Make It Nice: Advice on Organizing a Home Office for Work and Music
By
Veronica de Souza
Crackling crust, pillowy middle. The kind of bagel that earns a second cup of coffee.
Summary
An interior design advice column from Defector's "Make It Nice" series, addressing a reader's home office organization challenge. The reader (Selene) works from home at a computer job and is also a hobbyist musician, but struggles to make her office space feel as cozy and personal as the rest of her home, which her partner has beautifully decorated. The column offers practical advice on how to better utilize the space for both productivity and creative pursuits.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledMy office, however, still looks like the apartments I lived in before I met him.
While he has excellent taste in furniture, neither of us are quite sure how to best utilize this space in a productive way to be able to access the dozen
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