Retro Red

I've recently gone back to doing a bit of part time study, just online and it's all about interiors.  It's great fun, and hard work but I'm looking around thinking where am I most productive with this work.  Sitting on the bed or the sofa are not working.  It was sitting at my kitchen table however I felt inspired.  I've already designed an office for my other half, but what if it was my office space what would I want. 

Well it took little time to decide, staring at my green Sanderson Mobile's Wallpaper.  I decided I'd have the red version.  A strong colour for an office space, but I'd want my space to feel welcoming and not so clinically office!



Sandersons Mobile's 1950s design

If the red isn't your colour, they do 4 other colour options, all with matching fabric available that you can mix and match.  The black version of fabric would work well with this wallpaper.

Paper the wall that will be behind you while you are at the desk.....this means the strong colours will add a great vibe to the room without hurting your eyes if you are looking at it for too long.  And if you are not a wallpapering fan, don't forget you can still use this design by framing large pieces of it to create great art work.  This also allows for easy change in the future.

Add a functional, yet equally stylish desk, courtesy of Made, and if you have a desk top, consider getting a wall mountable screen to keep the space on your desk.  Desk also available in red or white.



Graphix desk from Made.com

In a world of mobile phones, it's great but what about a little mid century style from Red Candy.  They have a bunch of cool mid century, retro phones.  For this 1950s inspired room though I've picked these two, the silver tone being my preferred option to pick out the grey in the wallpaper.



Phones at Red Candy

Give yourself a bit of luxury in this fab chair from Rockett St. George and in the corner add a second chair, for when you need to just back away from that screen and catch up on the latest interiors magazine (Ideal Home in my case).

Black Leather Chair at Rockett St. George

Replica Eames RAR chair from Plush Deco

Keep an eye on your time and set the alarm for that coffee break with a little more help from Red Candy and their Newgate clock.

Tick Tock at Red Candy

Don't forget to add a few floating shelves above the desk for all your books and files, tidy them up in filing boxes, using colours from the wallpaper.  Make sure your shelves are the same colour as the wall so they kind of disappear into it.  Even with books and files on them this helps keeps the space feel open.