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I think you really need to look at the costs associated with moving walls and the kitchen and bath to get an office and curved stairs. The easiest and cheapest solution is to put your office in either bedroom and leave the floor plan the same. Take the money and time you save to update the kitchen and bath fixtures if needed but You still have not shown us what you are starting with except the stairs. Please post pictures of your current space! I think this is a waste of time and money unless you've found that money tree I've heard of. Good luck though. We really DO need more info from you to give you better solutions.

Hi April! I think you have a great space and some wonderful pieces to start with. I had a look at your ideabook for offices. Just glancing through the photos, it looks like you’re interested in a more “structural” look, with grids and shelves for literal and visual organization. You could easily pull off one of those looks in your space! Take the “Project Barton Creek” photos for instance. The shelves and cabinets forming the credenza behind the desk bump out into the space in the center of the wall. You could do the same sort of thing on one of your walls. Unless you want to repaint a lot of trim, you’d probably match the cabinet to the trim color. If you want to keep the existing art that hangs on the wall to the right, leave a space for it in the center of the wall cabinets. On either side of the cabinets, create board and batten panels on the wall to keep the built-in look going. Then you just need a great desk to float in the space. When clients call in, they’ll see your great cabinets and art centered right behind you. I love it that you have purple in your room! To go with your new organized motif, you might line up the sofa, rug, and fuzzy ottoman with the walls. Leave a little space behind the sofa. Let the chair float out in the middle of the room. If you’re looking for more lightness and softness, having beige or grey carpet bound to be a room-size rug is an option. To balance the cabinets on the other side of the room, you could do board and batten panels on the left wall as well. One more thought. Your description suggests you’d like a better sense of enclosure on your open wall. How about two square columns, each about a quarter of the the way into the opening. Build them to match the new cabinetry, with molding panels like you see in your ideabook. But leave the side facing into the room open to create thin shelves for books, art, or accessories. That could give your room a little more enclosure as well as storage, without closing it off completely. Those are just some thoughts. Maybe someone else will chime in with some different ideas! Best of luck! - Doug

Love the Oriental rug in there, with snake rug outside the door (pic 3). I really like this room and your style and think that rug brings in just the right amount of traditional for a wonderful eclectic, collected look. Very high-end European feel. I wouldn’t look for a graphic or abstract rug that only has colors that match other elements. Not for this room. Not much I’d change. It looks very personal, and sophisticated, instead of the no character bland staged color-by-numbers look. It’s refreshing to see here. Love your curtains. The only thing I’d do is find some beautiful pillows, as if they were art. Maybe a whimsical, but elegant, animal print mixed in with others. And if you like plants, I think a few might look nice.