
Eric’s study holds a daybed from West Elm and an owl print once owned by designer Miles Redd that Susanna bought at a benefit.
Built-ins keep everything organized in the handsome office.
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