As you have said. Move out the egg chair to outside, where it belongs, and the desk and computer to an office area. Bring in a large floor rug with hints of the same colour of your sofas. Bring in a round coffee table in a light timber. Bring in some side tables for next to sofas in same timber as coffee table. And lots of artwork for walls. At the moment it looks very cold. Bring in texture and colour on floor and walls. Maybe a drinks trolley in gold for your beverages.

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Pop the chair out in the alfresco area. Do you need the desk there for functionality? What do you plan to use the room for?

I’m on my phone so hard to see but is it a sealed concrete floor?

@bigreader Re : is it a sealed concrete floor? >> No, grey tiles.

@bigreader Re : Do you need the desk there for functionality? What do you plan to use the room for?

>>> Actually we want to have office desk in that section of the room. We will change the desk though as its broken :) If the desk and chair really look odd in that formal sitting area then we will have to re-think where else in the house we can move the office desk/chair. But for now, we do not have any other good place for office desk/chair.

@dreamer dreamer Thank you so much for your inputs.

If anyone else have any more ideas and specific recommendations for things to place in that space please let us know.

If you need that room to be an office because you don’t have anywhere else for an office then embrace it and it a proper office with beauty and functionality.

Remove the desk Bring couches a bit off wall. A think rug and coffee table. Artwork to your taste. Cushions. Once you have desk out the egg chair could go in that corner if u want it inside. Tie in its black frame with black accents elsewhere in artwork, cushions etc. if it’s just the 2 couches they could face each other if the opening works.

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Adding a large rug and an ottoman coffee table would look great, large artwork, a desk to fit the space and maybe a new chair, add colour with soft furnishings, you could add a floor lamp for lovely ambience at night.

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How often is the desk used. Does it need an ergonomic chair for 8hrs sitting or can it be more stylish. You could set up desk as a tv double using screen as tv if wanted but really for that look. Then pull up chair to it when needed. Basically is the desk in use when lounge is in use.

Like everyone , I can't quite get my head around this . It is a brand new build , you want a luxurious lounge ( I think ) , but you hadn't really thought it through , or maybe you have , but you ended up with what looks like a sterile basic room , with a grey tile floor , and an airconditioning duct and billy basic downlights ?

I own some commercial premises that seem to have better character than this room sorry .

Even as an office , it is lacking . As already stated , how about a large shaggy rug in a solid colour , then tie that in with an office chair the same , or maybe a white 'designer' office chair and black desk , but then yoiu'd want maybe either white or tan for your lounge suite ?

If part is going to be an office , how about a partition made out of 60mm x 60mm timber battens , in the most character filled timber you can get , with a nice stain . And then tie it in with a coffee table in the same timber and tone , maybe even do 6 or 8 more battens on part of one of the walls , a nice light feature , better curtains ( with colour ) , 3 or 4 pieces of art , some pot plants , a flat screen mounted on the wall , etc , etc .

Firstly I think the comments about being surprised about new build and realising a second desk is totally unnecessary. Life happens and needs change esp when a new build might take over 3 years. So back off people. It’s so not helpful.

I think if you really need a second desk then I’d do a beautiful timber built in (to match the stairs) with open shelving all the way across the wall with the bulkhead ie. under the a/c. This is assuming you can keep the chair in the adjacent study and bring across as needed.

Then I’d have the chairs facing one another, big rug underneath. Beautiful big artwork on the wall straight across from the entry. Add a nice plant. Think cream, brown & black with bits of complementary timber. Think Julie had some good inspo photos.

Good luck, would love to see it down the track.

If you prefer you could have the desk added (occupying same space) to the built in unit or the computer would be behind the built in doors.

Excellent suggestions Mandoozle. In Sept 2023, the OP commented on another thread regarding placement of desk upstairs on rumpus/landing area. But, then at the very last comment of that thread, they may move this desk to the front lounge room. So it has been an ongoing search for a place for a desk space (plus study already in the plans). So it’s not a new request. The front lounge is around 4500mm x 4200mm, So there is plenty of room for a combined lounge room and office area. Your suggestions prove this fact. But, it will never be a “formal lounge” with a desk in it. Unless some partition in the room is created to separate the office, from the conversation area.

Hello there, I like the potential of this room for you: one colour one week and another next! Throws and cushions are the start but floor rugs and artwork too. Try different combos as you find them and see which you are happiest with. Then next week change it again. If you come to a fav you might like to go for a feature wall of colour. Maybe a soft red on the back wall with gold and red cushions or something? Enjoy Margot