This home office started with a small oak desk. A family heirloom, the owner wanted to use the desk, but it was too small to do the job by itself. Positioning the desk in the middle of the room served to both highlight the desk and give us room to build shelves, cabinets and additional desk top space behind the desk itself. The other goal in designing this space was to accommodate the owner's various collections - books, fishing art, guitars, shotguns, plants and travel mementos. Soft green paint was chosen for the walls to underscore the owner's outdoor interests. The built-in units were crackle finished to lend them a masculine roughness, and the cabinet doors were crafted of solid mahogany. As always, lighting was important to this design. Dimmable halogen accent lamps can be found in the wall units and highlighting the owner's collectables.