Gallery 1 - my home office
My home office was designed and built by my father-in-law, who is quite the handyman. The office wasn't initially designed for full-time freelance work, but it does suit that purpose just fine.
My wife's computer is also in that office. The office has two doors that can be locked (in fact, they are both locked whenever we're not at home, or not in the office.
The desk - closed
I had wanted a desk that was higher than the standard desk, but I made a little error in the calculation, which lead to the desk being quite a bit higher than any chair I could fine. In the end I solved it with a square bar stool, the legs of which I cut until the correct height was achieved.
The desk - opened
Ergonomics people would be horrified, but I like the fact that I can rest my arms on the edge of the desk itself, and have wide mouse space too. The screen is just the right distance from my eyes too -- approx 50-70 cm (I'm not far-sighted, though). Inside that little "cage" is also my UPS, my speakers, and shelves for my scanner, my modem, and various CDs.
Sitting at the desk
I've closed the curtains to take a better picture, but when those curtains and the door itself is open, it's almost like working outside.
The milkman's view
Don't worry, the milkman can't see into my office (there is a high wall around the property). You can see my wife's computer (my backup computer) in the background. Notice how her desk is lower than mine (no it's not an optical illusion).
The two computers
My wife doesn't work at the computer while I'm working there (so she can't see any confidential stuff on my screen). I often use her desk for additional space when I have a lot of dictionaries open. Her desk also contains the laser printer (the bubblejet printer is on the shelf -- see next photo).
My dictionaries etc
About half of these books are dictionaries. Perhaps I should add a list of my dictionaries to my "equipment" page -- what do you think?
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