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Here are a few more photos, including a better view of the wall-mounted credenza behind Peter's desk. It's made of burlwood veneers, stained green and varnished to perfection. Has four roomy drawer to keep Peter's stuff out of sight. This piece is by The Pace Collection, and has been licensed by Glendale Furniture , so a new one can be ordered from their website (under products, then the last item in "specialty"). note: click on any photo to see a larger size. A view of the north wall of Peter's office reveals Gary Pezzoli's series of four Big Island inspired paintings, and the cornered étagère. Temporarily, we've removed the top glass shelf so that it can act as the TV stand. The small corner between the room's two wide doorways holds a contemporary totem pole, of bamboo. About eight feet tall, it's the work of an artist in North Kohala. We played with using another wall-mounted shelf adjacent to Peter's des...

We've painted Peter's office using Sherwin-Williams SW 6150 Universal Khaki, with accents on the pocket door wall and the soffit in SW 6151 Quiver Tan. It works well with the lacquered four-drawer wall mounted shelf of burlwood stained in a complementary green, from The Pace Collection. Additionally, the khaki wall provides a flattering backdrop for our painting by Maui artist Tony Walholm . Peter's "new" desk, called "Boca" and designed by Leon Rosen for The Pace Collection, is made of gorgeous burlwood with legs of black enamel on wood. Finished with countless coats of lacquer, it perfects the mid-century modern look that The Pace Collection mastered. Alas, the desk was designed circa 1970 when computers on desktops were science fiction ideas ... so we hope to figure out an attractive placement for his iMac. I've seen a couple pieces that I like (including an acrylic side table ), but we're going to try a few things that we already own first....