What rug would work best under this L shape desk in my home office
This is my home office. I have a blue L-shape corner desk with bronze legs. I have an ergonomic Herman Miller chair. There is one teal-ish sofa bed chair in the opposite corner (visible in the photo). There is another sofa bed (dark blue, same colour as the desk) which usually sits in the other corner (under the window where you also see some cables) but right now it is not in the photo. The floor is wooden. It is cold for 5 months of the year, and warm for 3 months of the year. The rest is in between :) Sometimes when we have more than 2 guests staying over (happens 3-5 nights a year) these sofa beds open up right here and become beds. I then move my chair out of the study in the hall outside.
I was thinking of a dark blue rug (similar to the table) or a teal green rug around 130 - 160 cm diameter. My question is - can I get a round rug to begin with? If yes what colour would be nice and stylish, and what size would work well?
My concerns are that the chair has wheels (and i love moving around in the chair) so a fluffy rug might make that wheel movement difficult right? And how would i orient the rug without making it look super imbalanced, and yet keep my feet warm when i sit on my chair working at the desk?
For reference, this is the desk size 160cm by 160 cm:
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Shubhra Dixit
last yearI made this for you @Flo Mangan :) Converted all my cms to inches.
The two windows on adjacent walls are shown too. And I have shown the door to the room (bottom right of the layout).
Also attaching another perspective photo of the room
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last yearlast modified: last yearA low pile rug that fits under the desk would work.
I’m not suggesting this particular rug, just used it to show layout:
I think your desk is in the best spot for the room, but Flo is an expert with room arrangements and might have other, better ideas.We have a corner desk with a rug, it hasn’t been a problem rolling the chair around. I don’t think a round one would work well.
You can tape off the area (use painter’s tape) or something else to mark it out first, if you’re unsure of the best size.
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last yearOK. Here is a concept for your office. I guessed at depth of desk and chair sizes. If you turned your desk, you would have a prettier view into the room and perhaps enjoy having your seat at the desk so you can see who is entering the room. I found a rug that could add a creative touch. You could put a small shelving unit in the spot to the left of the door.
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last yearYou could add a multi light floor lamp for additional lighting. And a small, round bronze like table for between chairs.
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last yearHere are some options for the spot just inside the door. Just depends on how much space is actually there.
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last yearLarge wheels like these help the chair roll over rugs easier. I used to have a shag rug in my office and it worked pretty well. I put them on my husband's Aeron chair and they look fine. (these wheels are also amazing for making a chair roll more quietly on a wood floor.)
Also, you want that rug to have a stiff back so it doesn't buckle and creep.
Naina Taneja
last yearWhat do you think of this one? It comes in multiple sizes. You can even swap out the blue for a teal if that goes better with your sofa bed.
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last yearWow, so excited to see such good and varied inputs on my request! Thanks @Flo Mangan - I am now certainly going for a ladder shelf for the corner. I am not sure of moving the desk away from its existing place for precisely the reasons @functionthenlook mentioned - my desk job can sometimes result in 8-9 hours, and I do plenty of video calls throughout the day. So not only is it nice for me to have a view (which BTW Flo is right, it is limited since the windows are a bit above my eye level (photo of the view below)) but it is also pleasant to have light on my face. Further, the remaining space in the room comes in handy when the occasional extra guests stay over and the sofa beds need to be pulled out. Thanks everyone for all the rug options - this weekend is going to be (window) shopping weekend :)
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last yearOh wow! We lived in Brussels for 3 years and loved traveling all over Europe. The Netherlands are so beautiful. Ok, yes if you are using the office that much, function is top priority. As to managing power cords etc. There are items you can buy that assist with what we call “wire management”. Here are a few. Not sure about ones that work with plug types in the Netherlands but you can search on line or locally for them. Here are a few that work in U. S.
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