How Do You Decorate A Home Office In Victorian Style?
Pull together an efficient, comfortable and nondistracting home office while keeping within the dictates of Victorian style. Modify a Victorian-era kneehole desk by hinging the lap drawer’s front – the drawer can then pull out as a platform for the computer keyboard. Or select a reproduction style, such as a rolltop desk with cubbyholes for the telephone and computer equipment as well as a keyboard tray. Choose a chair with comfort as your first priority. Depending on how frequently you use the home office, you may want either an antique wooden office chair that tilts backward, a recent reproduction or a modern-style office chair. Reduce the clutter usually found in Victorian rooms, which would be distracting in the office environment. This includes the pictures and mirrors (Victorian favorites) on the wall; select just a few favorite pieces, which may be in elaborate frames with gold curlicues. Put a low-pile Oriental-style rug on the floor (make sure your chair can roll on it). A pai
