20 Study Spaces With Wonderful Views
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Kate Burt
10 December 2019
Houzz UK. I'm a journalist and editor, previously for the Independent, Guardian and various magazines. I'm now excited to part of the editorial team at Houzz UK & Ireland, bringing the best of British and Irish design, interiors and architecture to Houzz.com.
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Whether you live in a rural or urban location, can you gaze out a window from your home desk onto a tranquil, interesting or, if you’re really lucky, breathtaking view? If not, let these appealing aspects entice you to reposition your workstation to maximise the best window in the house, consider having a desk built in, or even installing a new window…
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
1. Type tableau. Santa Barbara, USA
Designer: Neumann Mendro Andrulaitis Architects
Designer: Neumann Mendro Andrulaitis Architects
2. It takes two. Bridgeport, USA
Designer: Billinkoff Architecture
Designer: Billinkoff Architecture
3. Sitting pretty. Wiltshire, UK
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4. Treescape. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Auhaus Architecture
Designer: Auhaus Architecture
5. Lakeside. Seattle, USA
Designer: Finne Architects
Designer: Finne Architects
7. Corner office. Washington, USA
Designer: KUBE Architecture
Designer: KUBE Architecture
10. Log cabin. Denver, USA
Designer: Robyn Scott Interiors
Designer: Robyn Scott Interiors
11. Stormy skies. London, UK
Designer: Locksley Architects
Designer: Locksley Architects
12. Coastal curves. Providence, USA
Designer: George Penniman Architects
Designer: George Penniman Architects
13. Bricked in. London, UK
Designer: MW Architects
Designer: MW Architects
14. Double duty. Charlotte, USA
Designer: Carlton Edwards
Designer: Carlton Edwards
15. Well cornered. Santa Barbara, USA
Designer: DD Ford Construction
Designer: DD Ford Construction
16. Pitch perfect. London, UK
Designer: Openstudio Architects
Designer: Openstudio Architects
17. Valley view. London, UK
Designer: Ecospace
Designer: Ecospace
18. Black accents. North Carolina, USA
Designer: Ciel Property
Designer: Ciel Property
19. Shelfies. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Hindley & Co
Designer: Hindley & Co
20. Timber tune. Oxfordshire, UK
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What’s your favourite kind of view – rooftops, ocean, a busy street, countryside… or something else? Tell us in the Comments, like this story, save the images, and join the conversation.
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I call these showroom studies. My husband has a printer, files, books, all sorts of stuff in his study. He could not survive with a minimalist study like above. Love the views though.
When my husband was still working we had an office in a cupboard in the spare room, easy to shut the doors on the mess. But if I had to do any work on the computer I'd drag it through to the dining room where I could see out the windows. We now have a small desk under one of the dining room windows, where I can look out onto our back yard and watch the wildlife (or the cattle in next-doors paddock). Plantation shutters can be adjusted to keep out the heat and glare in the late afternoon. I only added a small lamp so that I could use the computer at night and not have the main light glaring on those in the living room. Biggest problem is keeping it tidy after my messy other half has been working there. My view s not mountains, an ocean or a lush garden, it is dry Australian bush, but i love it.
This my workspace today....and I’m working. I feel very lucky to be working from home with such a good outlook.