You’re the Boss: Designing the Ultimate Home Office

The sleek Cynthia Rowley for Hooker Furniture Fleur de Glee Writing Desk is all you need for that hallway to become your new workspace.

If you’re thinking that you need an extra room in your home so you can set up a home office, think again. Work-friendly spaces can appear from an unused corner, just a few inches off a wall, or even other areas that you thought to be unusable in the past. Explore the possibilities, wonders await you.

Home Office with a View

Nothing should hamper you from having a home office with ample sunlight. Neither should this natural light keep you from your decorating style.

Set up a desk and chair right in front of a window then fill that empty corner with a bookshelf. Make sure the furniture harmonizes with the rest of the current pieces. Be sure that your new corner home office seamlessly blends with the entire ensemble.

Dual Purpose Home Office

Don’t think that working at an ordinary desk will make you more productive – the traditional look of a desk won’t have any effect on your productivity. So, why not repurpose an armoire as a home office desk as it still serves its purpose as a storage cabinet for your china, silverware, stemware, etc.

Home Office Palette Blues

Remember the key pieces to every home office (chair, desk and shelves). Choosing the right pieces can help you transform a quiet, unused space into something more productive. If the space still permits, keep the zones distinctly different by setting up a work area a few feet away from your bed.

The trick here is to make sure that the decorative elements such as the furniture, its finish, as well as the color palette all play well as a team.

The Bold Home Office

Why fear? Go bold and bright on the primary palette that you will use for your workspace. If you want a space for your child right beside yours, then find a color scheme that blends with your fun work corner. Add lots of shelves and functional storage units to work both your styles.

Hooker Furniture Home Office Viewpoint Wall End Unit L_R: Even the tightest spot can accommodate this wooden corner piece.

The Confidential Home Office

Have you already considered a corner? Then be able to dress it up. Even formal living room setups can offer a workable home office. Just place a small desk, chair and some accessories (e.g. storage bins and task lamp) and you can already call that spot your tiny workspace. This will become your perfect spot for writing a letter or reading the day’s itinerary.

The Floral Home Office

There simply isn’t any sense in wasting a usable corner. So, yes, even the hallway can become a spot for your workspace. A not-so-narrow hallway can easily accommodate a slim desk, a stool and small storage bins. To complete the look, install some printed floral wallpaper.

The Split Home Office

Who says the kitchen can’t have an adjacent home office? You can have your kitchen on one side and your home office on the other. Think of a large china cabinet as a possible divider. Just make sure that you keep the color palette congruent. Consistency in your chosen colors sets the harmony in your design.

If You’re Simply Tired of Your Current Home Office

Or you may already have a home office or corner but are growing tired of its look. If this is the case, try these simple tips –

Move your chair and see the immediate effect.
Is your office chair comfy? If not, then it’s time to find a more ergonomic piece.
Move the desk around your home office. See how it looks on different spots.
Analyze what’s not working. See if the desk is not facing the right direction or that a great view is hampered so you’re left looking at a bare wall.
Consider buying new furniture pieces so that you get to alter the tired, dull look of your current home office.

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