Thank you; however, any thoughts on layout?

I don't know what you're looking for here. I'm hearing those pieces showing are your husband's favorites and you just want to know where to place them, but I can tell you those are not the right pieces that go together to make an office look good. You've got a rustic thing going with the animal hide and that somewhat southwest chair fabric, that does not go with a slate floor. That lamp doesn't match. The desk is too small and too modern. And you shouldn't hang pictures of sultry looking women in an office. So you are going to have to invest in some actual office furniture ... a proper desk, two matching chairs and an area rug at a min. I can't see enough of the space, but in general desks should be in toward the center of the room so that if you were sitting at it, you would be facing people as they came into the room with the two chairs in front of it. Get a nice swivel chair so that when you're not working you can turn around and enjoy the view. That said, it looks like that would make your back to the open windows and that is going to put a lot of glare on your computer screen. So you need to think about window treatments for that room based on sun direction and ability to cut down natural lighting as needed. And then hang some appropriate art whether it's landscapes or maps or architectural drawings, etc. Bookshelves should be in offices. It's also nice in an office if you have an area for a small bar set up on top of a piece of furniture.

Well, that's a great start to the creative process, thank you. It is a hot mess; however, he loves his desk, the console and artwork. The hide can go, the chair can be recovered. Hopefully someone in the Houzzz community may be a whizz at mock-up and be willing to help me visualize with furniture placement.

And yes, the slate is a problem child too, but I'm stuck with it.

Thinking, then thinking again. If we only kept the desk, how would you layout the room and what pieces would you use to compliment the space. Maybe that's the better way I should look at the room.

will do ASAP. In the meantime, I moved the desk for starters and brought in some Aboriginal art for the panel between the windows. Open to anything.

Eager for your input.

I think you had the desk in the right position the first time. I would hate to have my back to the entrance to the room; I want to see when someone enters, especially if I'm engrossed in my screen.

That said, I can't get a good sense of the space. Can you stand in each corner and give us a shot in the opposite direction so we can see all walls and doors? Right now it looks like two different rooms in different houses even. The office part is light and airy and the chair part is warm and cozy.

FWIW, I think it's perfectly fine to have a sultry woman's portrait in an office (especially if the sultry woman is his wife).

I don't see anything wrong with the chair. It's light, it swivels, it looks comfy, and it goes with the desk.

Oh how I wish....sultry that is. My hubby loves that painting and it will def stay. I think the ikat chair and the hide rug may be problem children. With the desk positioned in this last visual, hubby can turn easily to the entrance as it is over his left shoulder. More visuals headed your way. Thank you kindly groveraxle!

Thank you again for helping me layout and select the appropriate pieces that will work with hubby's odd shaped room. I am open to re-upolstering etc....

I like the slate - isn't it good in your house, and its setting?

I'd like to see photoshop w/o rug. Brown rug somehow a no with grey floor and desk.

Try greys and reds - isn't the woman's art a vibe for red [or not]?

It's bedtime here, so I will look again in the morning. Probably starting with your floor plan.

Groveraxle - Happy sleeping and thank you again. I look forward and appreciate your time and talent. I will sleep well tonight!

I work from home, as many people do now, and I do not have clients here; does your husband have clients come to the office? If this is just his workspace, you can do anything you'd like in it, including keeping that great chair. Your slate tile is very attractive to me.

No clients in his office, just his special space to work from home. I'm going to pull the hide and take another picture. I have two other area rug options that we are not using too. If the Houzz community approves, I could cut one down. If not, I am open to something else. I just want his space to look marveleous! A part of me feels like I am forcing the space, trying to make it work. Your help is appreciated.

Here you go, sans hide. I love the position of the desk, view, no glare on his monitor and his back is only angled to the door, not completely to it. Now, how would you place furniture to create a sitting area aroung the TV wall? How do you see this room cozy and inviting?

Thank you. I agree the sitting area furniture is heavy and dark. I need something to compliment the space. Does the chair work with the desk? What would you compliment it with?

Here's a sample of one of the area rugs I have. I think it may work with the slate and chair. Thoughts?

Better?

Hmmm...... I love the dialogue, it's is thought provoking and very helpful. The TV niche will only have the TV and a narrow floating shelf. Otherwise the Murphy bed will not have enough room around it. The minimal shelf will house the TV box. What do you think if we did away with the heavy console underneath the painting? The Ikat is strong and I am not opposed to re-upholstering but it may work with another item underneath the artwork. I think it may need to be wider so the painting does not extend past? Trying to use what we have first, then build from there. And yes, the view is wonderful in his office.

Following......

Take a sheet and tuck it around the Ikat chair to get an idea of how it would look with a nice light neutral rug.

Maybe a chair like this. I could swap it out.

After much discussion and thought, thank you Houzz community, I'm going to enbrace the ikat chair, artwork and neutral area rug (have a large piece that I will bind to fit). My last question - What would you place under the painting, I believe the console is too dark and possible not wide enough? Or I could bring in a floor lamp and only play with the art, chair and lamp. Possibly a side table too. If this where your room, what would you do?

Here is a to-scale plan of the room. The dilemmas as I see them are these: the two halves of a long narrow room differ wildly in terms of ambiance, and we don't seem to have a clear definition for what you want to happen in the non-office space other than as an occasional guest room.

Wait, there's a second sultry woman in the room. I don't know if I can deal with all these sultry women. However, speaking to the current too-dark console, I would replace it with something long and low, a credenza that could provide storage for guests, ground the sultry women, AND serve as a side table for the wine drinker in the ikat chair.

Thank you greatly for the to scale floor plan.

Just now read your other comment! Yes, we have plenty of sultry women around. Hubby calls him his girls and loves to visit them daily. He's a fab and enjoys our art immensely. We are lucky!

How'd you know hubby was a red boy (wine drinker)!

Which floor lamp do you prefer? One of the small ones or the larger floor lamp in my first visual above? My initial post.

Low credenza with a lovely Pinot Noir:

Gallery Direct Fine Art Prints: Lady In Red I by Kim Coulter · More Info

Nice room.

If your hubby likes the look of that red print chair and/or finds it comfortable to sit in, keep it. If you do swap it out, the beige wing back suggested (pic) would be a really good choice ... as long as the seat padding is firm enough for it to be comfortable -- do sit in it before buying it. You might also find him an ottoman with wheels, or one to which you can add wheels.

Are you DIY inclined: Second pic (center) black ROUND ottomon:

https://www.amazon.com/Leatherette-Cushion-Glider-Rocker-Ottoman/dp/B0002KNNMA

I bought one of these footstools (ottoman only) at a thrift store for $3, removed the faux leather and plywood top. Repainted the metal w/new coat of black paint. Added a 1"x18" unfinished round wood "table top" from Lowes. Bought four heavy duty wheels of the bolt w/nut variety intended for tool boxes from Home Depot. Drilled four holes in the BOTTOM metal base pipe (carefully placed so they do not interfere with the rocking feature) and added them to the stool to create my "rock-'n-roller". It can do triple duty: side table or, w/any throw pillow easily replaced as worn (or as your mood changes) , a spare seat or ottoman ... and can be easily rolled anywhere with the push of a foot. I liked it well enought that I later ended up buying a second one (also at a thrift store) and now have a matching pair -- gave away both the old ones.

If you keep the red chair w/matching pillow, you could use it on your own "rock-'n-roller".

Not a fan of animal hide.

Not a fan of tiny floor lamps -- much prefer the original dark metal w/dark metal of the desk.

Small black metal/glass side table would work well with that desk.

Floating shelf or wall hung box shelf beneath the tv is a good idea -- you could add a hinge and support so it might be a drop leaf shelf, leaving more room when the murphy bed is in use. Beneath that and/or the art, have you considered building a bit of storage for small office and/or media related items IN the wall between the studs with little more than the doors (think ... truly upscale oak base cabinet doors and drawer front for a shallow drawer) showing in the room ... especially if the art and tv are directly opposite from each other? One drawback ... that's a "cabinet" that stays put rather than can be moved.

Something like this maybe:

Love the “Lady in Red!”

Ahhh yes, Lady in Red. He would love her too. I love the floor plan with the low credenza. I do have a wonderful FLOS armadillo table lamp that would be perfect too. Thanks so much for making my day! This was the ugly step-child room. My last on the list after our remodel. If ever in Bend, OR there will be a glass of Pinot waiting for you! Enjoy the day. I will mine now thanks to you and the other members of Houzz.

Thanks Suzebell. I am going to keep the Ikat chair. I may swap out the 'lady' for this soothing scene. What do you think?

When I enlarged to see it better, I liked how it seemed nature's rough, like the textures in room, and large pattern. Lamp too. Great.

Me too. A better compliment to the chair and room in general.