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Getting Things Organized [A Whole Lotta Nothing]

Matt Haughey has performed an extreme makeover on his entire home office and recorded it all on Flickr here:

Very nice work Matt and it is worth checking out simply for the inspiration. I have just performed a major cleanup to my home office. One of my problems is that I simply have too much furniture in my office. So, I am thinking of removing some items and maybe down the track buying some new furniture at ikea too, just as Matt has done.

One of the things that I was interested in, while checking out Matt’s digital photos on flickr was the use of the lamps. Matt uses both a lamp that illuminate from under a cupboard onto some desk space, as well as a tall lamp in the corner of the room. You can see the effect here. 

I am a made keen fan of the tv series west wing. One of the things that I notice in the show when they show their offices, they make good use of lamps. I am sure in west wing it is to indicate that they are working hard and late in the office, even after the rest of the world has gone to sleep. Yet, there is something about the softer glow of the lamp rather than the harsh room lights. I am not a very visual person but it struck me looking at Matt’s photos.

Hat tip to lifehacker