How to decorate your desktop with your own hands

Making repairs in an apartment or in a private house is a responsible task for every owner. But it is much more important to fill your own home with comfort and beauty. This is especially true for the desktop. Today there are a lot of design techniques, thanks to which you can not only visually expand the existing space, but also give it charm and chic. This applies to small things, souvenirs, hand-made crafts to decorate the workspace.

It is very helpful to have a well-organized work space.

Furniture plays an important role, in particular the work table. Stationary and online stores offer a ton of quality, stylish and modern furniture. But what if your financial situation does not allow you to acquire a new product? Decorate your old table! There are a lot of options – using decoupage technique, paints and varnishes or self-adhesive film of any desired color.

The desktop doesn’t have to be large

Choose the most comfortable place where your desk will be located. It’s great if you can allocate a separate room for these purposes. But there is also a solution for owners of small apartments. The workplace can be equipped on a balcony, windowsill, in a niche and even in a closet.

What style to give preference

Ideas can be varied. But remember, functionality, comfort and coziness come first. There are several styles that modern designers recommend to use to decorate the workspace..

Minimalism:

assumes a complete absence of unnecessary details in the design;
furniture and decor elements have clear geometric shapes, due to which there is a complete variability of designs;
the predominance of stylish colors, often contrasting with each other;
the maximum amount of light in the apartment, which can be achieved with the help of modern lighting devices.

Nothing motivates you to work like a light, comfortable office, free of unnecessary details.

Keep the color scheme as simple as possible

Scandinavian style:

use of monochrome gamut: black, white and milky shades;
a large number of photos and posters on the wall of the same color;
many shelves, drawers, stands for books, documents and interior details.

The efficiency and understatement of the Scandinavian style makes it the perfect choice for the modern office.

If desired, the monotonous white interior can be diluted with a bright lemon accent

The workspace will look no less stylish in pop art, contemporary, hi-tech, loft, avant-garde and eclectic styles.

Loft-style workplace

How to equip an office in an apartment

It’s great if the size of your living space allows you to equip a workplace in a separate room..

A private room is the perfect place for productive work

Where to start the design and what you need to consider?

Choose the most neutral colors for arranging the work area: beige, white, milky, diluting them with bright accessories.
Make sure there is sufficient light in the room and the area is well ventilated..
Choose furniture according to the principle: “the more things you can store in it, the better”, this will help avoid chaos on the desktop.
Consider the location of the sockets, they should be near the table.

The chair should be comfortable and as beautiful as possible

Decorate your workplace at home using Feng Shui. According to this teaching, the front door should be in sight: from the front or from the side. Do not place your desktop near a window, as this will interfere with concentration and can distract from the workflow. It is recommended to arrange objects so that each of them can be really reached. And the most important thing is lighting. Install the lamp to your left, your eyes will be much less tired.

Workplace on the balcony

The space in the apartment is catastrophically small, and the desktop needs to be located somewhere? Right! Put it on the balcony. Please note that the balcony must be well insulated, otherwise you risk catching a cold while sitting in a draft. And furniture in such conditions will quickly become unusable..

The spacious loggia will accommodate a medium-sized writing desk

When organizing a workplace on the balcony, choose a small table. But where to store documents and various useful little things? An excellent solution would be shelves nailed to the walls. You can put a small cabinet under the table for storing office supplies.

You can also get comfortable on a narrow balcony.

Be sure to protect yourself and your property from direct sunlight. To do this, just hang blinds on the windows. Well, a prerequisite is the presence of sockets. It’s good if there is an opportunity to bring them directly to the balcony. So you get rid of the need to purchase an extension cord..

Niche workspace design

Is your balcony modest or not insulated? There is always a way out. The desktop will look great in a niche. The main thing is to clear it and get rid of the trash accumulated there..

The work surface will be a countertop installed in the spacer

The vertical is used as much as possible. A great option is to put boxes with important trifles on the shelves, which are often already in the niche, and hang several small but roomy shelves on the wall. They are suitable for storing folders, books and more..

Small workspace in a niche, decorated in the spirit of the 30s

As for the pantry doors themselves, it is possible to arrange a real organizer for scissors, tape, pencils and other useful little things on them. This is a good idea if you are doing handicrafts and you have nowhere to put your tool. Ready-made organizers that hang on the doors are sold in stores. If you wish, you can choose beautiful nails, hammer them into the doors of the niche and hang the necessary items there. As for the table itself, you can make it yourself from solid wood or make it to order..

Installing a table on a windowsill

This type of desktop design is very popular. It does not require a lot of free space, and it is also inexpensive. Basically, there are narrow window sills in apartments. But they can be easily lengthened. To do this, you need to use a tabletop that is installed on the windowsill and fixed to the wall at the sides. If the tabletop is long enough, it needs to be fixed at the bottom in the middle. For these purposes, a cabinet installed under the table is suitable..

Even a small window can be used to organize a comfortable workplace

When organizing your work area, take care that the battery does not interfere with you. Better to move it to another place. Considering that you will be working in front of a window, consider how to protect yourself from the sun. A light curtain or blinds will work great.

Window sill table in the children’s room

Nail the shelves onto the side walls. So you save precious square meters from the need to install a cabinet, and everything you need will always be at hand..

Workplace in the closet

Making the most of the workspace is the main goal of many small apartment owners. It sounds surprising and unusual, but it is quite possible to equip an office in a pantry..

The cabinet in the pantry can be decorated in a modern or classic style

Pay attention to the walls. To set up a home office in a closet, you need to choose the right shade of wallpaper. The pantry is a fairly dark room, therefore, for pasting the walls, choose wallpaper exclusively in light shades.

Secret room under the flight staircase

Experienced designers recommend using a few helpful tips:

dismantle the doors to expand the space;
install shelves or a cabinet up to the ceiling to save and use the workspace to the maximum;
since there are no windows in the pantry – take care of good lighting, preferably if it will be several light sources.

As you can see, it is not at all difficult to arrange a workplace at home. The final touch is the choice of a chair. It is great if it is a small office chair..

How to Refurbish an Old Table: Decor Ideas

To equip a workplace at home, you need to think about the selection of furniture. If there is no opportunity to purchase a new table, you can always decorate the old one.

Shabby wood table can be sanded, stencilled and varnished

There are several techniques that will give old furniture new life and turn it into a real work of art:

Decoupage. You will need several napkins with any pattern, PVA glue, a wide brush and furniture varnish. Prepare the table, clean it from dust or other contaminants. The lower part of the napkins must be separated from the upper one, after which the pattern should be applied to the surface, liberally lubricating with glue. Make sure that the top of the napkin is snug against the table. After the glue dries, open the table surface with varnish in several layers. Ready!

With the help of decoupage, you can turn an old table into a real masterpiece
Slate paint. A great option for those who love minimalism. In this case, the table will take on a black or dark green hue. The main thing is to apply the paint thinly, in 2-3 layers. An ordinary roller with a not very wide surface is suitable for work. The advantage of paint is that you can take important notes with regular chalk right on the table surface. It looks incredibly stylish and very comfortable..

By the way, a slate board is an interesting idea for making a homemade table.
Adhesive tape. The market offers a wide range of different films. Choose geometric or floral prints for your table. It is good if the film is bright, saturated color. Glue it gently to the surface, gradually, while smoothing every centimeter. This will avoid unevenness, film tears and other troubles..

The advantage of this method is that “self-adhesive” can be found for every taste

Accessories and decor elements

It is not difficult to arrange a workplace. The secret is in the details. The right accessories will add an aesthetically pleasing appearance to your work area. Have you installed a table or cabinet, but don’t know how to make the space visually larger? Use a variety of figurines and vases. But remember that they should be as rounded as possible, give up oblong accessories in this case.

Organize your personal mood board – a kind of “mood board” that will decorate the interior and become a source of inspiration

Bright shades are appropriate in the little things

A great option to revitalize the workplace at home is to build a visualization board. It will be easy to do this even for a person who has never been involved in needlework. This is not only a great decoration, but also a way to motivate yourself to achieve what you want. Take a sheet of Whatman paper, print or cut out the pictures you like from magazines. Do you want to soak up the seaside soon? Great, we are looking for a picture with the sea and the beach and glue it on paper. Would you like to buy a new car? It remains only to find a picture of the car you like and attach it to the Whatman paper. Place the sheet of paper itself on the wall, right in front of you. You will see that such a decoration of the workplace will come in handy..

Need a pen and pencil holder? It is not necessary to run for it to the nearest store. Take a regular tin can and open it in several layers with blackboard paint. Looks incredibly stylish and modern.

Collect your stationery in a convenient box

Organize your wires

For storing small items, you can use ordinary shoe boxes. The only thing is that they need to be slightly refined. Wallpaper or self-adhesive film of any color you like will help here. Boxes after the “upgrade” will not be ashamed to put on a shelf or any other prominent place.