Dad vs. Mom. Ready, set - go!
Two people with office jobs and home office options, two rooms cut exactly alike and two different ideas for a functional office.
We are Thomas (34) and Anna (32), married and have an adorable daughter (also lovingly called "mini builder"). We have accomplished the dream of owning our own house in 2021 - therefore, of course, we could not avoid topics related to interior design. Here we are going to report a glimpse of how we have designed our new study.
Furniture selection: First, we got inspired on the internet and set three KO criteria for our office furniture:
1. The furniture should fit the space while providing enough storage for our office utensils.
2. We prefer a mix of shelves and closed furniture to achieve a good balance between cleaning effort and "airiness" (no cramped feeling in the room) as well as
3. the furniture should be modern and timeless.
Thomas then decided - due to the great and special color combination white/Basalto dark - for the program "GW-Altino". Anna chose the "GW-Helsinki" program because she fell for the charm of the Scandinavian furnishing style.
Since we built from scratch, we were able to completely design the floor and walls.
Anna chose the color accents green and pink on two walls. Thomas designed his office in two different shades of blue.
The floors were laid in different shades of oak.
On your marks, get set, ASSEMBLY
The floors have been laid, the walls painted and the furniture delivered. Now it's FINALLY time for assembly.
Team "Anna": Here, many helpers were allowed to lend a hand with the construction (due to the pregnancy with the second child). So grandma and grandpa of the mini builder built the large sliding door shelf and the desk and friends of Anna built the small sliding door shelf and the roll container. So we can definitely say: The instructions are easy to understand for "everyone" and the furniture is easy to assemble.
Team "Thomas": Thomas built the office furniture together with a friend - of course also under the strict eyes of the mini builder. The furniture was a little faster to assemble (desk, roll container, 2 x sideboard, 3 x sliding door shelf) than the furniture in Anna's office. The instructions were also easy to understand and apply here.
We are interested: Which office do you like better?
Team "Anna" or team "Thomas"?
We can't decide between the two because the offices are so different and both have their own charm to us.