Give each person a desk
The two working positions have their own chair and surface. Shared storage can remain shared without making every task communal.
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ROOM 73 · Workspace
The old shopfront becomes a shared studio
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A former shopfront arranged as a shared studio with two desks and a central making table.
A shared studio needs room for a project to stay out overnight. Two desks keep individual work going while the central trestle table holds samples, conversation and unfinished decisions.
See the product sourcesTHE DESIGN
A shared studio needs somewhere to be together and somewhere to get on with things. Two Carnegie desks establish individual working positions at the sides of this former shopfront. The central Hampstead table takes the messier, more sociable work, so a conversation does not require someone to clear their keyboard.
Pipe frames and black Gio chairs give the desk positions a consistent outline. The pine table brings a broader surface and a different grain to the centre, with space for materials that need to remain visible while a project develops. At the far end, the Curve bookcase gives books and reference objects a vertical home.
Lavender holds the long room together, with claret textiles adding a few warmer notes. Composition No13 Quiet Connections and Pink Dance No2 give the two sides distinct personalities: one more geometric, the other looser. The generous shopfront light reaches the working area from the side, and the former display recess becomes part of the studio's useful depth.
WHY THE ROOM WORKS
Sharing a studio need not mean sharing every surface.
Colour palette
- Lavender
- Raw pine
- Claret
- Ink
- Warm white
Keep making in the middle
The trestle table holds samples and open work. The desks remain available when the central project needs to stay out overnight.
Use art to distinguish the sides
The geometric and painterly works bring different rhythms to the same lavender room. Their difference helps the studio feel personal without dividing it.
Make the depth useful
The tall bookcase occupies the back recess, leaving the brighter front for working. Keep a continuous route from the entrance through the room.
WHAT TO BORROW
For a shared workspace, list what needs privacy, what needs spreading out and what can be shared. Give those tasks different surfaces before buying more storage.
THE PIECES BEHIND THE DESIGN
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Carnegie Pipe Desk
Living With Luxury · 2 used in this room
£304.99
Gio Black & Chrome Office Chair
Living With Luxury · 2 used in this room
£224.99
Hampstead Pine Wood and Black Metal Rectangular Dining Table
Living With Luxury
£999.95
Curve Oak Tall Bookcase
Living With Luxury
£664.99
Kaku Light - Walnut / 3000K
Living With Luxury · 2 used in this room
£145.00
Composition No 13. Quiet Connections
ArtFab · Black (5/8″ Depth) · 24"x36"
Big Wall Decor
Example option: US$165.00
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Pink Dance No. 2
ArtFab · Black (5/8″ Depth) · 24"x36"
Big Wall Decor
Example option: US$165.00
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