This page, torn out of the Pottery Barn catalogue.
As some of you know, one of Bossy’s New Year’s resolutions is to organize her office area within the family room.
It’s January 8th, you say, and how’s it going?
Bossy doesn’t love everything about the Pottery Barn photo, but she loves the white filing cabinets, and the fact that the desk is built into an otherwise unusable corner. The window and hand-hewn ceiling beams aren’t too shabby either.
Lizzy says
January 8, 2009 at 10:05 amI was just admiring this picture yesterday. I am battling the urge to buy the stainless steel wall organizers to control my clutter while also minding the daily poverty issues that beset me.
I am immobile with indecision.
Jenive says
January 8, 2009 at 10:27 amI live within driving distance of a Pottery Barn Outlet. I got two of the file cabinets ($50 each) and put an IKEA countertop on them. I just redid my office last fall and do LOVE my new space. Pottery Barn taste, IKEA budget.
corrie says
January 8, 2009 at 10:29 amDon’t be seduced by Pottery Barn porno!
The lighting, the large windows, if you don’t have those ceiling beams, it will all look different!
The perfection illusion… RUN!!
Debby says
January 8, 2009 at 10:42 amLooks like you’re getting close.
Bahahaha!
koehmstedt says
January 8, 2009 at 10:56 amI’ve always loved that desk set-up from PB… but I would for sure kill all those plants in like a week. The rug is pretty, too.
MariaV says
January 8, 2009 at 10:57 amIf you substituted natural wood for the white furniture, this would be my dream office.
Half Assed Kitchen says
January 8, 2009 at 11:20 amI like EVERYTHING about the Pottery Barn pic. But then, I really wish I lived in a PB catalogue.
JennC says
January 8, 2009 at 11:24 amI love the Pottery Barn catalog. Then I go into the store and I’m all, ‘Eh. Not so much.’
Julie says
January 8, 2009 at 11:57 amI just want to move in to the PB catalog and live there forever. I’ve been blogging about my office organization frenzy, too, and right now I am at the bottom of the mountain (of papers).
It’s all about the light, I suspect. I initially painted the office dark olive green, thinking it would be warm and cozy and nurturing and food-related. Turns out it’s just a cave.
If I had a white office and white furniture and white files, my life would be perfect.
Alana says
January 8, 2009 at 1:01 pmI got the desk top with two of the file cabinet bases as floor models from our local Pottery Barn at a significant discount, so that is always an option. But it is still particle board…just reaaaalllly expensive particle board. I too love IKEA, but sometimes I hate the cobbled together look that I get when I’m putting something together just for the sake of price and don’t think about the big picture. Argghhhh…Champagne taste, water budget.
Momo Fali says
January 8, 2009 at 1:11 pmWhat does Bossy have in that locked drawer? My guess is gin and a cat bowl.
Reeb says
January 8, 2009 at 2:26 pmDid John Cusack send you that framed photo on the desk?
Ms. Cranky Pants says
January 8, 2009 at 2:46 pmThe PB office chairs always remind me of institutional torture devices designed by a sadomasochistic Martha Stewart wannabe (like there’s any other kind).
Mary says
January 8, 2009 at 4:45 pmBossy, I have this desk in black in my scrapbooking room! It is lovely but had a dent right in the middle. Have you ever had heavy furniture delivered from Pottery Barn? They leave it in your garage. The garage! Also…it is not IKEA, and the pieces are put-together (for the most part), bulky, heavy and difficult to move.
This has nothing to do with getting organized, I realize, but thank you for letting me vent my frustration with Pottery Barn.
Lea says
January 8, 2009 at 5:14 pmDon’t think we have PB down under. I tend to drool over Ikea and a flickr group http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?q=home%20office&w=88246123%40N00&m=pool
Good luck with the project.
cartoongoddess says
January 8, 2009 at 9:34 pmIn a parallel dimension (or is it dementia), my office looks just like that page from Pottery Barn. It’s even got that great quality of light.
Peg says
January 8, 2009 at 10:19 pmStep away from the Pottery Barn catalogue. You are going to be debt free, even if it means sitting at an old desk, dealing with the mess. You can do it!
Bossy\'s Friend Martha\'s Sister says
January 8, 2009 at 10:22 pmHey, your other fav store, IKEA has these thingys that wrap around your electrical cords and make them look nice. Hey it’s a start! And fits the budget…. less than $5!
Colette says
January 9, 2009 at 1:02 amDear Bossy,
I am going to tell you something that Pottery Barn doesn’t want you or anyone in the universe to know about. The photos in those very shiny catalogs ARE FANTASIES!!! No one is home, and no one lives on the well lit photo shoot set. Its all fake (even the window). Sorry……….
Cactus Petunia says
January 9, 2009 at 1:36 amActually, sorry to tell you this, but PB actually shoots most of their stuff on location, in real houses…and even though I’m a photo stylist and I should know better I lust after that stuff, too!
Amysprite says
January 14, 2009 at 11:16 pmI actually HAVE this exact pottery barn set-up in the corner of my office…. and it is beautiful. About 2% of the time. The rest of the time it looks just like your desk, only white and from pottery barn. If I could, I would post a picture, because it would make you feel pretty good about NOT spending the money on it. If you email me, I’ll send you a shot for laughs.