Home Office

When it comes to grey home offices, you can either 1) paint all of the walls grey, or 2) paint all of the walls white. In this post I go over how to design your space using those two options, and go over specific decor, furniture, and other grey home office ideas.

The Overall Look of the Home Office

Painting all of the walls grey is one way to go. You just need to ask yourself, what shade of grey do you want to use? Dark grey walls will make the home office feel luxurious and secluded. While a light grey home office will feel spacious, large, and open.

Option 2 is to paint all of the walls white. From here you have a blank canvas of a space to decorate with grey pieces. I go over a list of ideas on how to add grey accent pieces to a home office below.

You can always add in another color into the color scheme. You just want to make sure that all the pieces in the room align with the color scheme. Stick with 1-2 other colors. Any more than that, and you take away from the overall grey color scheme. Some good color combinations include:

• Grey and green
• Light or dark grey with light yellow
• Grey and light blue
• Grey and gold

• Creating a Stylish Workspace: Modern Home Office Ideas

Ways of Adding Grey

Here are some ways to add grey into a home office design:f

• Use a grey desk
• Or a grey office chair
• A grey lamp, or lampshade
• Grey curtains
• Repaint any cabinet or closet doors you have in the home office grey (DIY Challenge: Give Your Closet Doors A Makeover – Ideas and Design Tips)
• Spray paint a corkboard bulletin board grey
• Use a grey area rug
• Hang up a large painting or photo in a grey frame
• Add plants to your home office in grey planters

Here are some other home office posts to get more ideas from:

• Decor and Design: White Home Office Ideas
• Style Guide: Blue Home Office Ideas and Designs
• Vintage Home Office Accessories and Decor Ideas
• Search all of my home office posts for more ideas

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The pictures in the mood board above will give you an idea of the different looks and styles that can be achieved with a blue home office. I have also written out a quick list of design ideas and styling tips that will help you transform your workspace.

• The shade of blue you choose to decorate your space has a big impact on the feel and style of your home office. The pictures in the mood board have been arranged from light to dark. If you want a bright, spacious feeling home office – then the lighter shades of blue are the way to go. If you want a more secluded and cozy vibe – then go with a dark navy blue home office.
• Break up solid blue walls with a different colored curtain, like a white one
• Or hang up a corkboard to pin things to just like in the home office in picture (5)
• ­Instead of a corkboard, why not create an entire mood board wall
• Why not create a gallery wall, like the blue office in picture (6). Surround yourself with inspirational pieces.

• The simple route: The easiest way to style your home office blue, is to create a neutral base. For example use a neutral color such as a white (or light grey, cream, black) paint for the walls. Then you can decorate the space with pops of blue, which will really stand out. See how the blue desk in the blue and white home office in picture (1) stands out.
• The desk is one way of decorating a neutral colored room blue. How about a blue office chair, or simple blue home office decor pieces like a lamp, trashcan, or other furniture pieces
• Why not give your cabinet doors a blue make over (DIY Challenge: Give Your Closet Doors a Makeover)

Here are some more home office mood board posts to get ideas from:

• Work in Style: Grey Home Office Ideas
• Home Office Lighting Ideas: How To Be Productive and Creative in One Space
• Color Style Guide: Purple Home Office Ideas
• Search all of my home office mood board posts

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