I love getting a glimpse at how other people work, so I was excited to find this article in Vanity Fair about Martha Stewart’s home office. Even though she has corporate offices in NYC, she spends most of her time working at this small desk in the busy kitchen of her Bedford, New York, home.
Some of the most interesting notes that she makes (in case you can’t read the small print) is that she always has music on (faves: classical and 50s/60s tunes), she uses an old-fashioned crank pencil sharpener (something I actually have in common with Martha!), and she keeps two computers up and running on her desk at all times.
I also got a kick out of the labels she put on her cubbies that say “BEWARE,” “INFESTED,” and “POISON.”
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I like seeing this because it makes her look more real and down to earth and imperfect than she sometimes seems.
I would like to meet Martha someday. I wonder if she ever has quiet moments and what does she do when she’s not working? I can’t imagine her sitting at this desk. What does she think about there? It looks rather “busy” to me. Does she have a best friend? What kind of things to they chat about? I’ve always been impressed with her ideas. Are they really hers or does she have such a huge staff that all she does is review and edit their ideas? Things I’d like to know…
From some of the quotes I’ve heard from Martha, she seems to have quite the sense of humor beneath her hard-core, perfectionistic persona. I love that she prefers to work in a low-key space like this!
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This is way different than her offices at work. I’ve seen several of them and they are all VERY tidy with hardly anything on the desk. It’s obvious she doesn’t do much real work there, but at this little place in her kitchen. Have you seen her blog office? It’s a barn behind her house, but it’s really modern and minimal.
I want another mac just to store my contacts and calendar too!! ha!
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Totally not how I would envision Martha’s home office. The dog on the chair is a nice touch
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This is not at all how I pictured Martha’s office. I agree with the others that it really makes her seem a little more down to earth. I wonder why she has so many pictures of her dogs, though, and none of her daughter…not criticizing, just curious…
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I would never have guessed her office looked like that. I guess it just goes to show that you never really know a person just from seeing them on TV. I think it all looks a bit cramped, which surprises me, but it still looks useable, which is I guess the most important thing.
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Caught a little of Whatever Martha. The epi. was about a Barbie themed birthday party. Her daughter was complaining that she was lucky to have a pound cake with a pillar candle stuck in the middle for her birthday. IF Martha remembered.
I love the cozy feel of this space. I haven’t seen her daughters show. (or hers for years for that matter) I never have the TV on at the time I guess. The everything room from your last post was wonderful, I loved every inch!
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You’re always welcomed at mine as well.
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You just gotta love Martha! She rules my world…
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I would have thought she would have a bigger desk. She doesn’t even have any room to even write a note on that desktop.
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How does she get any work done there? I’d go nuts trying to work in such a small space. LOL
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I would have imagined here working in a bigger space. But it is completely organized just as I thought.
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I’m a Martha fan for sure! I can’t believe she went all pink for that living room. Although, I’m sure she has done every other theme imaginable in her home(s)!
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There is a lot going on her desk.
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I always work where ever I feel most comfortable, lots of time on my living room floor with my computer on the coffee table; papers spread all over the floor…I love a lot of space.
Does that little blurb say, “classical music and opera, as well as rap and 50s/60s music”?!?!? RAP??? Of all the things in that picture, THAT I find the strangest. She musta picked that one up while she was in the clink.
As for having such a small space and not being able to write a note – she has staff for that, right?
(Ha ha, I love Martha too!)
LOL!
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