Hunter husband wants Copenhagen office? Is this Impossible?
My hunter husband loves the Copenhagen look and modern look. He wants his office to look put together but I think this is impossible. He's willing to put somethings in garage but is pretty attached to displaying the bear somehow. He also has family firefighting framed pictures. So we need help. The carpet is going we would love wood floors and I love the darker floors. This is the first room in a whole house face lift. 1) does the desk /could the desk work? 2) does the floor in the office need to match our master bedroom floor? They are at the end of the same hallway, I will provide picture. 3) paint colors need suggestions and or inspiration photos. 4) I believe the safe is staying its maroon 5) between the dbl closet, window and dbl doors wall space is limited, how do I deal wit that?
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Hunter hubby is going to have to clean up his act if he wants a more modern look in his office. I would edit his deer heads down to whatever will fit in the area above the door into the room That way hub can see them, but you won't view them from the hall..
Then I would remove everything that is hanging on the left (closet) wall, including the shelves. Hang whatever flat items (pictures and hides) he wants on the right hand wall.
Leave the gun safe, the desk and chairs on the floor. Remove everything else! I'd like you to paint the window wall and the closet wall an accent color. I'm thinking a nice green which should go well with
Cabela maroon. Take a look at Sherwin-Williams Koi Pond SW7727. Tell hub it looks like pond scum. A hunter should be able to relate to that. :)
Carolyn Albert-Kincl, ASID
The reason I usually go for boring in hardwood flooring is for longevity. Look at the wood in 50 and 100 year old houses. That's what you want! No one hated it and pulled it out. It's still around and looking great.
I will attach some photos of rooms/offices that are fairly modern, that could all have the taxidermy displayed in it, or do have some.
What is your husbands more specific understanding of "copenhagen"? The wood? Certain type of chair? Colour? That would help to narrow it down. The other question is, if this is just an office for himself, or does he see clients at your home as well? I see two chairs in front of the desk...
And with hardwood floors, area rugs are another way to add texture. You said you wanted dark wood floors, but have you considered light ones instead, such as maple?
here are my ideas:
1) hallway and remainder of downstairs flooring of wood or stained concrete. Office and bedroom stained concrete flooring that would be modern, same in both rooms. Adding rugs for texture and color
2) find a desk that works better, possibly one that is "L" shaped and could run the wall and out into the room. Hubby requires that he looks out not to a wall or out the window. OR find a sleak modern desk and storage as in the picture above with the arragment of heads and the storage place under the window??
3) framed picture on the window wall?
4) does the window need curtains/panels???
5) do the closet doors need to be left white or painted?
http://www.ikeahackers.net/2012/04/pax-closet-doors-no-bottom-rail.html
Actually, a warm light gray sounds like a good color for the office, with a maroon safe, and maybe pops of yellow, orange, or cobalt blue. "Manly" doesn't have to be predictable. What colors are you using in the rest of the house? Do you have a color palette yet? It helps minimize errors and repainting (or frustration) by making a planning board/book; paint chips (don't expect it to look the same on your walls so test), photos of curtains, furniture, rugs, accessories; fabric swatches (furniture stores will usually provide them) of sofa, chairs. It will keep you focused, but as your choices change, so can the book/board.
Hub may love his trophies, and they have cropped up as decorative items lately, but agree with whoever suggested they be hung on "inside" wall of hall door so that he can enjoy them, but they aren't visible casually.
Modern is sleek and minimalist accessories. DOesn't sound as if that's going to work with family memorabelia, etc. Have you considered turning one of the closets into a shelved alcove for all that? Small carpentry would make it look original and built-in. Lower portion would provide storage space (for extra heads?)
Good luck. DOn't rush it. It will come together.
i'm lovin the barn door concept and would prefer to attempt that but how? i don't think the doors could overlap, i would need more wall?? OR i would just replace the current doors with ikea doors? would need to replace the tracks also i'm assuming. it doesn't sound to bad??
Carolynn's been a great help, although it seems like it going slow but i feel i'm making progress. i'm ready to take down these knick nacks and rip up the carpet to see the condition of the concrete.
i would like to figure out these closet doors, wondering if the middle 1'7" wall section needs to be removed? i think that depends on the style of doors i can find.
http://www.houzz.com/discussions/324263/Kids--9-15--upstairs-playroom--media-room
i have in another thread. I want to paint and hang curtians and make it a cool teen area.
thanks again!