It includes Word, Powerpoint, Excel and something else I have never used, and forget what its call, it does not include Outlook. I just ordered MS Office Home Student for $124.99 free shipping form Amazon.com. Heck, and I just, with the help of friends on the web forums, managed to set Open Office as the default application for doc. ppt. and xls. I know my wife will be happy to have MS Office back on her machine, MS has really outdone itself (money mongers that they are) in making Office available for home use at a reasonable price, keeping in mind I can install it on both my and my wife's machine, plus another home machine, for the $125 price tag.

You did a great job. I'm almost done with my office. You are inspiring me to finish! I love the placement of the desk - off centered in the room. It gives it a nice layered look, that I just love. And you have such nice space with the file cabinet wall and L-shaped work space. Well done!

It's a great wallpaper and agree that carrying it onto that other wall would be best. You can still hang art on it. I like the color for the cabinets you picture; not sure being darker will make much difference in the perceived size of the room, as they are already pretty dark. But I do like the white trim shown with the wallpaper. Have you thought about that option? Or even the color of the pillow in that shot? Then I'd paint the chairs a fun complementary color, like blue. You could paint the cabinets your preferred dark color and if you don't care for it, you could then do white. It's a bit of work, but you'll end up with something you love.

Is there enough room behind the sofa for a very narrow console table? It could hold a lamp (or two) instead of using any end tables. I could imagine myself sitting sideways on the sofa facing the fireplace and using the table for my coffee cup while I talked on the phone. There is something about the drapes that bothers me. They are beautiful and a lovely color but seem to block the beautiful window. Could you have all the panels at the two ends instead having four groups? I, too, have struggled with a backdrop for ZOOM calls. Remember that on Zoom you see only what is directly behind the person and a couple feet to each side, not the whole wall. So only a few feet of the bottom any large panels would show. You may have to make a trade off on what looks good in the room versus what looks good on ZOOM. For my ZOOM calls, I ended up not using my desk. I took an unused corner of another room and put an old laptop on a small table to make a ZOOM “studio.” I put a console table behind my chair with a large Grecian bust and a small topiary plant over one shoulder and a tall pair of brass candle sticks with two small family photos over the other. The wall directly behind me is blank and coincidently is painted a color that contrasts with my coloring, which also looks better on ZOOM.