You need to be creative when setting up an office in a home when you have limited space. The following ten home office design ideas may inspire you to develop your own unique home office solution.
For many of us, the necessities needed to run a home office are a laptop computer and a Wi-Fi connection. If this is the case, then a simple desk setup with the least impact may be best.
Opportunity
An excellent way to start thinking about a home office design is to look for unique opportunities within your home to place a desk, such as a niche, corner, or window placement.
Even the smallest of homes has a suitable location if you look closely and be creative. Try rearranging your furnishings, or give up seldom-used furniture and closets to make space for an office.
1-Wall Mounted Desk
The Danish brand Menu produces a black metal bracket and wood desktop that attaches to the wall with a few screws. This setup provides enough space for the basics such as a laptop, notebook, LED lamp, and a cup of coffee.
A fold-down desk with built-in storage is another great solution if you have limited space. Your laptop and work for the day can be safely tucked away when you finish your task.
Wall-mounted desks come with a mounting bracket to hang the unit or are fastened directly to the wall with screws.
2-Niche Desk
Another simple solution is to place a desktop in an existing niche in your home and if this location is by a window or a skylight, even better.
This setup only needs wall-mounted brackets or wood blocking to hold a desktop that may need to be cut to size.
3-Niche Desk With Shelving
Adding shelving above a niche desk gives storage space helping to keep the desktop clear for working.
4-Niche Desk With Shelving & Pin-up Board
Some people love to have space for posting notes or images. Covering the entire wall above a desk with cork offers a lot of pin-up area and helps to define the office subspace. You cannot beat this approach if you are a person that loves inspirational images or posting to-do lists.
5-Niche Desk With Shelf & Cabinet
A great way to hide office necessities and keep the desktop and floor clear is to add upper cabinets to your home office. Reachable shelving is perfect for items used every day, and everything else goes into the storage cabinet.
6-Desk in Closet
If you would like a home office space that can be closed off and out of view when you are not using it, then utilizing an existing closet is a perfect idea.
7-Desk Under Stairs
Stairways take up a lot of space, and the area underneath is not very useful due to limited headroom. This location is perfect for a desk and shelving.
8-Desk in Corner
Corners are excellent locations for a home office because of the opportunity to use an L-shaped desk. The hanging lights by the Bouroullec Brothers for Flos help to define the office subspace within this room.
9-Corner Desk in Front of Window
A perfect home office location is in a corner and next to a window. Here you have the best of everything: L-shaped desk, shelving for storage, and a neighborhood view to feel connected to the greater world while you work.
10- Desk Shelving Systems
Last but not least, we have shelving systems. This setup offers a wide variety of layouts for a home office and with minimal damage to your walls. Also, floors can be left open under the desktop for easy cleaning and legroom.
The AS4 Office shelving system by New York-based Atlas Industries has bracket insert components finished in natural wood. AS4 Office is a beautiful looking system and surely worthy of the investment.
Home Office-Simplicity is the Key to Excellence
We finish with the 620 Shelving System by Dieter Rams. This German industrial designer has done many amazing products throughout his long career with a minimal approach. Dieter has said, “Simplicity is the key to excellence.”
Making the Best With What you Have
When designing your own office, begin by looking for a unique space to locate a desk within your home such as a niche, corner, or near a window. At the same time, think about storage space above or beside the desktop that will help you keep the desktop clear for working. A clutter-free space helps for clear thinking.
More Home Design Ideas
Visit a tiny apartment that uses a ‘wall-mounted and fold down’ desk for a workspace.
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