Hey guys, today I'm going to give you a little tour of my home office, which is really just
a space in my bedroom that you can see behind me right there. Last year I did a desk tour
video where I showed you my design workspace both as work and at home, and a lot of you
seemed to really enjoy it so I thought I would film this as a bit of an update now that I'm
living in London in my new London flat. I've also included a super easy DIY for a little
clipboard that I keep on the wall in front of my desk to remind myself of important things
so they don't get lost in a notebook. So yeah, let's get into it and have a look at a DIY
and a tour of my desk.
So this is my workspace, it's just in a little alcove in my bedroom and it's got a big window
above it so I get lots of natural light which is really nice for working in. My desk itself
is from Ikea it's just a tabletop with two legs and an Alex drawer set holding up the
other side. My chair is also from Ikea, it's from a dining set, it's called the Ingolf
chair I think and it's got a cushion on it to make it a bit more comfortable and this
pillow here from Primark as a bit of back support and just cos I like the way it looks.
Let's start over in this corner here. In this little ceramic dish thing I keep things like
memory cards and USB sticks, and my vlog camera when I'm not using it. And I keep my pens
in this planter that I got from Tiger. I really liked how it was slimline and just sort of
sits against the wall. Hanging above them is this clipboard that I DIY'd to keep notes
on and I'm going to show you have to make that.
For this DIY I used a sheet of black plasticy stuff, some copper adhesive, a ruler, a craft
knife, a bulldog clip and a hot glue gun. First cut your sheet of plastic to size, this
is what's gonna make your clipboard nice and sturdy. You don't have to use this material,
I just found it in Paperchase and thought it would be perfect for this, but you could
just use a normal piece of card if you wanted. Then cut a piece roughly the same size but
a little bit bigger of the copper adhesive and stick that on top. Then I trimmed off
the edges and you end up with what looks like a nice sturdy piece of copper. Measure out
where you want your bulldog clip to go then just take your hot glue gun and cover the
area. Put the bulldog clip on top of the glue and press it into place and leave it to dry.
Then I hung the clipboard on my wall using a clear hook, and stuck a piece of paper in
it to remind me to register my bike. I like having things there in front of me as a reminder
instead of being tucked away in a book where I might forget to even look at it. This way
I don't forget anything and also it just looks pretty cool, I've sort of got a copper theme
going on on my desk as you'll see.
My laptop is a 13" retina macbook that I talked about in my design toolkit video. So if you're
interested in watching that I will leave a link to that down below. And I have this little
plastic cable hook to stop my charging cord from disappearing off the edge of my desk.
I love this little corner of my desk. I've got my clock hanging on the wall that was
also a DIY, though I've taken the battery out because it was really loud so it's just
a piece of wall art now. Then I have my succulent which is still alive by some miracle, inside
a vase that was another one of my DIYs which again will be linked down below. And my copper
C from Oliver Bonas.
My lamp is from Ikea also and its a really ncie sturdy work lamp with an LED bulb so
it doesn't get very hot and it lasts for ages.
For storage I have these two boxes from Ikea that hold stuff and also some clearfiles on
the ground there, not looking very tidy but what you gonna do?
let's take a peek inside my drawers, so int he first one I have things like stationery;
ruler, craft knife, that sort of stuff. In the second one is all of my notebooks and
I have far too many of them. The third one down has all my technology stuff so lots of
chargers and a mess of wires. the next one is all my screenprinting supplies. and the
last one just has a lot of craft supplies in it.
Beside my desk I have a bunch of prints stuck on my wall that i really love. I find them
really inspiring and they really brighten up the space. This one here is one of my favourites.
And I have so many prints that I'm already starting on a second wall too. So I'm excited
to fill this one up as well.
I hope you guys enjoyed that video and liked seeing the space that I spend a lot of my
time working in here at home. I really like these types of videos just because I love
seeing other peoples spaces, i guess I'm just super nosey like that so if you guys like
them as well please make sure you give this video a thumbs up and let me know down below
in the comments what your favourite part of my little workspace is. Thanks for watching
and I will see you next week. bye!