How to make every inch count and create a calm, airy space for doing business and bringing up baby
Jeff McNamara
Home-Office Solutions
Go horizontal and vertical. Lining the wall with adjustable shelves
creates ample, accessible storage. A palette of primarily blue and
white makes things seem orderly. Elfa shelving, $189 for the
combination shown, the Container Store, www.containerstore.com.
Recognize the beauty of double duty. Instead of wasting space and
money on a changing table, buy a changing pad and put it on top of
a more practical dresser, which can be used for decades — and can
hold office supplies until the child is old enough to complain. An
upholstered desk chair doesn't look too corporate for the room.
Newport wooden dresser, $379, Crate & Barrel, www.crateandbarrel.com.
Spinner executive chair (now available only in brown fabric), $499, Crate & Barrel, www.crateandbarrel.com.
