ditto :: an office that makes me giddy {katie ridder office} - Fieldstone Hill Design
Author: {darlene}
Description: I love a space that is used unconventionally, beautifully, usefully, and soaks-up-every-square-inch. This Katie Ridder office design is worthy of ditto-ing!
Date: 2012-02-06T05:05:50+00:00

Fieldstone Hill Design
ditto :: an office that makes me giddy {katie ridder office}
Monday, February 6, 2012 by {darlene}

I get so happy and nerdy about a space that is used unconventionally, beautifully, usefully, and soaks-up-every-square-inch. This Katie Ridder office design is worthy of ditto-ing! Yes, today’s ditto is one of the most exciting rooms I have seen in a while.

I originally found this picture via Pinterest {you can find it on my board Inspiration Offices and Workrooms}, and someone pinned via quintessenceblog.com, but it was not pinned from the specific post page. It is super important to give credit to the original designer, so the moral of the story? Click on the actual post before you Pin! … I am just getting into this habit myself.

Fortunately, the very kind Stacey of Quintessence got back to me with the information about this amazing little room. This GREAT space is taken from Katie Ridder’s new book, Katie Ridder Rooms. You can read a great review of this book over at Quintessence.

On to ditto one of the most brilliant little spaces I have seen in a long time!:

{room by Katie Ridder, via Katie Ridder Rooms}

# DITTO :: {WHAT I WOULD STEAL FROM THIS SPACE}:

1. MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK THAN YOU CAN EVEN IMAGINE:

This is a tiny room. No. Scratch that. This is a TEENY-tiny room. But I would give my left arm to have an office like this. I think it is BRILLIANT. A room the size of a large closet is transformed into a fantastic office through brilliant interior design. How? Read on!

2. BRILLIANT BUILT-INS.

The built-ins in this room are brilliant! First of all, when you are trying to transform a room this tiny, and make it useful, there often is not enough space for standard furniture. The solution is custom built-ins. And the built-ins in this space have so much thought invested into their design: 1. They are slender and space-saving: with just enough room on the shelves for the average book 2. They also offer storage with closed-door cabinetry at the bottom. 3. They are painted similarly to the walls, which keeps them from closing in on the small space, and 4. They go from the floor to the ceiling, which adds an amazing shape to the entire space, as well as taking full advantage of every inch.

3. A DESK THAT FUNCTIONS LIKE A TABLE.

The fact that this desk can serve many functional uses is also wise for a space so small. Of course, it can function as a power desk. But also!: Because of the leg design, two chairs can fit beneath the desk, making it a place to meet with clients, or a place to collaborate with a partner. And if the chairs are moved aside, it could make a functional work surface for all sorts of creating, and you can move all the way around the table un-inhibited.

4. A WINDOW!

Maybe this is obvious, but I think people should go to ENDS of the earth to make sure that every room and space in their home has some source of natural lighting. If you have an {ever-increasingly-common} interior powder room with no window: I beg of you, install a transom window high above the door or high on the wall – even if it just leads out to the hall; if there is even a droplet of natural light in that hall, you will be amazed at what that does for your powder room! And, just like this space… even a tiny closet can be transformed into magnificence if there is sunlight!

5. A SNUG AND COZY PLACE TO SIT AND READ.

I love the amazing sofa at the end of this office. Sitting right by the natural light, it beckons you to stay awhile! I also adore the chocolate color and the shiny gold nail heads. {I do love how snug this piece is… so perfect for settling in with a blanket. But, I would have selected a piece that was just a bit smaller, so that the lower cabinetry would be more accessible.}

6. THAT CARPET.

I love it. Just love it {reminds me a bit of the Fieldstone Hill Logo}! And it works so well, even in this tiny space, because the rest of the room is essentially void of busyness or pattern. Even a tiny space needs a punch, and something fun and daring.

7. THOSE GIRAFFES.

Gold giraffes. Ditto. That is all.

8. SYMMETRY AND CAREFUL EDITING.

Two of my favorite design tools strike again! This room is FULL of symmetry, and VOID of excess or junk. That makes this tiny room breathable and peaceful. The perfect place to think and dream!

### SO much goodness. Love anything I did not mention? or…

### WHAT WOULD YOU DITTO {STEAL} FROM THIS SPACE, 1-8? SOMETHING ELSE?

### I LOVE HEARING YOUR THOUGHTS!

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### 20 Comments

- quintessence
  February 6, 2012 at 12:15 am

  Thank you for the mention Darlene!! I’m so glad we have connected – I love your beautifully designed blog! The Katie Ridder Rooms was my favorite design book of the season! I love this room too and you do a fabulous job analyzing why it is such a perfect gem of a space!

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  - {darlene} (@@fieldstonehill)
    February 6, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    I am glad too! So glad to know about your great blog! thanks for your sweet words!

- Monica
  February 6, 2012 at 9:38 am

  A beautiful space indeed…Katie did an excellent job! I love the carpet, bookshelves and colors selected. Darlene your breakdown of items and areas …help me learn so much..thank you!

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  - {darlene} (@@fieldstonehill)
    February 6, 2012 at 2:20 pm

    thank you for your sweet comment monica! This space really is a gem!

- Erika [small shop]
  February 6, 2012 at 10:13 am

  Love this in depth analysis! So many great points I never thought about! I’m digging the use of the swing arm sconces to avoid having to use side tables or floor lamps!
  And thank you for your awesome comment!

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  - {darlene} (@@fieldstonehill)
    February 6, 2012 at 2:21 pm

    hey erika! thanks for your sweet words! This space is so rocking, isn’t it? Happy to have you stop by! I will certainly be back to your place!

- Meeha
  February 6, 2012 at 12:42 pm

  Hi, Darlene, I’m new here but I already love your blog! I would totally steal the aqua wall paint and… bathe in it. I might be a little prejudiced because of my own turquoise living room…

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  - {darlene} (@@fieldstonehill)
    February 6, 2012 at 2:22 pm

    meeha! I am so glad you stopped by; come back anytime! Thanks for your fun comment… I just LOVE that you have a turquoise living room!

- Annie
  February 6, 2012 at 12:57 pm

  Daring and eclectic, not afraid to push the envelope, but you can tell the talent!!! Thank you for sharing such a great use of space.

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  - {darlene} (@@fieldstonehill)
    February 6, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    thanks for your fun comment, annie!

- Jeanene
  February 6, 2012 at 1:31 pm

  I like the built-in cabinets. But I don’t get how one would be able to access them with that couch in the way? Seems like this isn’t a practical arrangement.

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  - {darlene} (@@fieldstonehill)
    February 6, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    oh, I agree!!! That is what I meant when I suggested that there should be a smaller piece there, so the lower cabinetry is accessible. It seems a bit of a waste to have great storage you can’t get into. But I will say…. that couch is GORG!

- Kelly @ View Along the Way
  February 6, 2012 at 7:25 pm

  Those giraffes!! I could find a place in my house for 20 of them! 🙂

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- Karena
  February 7, 2012 at 12:29 am

  Very smart use of the space, very inviting! I love the color palette and that rug!!

  xoxo
  Karena
  Art by Karena

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  - {darlene} (@@fieldstonehill)
    February 7, 2012 at 1:40 pm

    It really IS smart, isn’t it?

- Dirt Princess
  February 7, 2012 at 9:18 am

  Awesome room. I heard that Pinterest is having some lawsuits over that same issue. Photos not giving credit to its “owner” .

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  - {darlene} (@@fieldstonehill)
    February 7, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    oh, I hope the lawyers don’t ruin Pinterest for everyone. Just add some guidelines to it! 🙂

- Cheryl
  February 7, 2012 at 12:53 pm

  Always look forward to Mondays and your ditto posts as they are teaching moments. Love this reading room/office — esp the color palette, the symmetry, how the curtain adds that zing.how the rug’s design reflects the table’s legs. One giraffe would not do it, but two, yes. Love the dark bronze and gold accents. thank you, inspiring room.

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  - {darlene} (@@fieldstonehill)
    February 7, 2012 at 1:38 pm

    Thank you for your encouraging words, Cheryl!!

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