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This is my office which I built during the summer. I live in a two-room apartment, meaning I had to build the office in the bedroom, so I decided to work on clearly defining the two different types of spaces. The shelves frame the office by shooting directly out from the wall, hanging on wires, which helps give the dark, heavy mahogni-wood a lighter appearance. I tried applying this expression to the tables also, eliminating all connections to the ground. The space this way is sort of slized up horizontally, with each layer representing a different level of the office, with different functionality (computer/drawing table, work table and archiving).
I also built a raised floor to further define the "office-zone". The idea is to eventually get a carpet in the "bedroom-zone" to further amplify the contrast.
Something which is still a work in progress is a hidden drawer placed on top of the desk. this holds and hides power outlets, USB-hubs, HDDs, cable-clutter etc. etc.
Most of the wood used is FSC-certified.
Oh by the way, if anyone considers placing their Mac like I did, don't! That trick torched my mainboard in a couple of days, as the vents are facing down.
I also built a raised floor to further define the "office-zone". The idea is to eventually get a carpet in the "bedroom-zone" to further amplify the contrast.
Something which is still a work in progress is a hidden drawer placed on top of the desk. this holds and hides power outlets, USB-hubs, HDDs, cable-clutter etc. etc.
Most of the wood used is FSC-certified.
Oh by the way, if anyone considers placing their Mac like I did, don't! That trick torched my mainboard in a couple of days, as the vents are facing down.
Can you share more about how you made those wire-supported book shelves? What did you bolt them into the wall with, and how much weight do you think they can hold? I'm moving in the fall into a small space and would love to build a similar bookshelf as that. Even a link to the site that showed you would be super-helpful. :)
This is my own design, so there's not really a site that I can link to I'm afraid.
After that, I basically just ran the wire around each hook and pulled it down through holes I'd drilled in the wood, using wire clamps to support the shelves and adjust the height to get the shelves properly leveled.
If you plan to make a similar system, I suggest you take into account the type of wood and what the shelves are for. I used mahogany, which is pretty strong, so a long span between the walls and the wire-support was ok, but using one shelf for heavy books did cause the wood to bend a little, so try and place your holes strategically, especially if you're using a weak/cheap sort of wood.
Let me know if any of that was unclear or if you have any other questions :)