Pottery Barn Workspaces (Pottery Barn Design Library) (Hardcover)

by Martha Fay (Author), Clay Ide (Editor), Mark Lund (Photographer), Michael Walters (Contributor)

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Product Description
A workspace at home has an appeal other offices just can’t match. Whether you have a full-fledged home office or use your kitchen or den as an occasional project area, Pottery Barn Workspaces is the essential guide for creating a casual, comfortable environment with as much style as the rest of your home. Packed with creative ideas and design advice, this invaluable sourcebook will help you organize your current workroom or inspire you to transform an office, project room, or potting shed into the ultimate workspace for you and your family.

Key Features:

- Hundreds of practical decorating ideas and quick styling tips provide a wealth of options for creating attractive, organized workspaces

- Real-life workrooms offer ideas for every part of the house, from guest bedrooms that double as offices to sewing rooms

- Expert advice shows you the best choices for office furnishings, lighting, and storage, plus at-a-glance galleries of color palettes and materials

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Oxmoor House (October 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0848727649
• ISBN-13: 978-0848727642
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 9.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #228,746 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IF you like Pottery Barn, you will like this book, April 2, 2006

By	closet cleaner "closet_cleaner" (San Mateo, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This book uses many of the retail stores' and catalog's current and (unfortunately) discontinued products. If you have often looked through the catalog or the store and thought you wanted your office to look like it does in the book, there are inspiring ideas here. For example, the designers show us new uses for old items (candy jars used to store binder clips, for example).

The downside of the book(s) is(are) that some of the items featured are older Pottery Barn items that are now discontinued. Perhaps you can find some on eBay, but some are several years old and probably can't be found. However, it still gives the reader new ideas.

The reviewer who said that it is all "junky looking old things" may not appreciate Pottery Barn's sense of whimsy and incorporating new with old. This book does plenty of that.

The one gripe I have with the book (any decorating book) is that it appears that computers, monitors, and phones do not have wires. It's very easy to arrange these staged offices and never have to plug in the cables and power cords. This book therefore makes it look a little easier than it really is.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love these books, December 31, 2008

By	Tiffany France - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great book. I love all the pottery barn style series. This one isn't as good as PB Living Rooms or PB Bedrooms, but its great to leaf through for ideas. Also check out Martha Stewart's Good Things for Organizing. I bought this book at Home Depot and it's the best reference I've found.

2.0 out of 5 stars Needs More Pictures, May 23, 2009

By	painttussler (California) - See all my reviews

I expected more from this book. I was decorating my new office and wanted some ideas. I didnt get a single idea from this book I liked. The final ideas I got were from watching some television shows.