3 Interior Designers Transform The Same Home Office Space | Space Savers | Architectural Digest

3 Interior Designers Transform The Same Home Office Space | Space Savers | Architectural Digest

We gave interior designers Lula Galeano, Laura Hodges, and Alvin Wayne a photo of the same home office space – then asked each of them to create a design for it in their particular style, however they pleased. Three artists, one canvas, each bringing something different to the space. See which designer comes closest to creating your ideal home office.

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LAURA’S SPACE:
(Similar) Farrow & Ball Card Room Green Paint https://fave.co/3hSanIe
(Similar) White Elfa Décor Bookshelf https://fave.co/3WlvNwf
(Similar) West Elm Stepped Medallion Easy Care Rug https://fave.co/3hLi6Yq
(Similar) Pottery Barn Belgian Flax Linen Roman Shade https://fave.co/3hRaQKz
(Similar) Etsy Defiant Walnut Floating Desk https://fave.co/3FOwIOP
Design Within Reach Fritz Hansen Series 7 Task Chair https://fave.co/3GfcKhq
Frey Desk Lamp https://fave.co/3FPuFKv
54 Kibo Woven White Pendant Light https://fave.co/3YIqpou
Samsung Frame TV https://fave.co/3FQsIgB
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ALVIN’S SPACE:
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(Similar) West Elm European Flax Linen Curtain https://fave.co/3FQG8cu
(Similar) CB2 Marisa High Gloss Walnut Desk https://fave.co/3YLLKgK
Sarah Sherman Samuel Rise Daybed https://fave.co/3BSKWwU
Kelly Wearstler Trancas Credenza https://fave.co/3BVSeQK
(Similar) Hay Rice Paper Shade https://fave.co/3FQZVZy
Kelly Wearstler Coquette Table Lamp https://fave.co/3jjQaLL
(Similar) Pottery Barn Vintage Bronze Mirror https://fave.co/3FH9YQM

LULA’S SPACE:
(Similar) Rejuvenation White Oak Floating Shelf https://fave.co/3BWVcEj
(Similar) Etsy Hammered Brass Drawer Pull https://fave.co/3joyHlr
(Similar) Urban Outfitters Keely Hilo Tufted Rug https://fave.co/3GiI1z5
(Similar) Coyuchi Ashbury Organic Quilt https://fave.co/3HVYcoe
(Similar) Perigold Natural Petrified Wood Log https://fave.co/3YIJaby
Benjamin Moore Pomegranate AF-295 https://fave.co/3PKim6N
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Director: Jasia Kaulbach
Director of Photography: Kevin Dynia
Editor(s): Shandor Garrison
Talent: Alvin Wayne, Laura Hodges, Lula Galeano
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Senior Producer: Alyssa Marino
Producer: Joel David Ahumada
Associate Producer: Josh Crowe
Field Associate Producer: Brandon Fuhr
Production Manager: Melissa Heber
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila, Julie Suronen
Camera Operator: Zach Eisen
Gaffer: Gautam Kadian
Audio: Brett Van Deusen
Production Assistant: Patrick Sargent
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
Graphics Supervisor: Ross Rackin
Graphics, Animation, VFX: Sam Fuller
Special Thanks: Reeba Mehdi and the Team at Space Joy

Designer Portfolio Pictures provided by:
Nick Glimenakis https://www.nickglimenakis.com/
Jennifer Hughes https://jenniferhughes.com/
Hoshi Joell https://www.hoshijoell.com/
Eric Petschek https://ericpetschek.com/


0:00 Meet The Designers
1:04 Walls And Shelving
3:37 Flooring
5:29 Windows
6:49 Furniture
10:46 Lighting
12:05 Art And Decor
14:13 Final Thoughts
15:10 Designer Talk

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50 Comments

  1. Camila F. on July 13, 2023 at 2:36 pm

    In my opinion, Laura made the most practical office design. I also find it inviting and well decorated.

  2. kszaczyszcz on July 13, 2023 at 2:36 pm

    My favourite part was when they ‘moved’ the window. If they moved the entrance to the room i would be ok, but ‘moving the window’ just shows you how unable they are

  3. antonia on July 13, 2023 at 2:37 pm

    Only ONE designer understood the assignment.

  4. david lopez on July 13, 2023 at 2:38 pm

    Daybeds in the office eh? I must be in the wrong career field.

  5. Natasha Ryan on July 13, 2023 at 2:39 pm

    laura is the only one who understands what an office is

  6. Bee Vie on July 13, 2023 at 2:39 pm

    All very beautiful, but who lounges in an office? Other than our pets, of course.

  7. Nabia Ghulam Ali on July 13, 2023 at 2:41 pm

    The daybed one looked like a doctor’s office.

  8. Bambuulii on July 13, 2023 at 2:43 pm

    Oh no. Laura wins. Laura is practical and her designs are amazing!

  9. SassyGalBeauty on July 13, 2023 at 2:43 pm

    9:54 love this piece!

  10. Angel Baby on July 13, 2023 at 2:44 pm

    Laura’s design was the most beautiful and practical if someone actually planned to use the room. Putting a fireplace in a room that size, I’m sorry but it’s pretty dumb and dangerous.

  11. moon on July 13, 2023 at 2:46 pm

    love all three of these. loved laura’s the most but all of them were gorgeous

  12. Jennifer Girard on July 13, 2023 at 2:49 pm

    Im not usually a fan of green but Laura’s design is beautiful. Bonus points for the plants too. Her design gives space for storage under the desk and a printer on the otherside of the bookshelves.

  13. Ugochukwu Onuoha on July 13, 2023 at 2:50 pm

    We need more straight men in interior design

  14. April Smith on July 13, 2023 at 2:50 pm

    I like Lula’s, but am I literally going to put my Laptop on my lap? I would prefer a table of somekind, maybe at the shorter area of the sofa. I like Laura’s room, but Alvin’s room is not my taste.

  15. marvin raphael monfort on July 13, 2023 at 2:51 pm

    love how there’s not a clear winner but love the no tv one if we’re nitpicking

  16. Colleen Ong on July 13, 2023 at 2:52 pm

    Lula’s is aesthetically pleasing but the choice not to have a desk for an office is just weird 😂

  17. Anum on July 13, 2023 at 2:53 pm

    this time laura wins, i really love her style design soooooo much this time❤

  18. Star Mkhize on July 13, 2023 at 2:53 pm

    Love Lulas space the others we giving me claustrophobia just purely cos of how the room is structured

  19. nirmine M!ne on July 13, 2023 at 2:54 pm

    It’s a brilliant idea to give an empty space and also let deferent designers fill the space ,without instructions or style to follow and how everyone of them gives a total different designs and point of view. I Love it

  20. sandra francis on July 13, 2023 at 2:55 pm

    Yes Laura was the best then Lula then Alvin. What was he thinking. He was all the way wrong.

  21. Wout de Zeeuw on July 13, 2023 at 2:56 pm

    Laura well done, super efficient use of the space, and beautiful looking!

  22. E strydom on July 13, 2023 at 2:58 pm

    I hate Alvins’ wallpaper, the place looked small and dark. Ir is an elongated small space it cannot be so dark

  23. Bambuulii on July 13, 2023 at 2:59 pm

    In this case Lulu wins ..

  24. Damian Stallworth on July 13, 2023 at 3:03 pm

    For the first time, I actually like ALL the designs, excluding the zodiac signs…

  25. Diana on July 13, 2023 at 3:04 pm

    none of these "offices" are functional – the ergonomics of a monitor way up on the wall; the utility of a daybed and tv in the office; the office where the desk is completely missing – "you can’t see it", maybe display the area of the room that serves the purpose – would you design a bedroom and skip the bed?… Did any of these people actually use an office ever in their life?

  26. Marvin 2.0 on July 13, 2023 at 3:05 pm

    So only one room is actually a real useable office 😅

  27. Jared Joubert on July 13, 2023 at 3:05 pm

    Irritating that they moved the window.

  28. Online on July 13, 2023 at 3:06 pm

    The girl in purple is so creative and talented but she really just didn’t understand the assignment. It’s supposed to be an office.

  29. Abcd on July 13, 2023 at 3:06 pm

    What software is used to render these rooms ?

  30. LastingDream on July 13, 2023 at 3:08 pm

    The green room is my favorite!!! 🤩 Beautiful and practical working space!! Lula’s (?) was great before the fireplace, but you can replace it with a nice desk….and an office chair with lumbar support ☺ The other one was….an interesting guest room

  31. Maceyee on July 13, 2023 at 3:08 pm

    The last wooden room has been photo shopped wider

  32. Camila F. on July 13, 2023 at 3:09 pm

    Lula’s concept is very original and I like it, even if the final result dosen’t really looks like an office.

  33. alifloydtv on July 13, 2023 at 3:09 pm

    Laura’s is the least insane. The others are farking mental. Who’s going to move a window in a 6ft-wide boxroom? A fireplace? What?!

  34. Ziggy Ustar on July 13, 2023 at 3:11 pm

    Green walls wins

  35. @VLGinspiring on July 13, 2023 at 3:14 pm

    Laura’s office makes sense. Alvin’s office is functional for the purpose of staging to inspire new prospective homeowners
    Lula’s didn’t make any sense at all, however, it would have if the office space were larger, e.g., at the front entrance of the house with French doors or large door then the fireplace would be functional in the space.

  36. Architectural Digest on July 13, 2023 at 3:14 pm

    Shop pieces inspired by Laura, Alvin, and Lula’s office spaces:
    Farrow & Ball Card Room Green Paint: https://fave.co/3hSanIe
    West Elm Stepped Medallion Easy Care Rug: https://fave.co/3hLi6Yq
    Pottery Barn Belgian Flax Linen Roman Shade: https://fave.co/3hRaQKz
    54 Kibo Woven White Pendant Light: https://fave.co/3YIqpou
    Ceramic Indoor/Outdoor Wall Planters: https://fave.co/3PPeCAF
    Sarah Sherman Samuel Rise Daybed: https://fave.co/3BSKWwU
    Jake Arnold Chiltern Rug for Lulu and Georgia: https://fave.co/3jrb7Es
    Hay Rice Paper Shade: https://fave.co/3FQZVZy
    Pottery Barn Vintage Bronze Mirror: https://fave.co/3FH9YQM
    Rejuvenation White Oak Floating Shelf: https://fave.co/3BWVcEj
    Urban Outfitters Keely Hilo Tufted Rug: https://fave.co/3GiI1z5
    Benjamin Moore Pomegranate AF-295: https://fave.co/3PKim6N
    Adesso Small Orb Pendant: https://fave.co/3VhMlE7

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  37. Anna Wieczorek on July 13, 2023 at 3:15 pm

    The room without any desk… so ridiculous. That is why I will never ask any designer for help 🫣

  38. Adnia on July 13, 2023 at 3:15 pm

    alvins looks like a bathroom… lula i wish she gave us a desk but love this too. laura wins

  39. Joaquin carrasco on July 13, 2023 at 3:16 pm

    Lula es más argentina que el asado no tengo pruebas pero tampoco dudas

  40. Hibou Rondo on July 13, 2023 at 3:22 pm

    Hurrah for Laura! 👏

  41. a piece of sam on July 13, 2023 at 3:27 pm

    I think Alvin’s pendant lamp will hit somebody’s head.

  42. Mocriș Andrei on July 13, 2023 at 3:27 pm

    alvin’s office looks like a prison cell lamo

  43. Iconology on July 13, 2023 at 3:27 pm

    My first instinct is to put the desk in front of the window purely for the lighting for zoom calls. Back lit never works on video calls.

  44. Anthony Iafrate on July 13, 2023 at 3:28 pm

    These people need to go to school

  45. Dee K. on July 13, 2023 at 3:29 pm

    I liked the wrap around seating, but the fireplace area should have been for a desk, so you have the best of both worlds.

  46. Jannik D. on July 13, 2023 at 3:31 pm

    My favourite detail in the green room is that the desk is flush against the shelf so it’s more like an extention of the shelf rather than an isolated piece.

  47. Kiren Rashid on July 13, 2023 at 3:31 pm

    Lulu’s design is divine 😍

  48. Luxury Office Furniture Factory on July 13, 2023 at 3:33 pm

    Cool and amazing

  49. CNJL1 on July 13, 2023 at 3:34 pm

    Thought the desk was going where the fireplace went.

  50. anocha pisaiphun on July 13, 2023 at 3:35 pm

    This is my favorite episode for me. I like all 3 rooms . They have 3 different styles but look cozy beautiful. Love this show.

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