Designing A Medieval Office

Grabbing your steaming cup of coffee you head intosconces, sword and dagger displays, shields, and axes.
your office to begin your day. As you walk through theDon't go overboard on the amount of decorations you
door you glance around at your walls with framedput up. That will only make it look gaudy and make
certificates, articles about your work, photos of friendssure that the items you choose complement each
and family. Your desk sits in the middle of the roomother.
with your computer, photos of your kids, yesterdaysNext, you can dress up the furniture you already have
coffee mug (forgot that again!) and a stack ofor you can find new antique furniture to complement
paperwork waiting for your attention. Off to one sideyour style. Add a fluer-de-lis rug in complementary
of the room is a small coffee table and a couple ofcolors. In the sitting area, how about a medieval chess
arm chairs. A few magazines litter the top of theset for the coffee table? On your desk you can place
coffee table. Resigned you head for the desk, sita dragon letter opener, a medieval style box for cigars,
down and think, if only I could walk into this office andor misc. items and other decor items that would not be
feel like a king or queen everyday.in the way of your workspace. Now that you've
Well, you can! Stop wishing and start decorating! Firstfinished, here is what you will see tomorrow when you
things first. Something needs to be done about thewalk in your office.
walls. Let's remove all the pictures and start with paint.You grab your morning coffee and walk into your
If you are comfortable with doing things on your own,office. As you open the door you are greeted by
go to your local paint or home improvement store. Pickwarm walls graced with a tapestry of a castle in
out some paint colors that you feel would suit themedieval England, light reflects off of swords and
statement you want to make. You can choose somedragons mounted behind your desk. The sitting area
grays and blue grays, reds and burgundy, or as I wouldinvites you and a guest to play a game of chess. Your
prefer you can go with shades of golden brown anddesk is gaurded by a dragon holding a miniature sword
tan. Next, pick a faux painting technique. Try ragging orand another sitting atop a box daring you to have a
sponging to get the "old wall" effect. Now that yourcigar, your family smiles out at you from pewter
walls have been painted let's start looking at what youframes. You sit down and flip on your computer, look
can hang on them. There are a variety of thingsaround once more, and know that you are ready to
available for this style such as tapestries, paintings, wallconquer any job that comes your way.