For remote workers everywhere, here’s a dose of inspiration for creating a serene home office—and it comes in a shade of Manhattan glamour: unlacquered brass and clean white walls. The office is in an 1828 Federal-style townhouse designed for an artist, her husband, and their baby by architect Susan Yun and designer Penelope August. Here we dissect the look from paint color to brass hardware to re-create the look.
![designer penelope august decorated the office minimally, with a row of cream co 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/remodeled-townhouse-new-york-office-blue-cabinets-733x652.jpg)
Paint
![the walls are painted with benjamin moore\2\17;satrium white. 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/benjamin-moore-atrium-white-paint-733x489.jpg)
![for something similar to the blue on the storage cabinets, see benjamin moore&a 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/benjamin-moore-palatial-skies-733x489.jpg)
Lighting
![for a flush mount light similar to the ceiling light in the office, see the wac 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wac-lighting-blo-led-ceiling-light-733x489.jpg)
![the penelope august star table lamp is the designer’s own design and is 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/penelope-august-star-table-lamp-733x489.jpg)
Furniture
![for similar white floating shelves, the white lacquer shelf is available in eig 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rejuvenation-white-lacquer-shelf-733x489.jpg)
![the micke desk in white, with its stripped down look, is similar to the custom 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ikea-micke-desk-white-733x489.jpg)
![for a new version of the vintage chair, the arne jacobsen series 7 armchair woo 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/arne-jacobsen-series-7-armchair-wood-733x489.jpg)
Hardware
![the rejuvenation classic brass register measuring four by \1\2 inches is c 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rejuvenation-classic-brass-register-733x489.jpg)
![the cabinet\2\17;s knuckle hinges in unlacquered brass are premium 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/premium-olive-knuckle-cabinet-hinges-733x489.jpg)
![the rejuvenation ball cabinet knob in unlacquered brass is currently on sa 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rejuvenation-ball-cabinet-knob-733x489.jpg)
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