Link Time: Small Homes with Big Style, Office Essentials, and Affordable Rugs


Updated 04/16/12 5:05 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 0 comments

Affordable Rugs, Home Pictures, and Breakfast Tables

Tour one of the smallest and coolest homes of 2012. — Apartment Therapy Make your home more cozy with these 6 designer tricks. — House Beautiful Transform grain sacks into chic French accents. — Houzz Add a breakfast nook with these 16 inspiring ideas. — Stylelist Home Save on area rugs with these affordable finds. — Real Simple See which desk is destined to be the next office Read more

Guess Who Works at This Lovely Desk?


Updated 04/04/12 9:33 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Masculine Desk Decorating Inspiration

This textile designer's desk is unsurprisingly covered in saturated color and exotic print references. Fresh florals are jumbled with travel tokens and fashionable staples like a Cartier clock, Paul Stuart cuff links, an IWC watch, and Oliver Peoples sunglasses. Can you guess which creative mind draws inspiration from this beautifully styled desk? (Hint: his Indian-inspired textiles were one of Read more

Fresh Start Resolution: Organize Your Desk


Updated 01/13/12 3:10 AM · Posted by SavvySugar · 0 comments

How to Organize a Desk

Having an organized workspace will streamline your schedule and boost your productivity, so take some time to assess your desk situation and sort your supplies. Whether you're in need of a major overhaul or just a mini makeover, you can follow these six easy steps to create a clean, clutter-free desk space. Clear it all out. Before you can arrange your things or add new supplies, you'll need to Read more

Brilliant or Baffling: Stand-Up Desks


Updated 06/02/11 5:55 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Stand-Up Desks For the Office

A study recently said that sitting all day can shorten your life span, but for those who hold office jobs, sitting at a desk all day is just part and parcel of the daily grind. This scary fact cited by a Medical Billing and Coding infographic says it all: "sitting 6+ hours per day makes you up to 40% likelier to die within 15 years than someone who sits less than 3. Even if you exercise." So Read more

I'm Asking: What's on Your Work Desk?


Updated 05/23/11 5:16 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Office Desk Items

Sometimes decorating your desk with pretty items can put a smile on your face even when you're going through a tough work day. I'm asking, what sort of desk ornaments or organizing items do you have on your work desk? My desk has a pink mouse pad with a cartoon bear on it, headphones for me to watch YouTube videos, my Starbucks tumbler, a tiny whiteboard for me to jot down ideas, and a stack of Read more

A New Desk, a New Life


Updated 12/15/10 11:50 AM · Posted by · 6 comments

Photos of Inspirational Home Office Desk

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member Kateparham from the Su Casa group: Last month was an interesting month for me . . . life changing, you might say. Long story short, I quit my full-time job to pursue my dream: being a full-time, freelance writer.  Along with the many changes that accompanied this decision, it become quite obvious that I needed a desk.  One can hardly work from home Read more

Su Casa: É-Clair's Office Space


Updated 11/08/10 11:40 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Home Office Decorating Inspiration Photos

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member É-clair from the Su Casa group: I used to work from home and needed a good space to focus and research restaurants, so I needed a desk in my room. A nice shiny white lacquered desk is my favorite. I also am very fond of a freshly painted white bamboo antique desk. I hated the idea of making my room look business-like so I made sure my desk also Read more

Open House: What's Your Favorite Feature of Your Home?


Updated 10/01/10 8:07 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 3 comments

Open House: What's Your Favorite Feature of Your Home?

Checking out a real estate listing for a Pasadena home designed by noted architect Wallace Neff, I noticed this adorable little desk nook with built-in drawers. It's the perfect place to jot off a little note or pay some bills, but it doesn't take up much square footage. It's these sort of elements that distinguish a great home from an ordinary one — and a great architect from an ordinary one. Read more

Is Your Desk a Mess?


Updated 09/17/10 4:43 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 8 comments

Is Your Desk a Mess?

London-based French designer Julie Marabelle of Famille Summerbelle recently shared this lovely drawing of her desk, which she created using Chinese ink and computer-generated colors. I wish my messy desk looked so pretty! Since my work is mostly browser-based and I never seem to accumulate paperwork of my own (or need writing utensils at all), you'd think my work space would be quite minimal. Read more