All those odd shapes just beg for cubbies and stackable shelves and all kinds of wonderfully organized drawers! With labels! That are color coded!!

However, the tangle of cords made me physically shudder. I'm not sure how you managed to take a steady picture...I would have been convulsing at the sight.

Wow! I can't wait to see what it looks like when you're done with it. I'm sure it's the most amazing/stressful part of the house to decorate. Tell Jon the cords have got to go! You lost with the chickens.
Oh, and I also live in a 750 sq. ft. apartment with my 2.5 year old daughter and 'baby daddy' where 3/4 of the rooms are triangular. Super awesome, only not. I understand your pain with decorating strange spaces. Best of luck!

What is it with those cords! My husband leaves behind the same electronic tangle in his wake and it drives me mad. Because of it, he was not allowed to have his desk facing out like John's, and instead, faces a blank wall. After all, we had babies and I was convinced they would chew on those 'sexy' cords, strangle themselves, tie me up and eat all the cheetos.

Awesome space. For me though, it's all about those wood floors. Makes me want to break out my roller skates!

At the risk of belaboring the obvious: Organizing this space looks like a perfect project for one of your buddies at HGTV. I have seen several of their designers/organizers do miracles with rooms that have those quaint little areas. Since you have an inside track, you might just inquire. The house is beautiful, by the way.

I'm told that once you have a place for everything, the clutter will dissolve! (And cords can be wrangled...) By the looks of it, about 80% of my entire house can fit in your office...add to that the clutter of 2 people who think that the other person is responsible for old mail, My husband's Magic the Gathering Cards (can't believe I just outed him), every book I've ever read, and all of my daughter's toys (who is the first grandchild so multiply expectations by two, no four) and sweet tea would not revive you...you would need to be doused in a bucket of biscuit gravy...and that would just add to the mess...

Did we ever figure out what the floors were? They look like the ones we put in our house: Australian Cypress...

Can't wait to watch the process!

One question before we start (and yes, I suppose I can get this from the scads of google results, but I'd like to have it explained by someone who does not have a degree in design) - what is a "Mood Board"?

From context clues, I would imagine it to be a gathering of items that make you happy (thus the 'mood'?), but are there rules? Like, should something not be added to the mood board if it is a crazy departure from everything else on the mood board? Can I add a picture of a peacock to a mood board if most everything about the bird (colors, shapes, eyeballs) makes me happy?

Thanks for showing us your cords. I've got 'em, too, but mine have crazy dust bunnies entwined.

le sigh.

Does Jon drink beer while working?! I'm jealous!

You weren't exaggerating on the space Heather! WOW! I sort of hate the angles though...only because we have those in our upstairs and what you're about to find is that putting furniture in a room with those stupid half walls is that it BLOWS. I'll never have another house with those half walls...EVAH! In both our girls bedrooms we have one full wall to put furniture on. Thankfully they are small people and much of their small people furniture is on the small/short side. The one piece of adult sized furniture in both rooms is on that single full sized wall. We will have to move before they become taller than four feet : ).

In my husband's home theater/office we had ZERO full size walls and every time he walks into that room he hits his head on the ceiling because we had to float his theater chairs in the middle of the room because they would not go anywhere else. You can only float so much furniture in the middle of a room that won't allow anything taller than three feet : ).

Anyway, you mentioned studio a couple of times...what will that be for?? Photos?? Video stuff from you for HGTV??

Is it ok to ask?

I almost shat my pants when I saw that floral rug. I might have an abnormal hatred for floral in interior designs that stems from the fact that my mother wore floral, frilly dresses (sometimes with large lace collars) for most of my childhood, until I gave her a makeover. I am interested to see how it will tie in with the rest of the space, though. I like the colours in it, at least! :)

Also? This space neeeeeeds IDEAPAINT somewhere. Possibly the meeting area? I think that would be bitchin', I can't wait to move so I can add IdeaPaint to my workshop walls (for planning out jewelry and other designs)

And maybe custom storage? Like on the wall opposite the orange bar? (I don't know what it is. A pipe? A curtain rod? I'm not too savvy)

At first, when I saw the glass wall/door, I thought OMG SOUND STUDIO?! but I think it's stairs, right? Right?! If it's a sound studio, I might weep tears of salty joy for you. Because that would be badass.

Also: my fiance is the same with the cords and cables. *stabbity stab stab* I have no idea what to do with them, so if you find some miraculous solution, PLEASE post about it! :D

And yeah, my whole apartment can fit in that office. And we have three people, a dog, and a cat living here. Good times.

I love, love your office space. All of the goregous light would have sold me! Though it might seem stressful, try to enjoy designing the space! I've used floorplanner.com which is a great tool (and I did a quick post on some of the features it has) for planning your space and considering weird angles, dimensions, etc. Good luck!

The woman who sold us the house used this space as her bedroom and installed that bar/rod to hang her clothes. DON'T ASK ME WHY. She had that whole master bedroom with a giant walk-in closet, but no. She slept in here.

Also, yes, that is a sound studio. We're using it to set up lights and sound equipment for videos and the work I do for HGTV.

I love the mood board. Good work. And the space is beautiful. But my comment is because I also love that you continually make fun of and/or reference your illness.

I just started taking anti-depressants after nearly a decade of saying no. Your refusal to allow the stigma attached to it to affect how you discuss it, and your ability to laugh at a situation you have little control over is a huge inspiration to me.