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MT Transcription Area in your home, where is it? - Wannabe Decorator

Posted: Jan 25, 2010

Where are you set up? I am moving my desk and office stuff around, I find if I do that I actually work better (I know that sound strange, but I find that it's true!) My mother used to move her furniture around every once in a while... LOL Not that it made a huge amount of difference honestly, but it made her happy and it did liven things up a bit.

So, my question is, where is your MT station set up in your home? I thought about moving out by the kitchen and out of my office, to have a better view of the yard and animals, bird feeder, squirrels, etc., something different to look at once in a while makes the time go by faster).

I guess if you claim your office setup on your taxes that wouldn't work, as I think it has to be a separate room.. maybe someone can enlighten us on that.. anyway..

Anybody got any great ideas of how to change up your office this Spring? I was going to post a picture, but I deleted it. Maybe I'll take another one. Ill pay decorator fees for good ideas--;>)

Thanks to a busted water line and a flooded office (extra bedroom), I am now (sm) - anon

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in a corner in my kitchen. I am really enjoying it as well because I feel like I am back in the mainstream of things in my house again, lol. It is just myself and my husband at home now, he works days but it is nice in the evenings when I do have extra work that I am in a room where he is (living room and kitchen are open concept). I did not realize just how "cut off" I felt until I had to move in here. I get to open my backdoor on the mornings that the sun is shining and watch the birds, etc., open the windows in my kitchen and my living room and have loads and loads of natural light, something else that I did not realize I was missing so much.

I may just stay where I am, lol. I had a friend who was an MT, had an office at home, again an extra bedroom, had her stepchild to move into that room and she still claimed the office. She said that the IRS would give her advance notice if they were coming out to "inspect" her office. I have never claimed an office and would be absolutely terrified to do it that way, afraid that they would just show up.

Any way, that's my office, lol.

office setup - KYMT

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I have my office set up in an extra bedroom, but I've discovered that decorating it to my taste (southwestern/Native American) and having each desk facing out a window has made a tremendous difference. I can watch my dogs playing while I work, and that cheers me up. Also, my Mom was sweet enough to surprise me with custom-made drapes that I love. If you make the room "your own," I think it's a great mood lifter.

Office setup - nn

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I use the little room that was supposed to be a dining room, it is small enough and I have it decorated to my liking...desk facing window. I like it as there are doors and I can close them when I have to.

My office is underneath my bed. - CatLuvr

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I have a very tall, 7' loft bed!
;D

Got nose trouble so mine is setting right - where I can look out

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When hubs and I moved to a newer home in 2004 it was the 2 of us and a 4 bedroom home. Kittycats got their own bedroom and I got one also for my workroom. Like I said, facing the street looking out the driveway and I repainted from a bright yellow (had been a baby's room with Twinkle, Twinkle motif running around the top of the ceiling and stars trailing down the wall to now a colonial blue with white woodwork, white plantation shutters. No overhead lights so I found on Craig's List a floor lamp that has the same blue with black mottling throughout. Also got a painting with birds with gold and blue in the background. Over in the corner I set up a place for my family pictures. I did have a huge wood L shaped desk, downsized and now have a set of glass desk, stand where my fax machine and books set with silver trimming. I just love my room!!

Your room sounds great! nm - Sunshine State MT

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the home office decor - tired MT

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My desk is in what I call my office which has a sleeper sofa and huge windows that I can look at my flowers in the summer, see my driveway and see when the mail comes. I love it right where it is. I don't feel so detached from the world as long as I can see what is going on outside. I live in the country. But I did choose this room in particular because it has electric heat and the rest of the house has gas and I usually only heat the rest of the house for the two of the coldest months of the year, cannot afford more than that.

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