Do Try This at Home

Darcy Miller’s main office space, which features an open kitchen. The floor-through apartment has two bedrooms as well, both of which are also used as offices. Photo: Thuss + Farrell

Even if editor, author, illustrator, and crafter Darcy Miller hadn’t spent 25 years working with Martha Stewart (23 of those as editorial director of Martha Stewart Weddings*), and even if she hadn’t found the most perfect floor-through apartment in a storybook townhouse on the same block as Holly Golightly’s building in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Miller’s office space would still be spectacular. The room, seen above, is a sort of antidote to the typical, mundane home office — pristine, with every single object, down to the last ribbon and paper plate, meticulously organized and arranged on custom shelving by California Closets.

Consistency and attention to detail (like the super-specific labels on her binders and closets) are at the root of Miller’s success — and she makes keeping her space organized look effortless. She has her own Amazon shop, so she can easily reorder her favorite drop-shaped paper clips, unwaxed craft paper, and gold-plated, stainless-steel pushpins. She inherited her penchant for creativity and organization from her mother, Madge — with whom she created party favors and crafted personalized invitations from the time she was able to hold a crayon. Party favors are still very much in her oeuvre — last winter, she was recruited by Serena Williams to create custom goody bags for guests at Meagan Markle’s baby shower.

It’s all in the details. Photo: Thuss + Farrell

“I wasn’t thrilled it was a walk-up. But the fact that it was so close to my home was more important,” says Miller, who has three young daughters and a busy husband. The drawers and file boxes are from Amazon, the flat file drawers are from Ikea, and the shelving above the desks is from California Closets. The comfy lilac armchairs are from Amazon. Photo: Thuss + Farrell

 When Miller moved in, she replaced the overhead lights with starburst fixtures from Amazon and repainted the whole place in a fresh coat of white. She added a lovely, slightly whimsical line drawing of a window (which she drew herself) between a pair of original French doors, both of which open up to the terrace. The conference table and chairs in the dining room are all from Amazon. Photo: Thuss + Farrell

Miller’s “chandelier” (which she also illustrated herself) “hangs” on the wall by the kitchen; it may not have the ability to sparkle, but it gives the space a fantastical feeling. Photo: Thuss + Farrell

As long as the weather holds, Miller, pictured here on her terrace (the patio furniture is from Pottery Barn), will be entertaining friends and family and holding events outside under the stars. Photo: Thuss + Farrell

*This post has been updated to clarify Darcy Miller’s role at Martha Stewart Weddings.