How to Design a Functional Home Office

With many still working from home, it’s imperative to have a comfortable and functional home office space to sit in while getting the job done.

With the demand for a modern home office spiking at a dramatic rate, we found it necessary to help you find the perfect design ideas for your office space.

Here are the top tips you need to know to create the perfect office at your house.

Ideal Location

You’ll most likely be spending the majority of your day in your home office, so sticking yourself in a tight and stuffy space is out of the question.

Make sure you select a nice open room of the house, preferably with some sources of natural lighting for that much needed vitamin d. Also consider the foot traffic that will be passing by to eliminate any unnecessary distractions.

Workflow Efficiency

Before you blow the bank on a ton of furniture and equipment, first consider what you’ll need directly at your fingertips. Look for those beautiful yet functional items before buying that $450 futon.

A home office is one of the most popular home improvement trends, but it needs to serve you over simply being trendy. Not the other way around. Make sure you have the right desk for your tech set up and all the cabinets you’ll need for your paperwork first. The pleasure purchases can come afterward.

The Perfect Chair

If you’re familiar with the never-ending joys of lower back pain, we don’t need to explain why selecting the perfect desk chair is important.

You’re going to be spending at least eight hours a day sitting in it, so make sure it is comfy and nice to look at.

Functional Accessories

Select accessories that are not only functional for your needs, but also match the design you’re putting together.

Add artwork that sticks out and represents your personality on the walls. Add a wooden wireless phone charger on your desk for a little extra flair.

A decorative wastebasket to match your wall paint and office theme is always a good addition as well.  

Control the Cables

There isn’t much you can do to beautify your technology on the desk aside from a colorful background, but you can clean it up by managing the cables.

Implement some tubing or thread your cords through a cap that will lead everything to the outlet in the wall. Part of your home office organization relies on taming that jungle of cords.

Proper Lighting

Along with an excellent source of natural lighting from the windows, make sure you have enough sources of light for any time of the day to reduce eye strain.

There’s nothing worse than pushing through a headache due to squinting at a bright computer screen all day.

Interior Inspiration

Incorporate items in your home office that inspire you and push you to do your best. Whether that be personal photos of your family or items that you’re passionate about, get them in there.

Anything that will cause you to show up at your best is a great thing.

If managing your home office design project seems to be a little daunting, give us a call and let us handle it for you. We even put together a home office look book to kickstart your creativity on our Houzz account.

We’re in the business of building dreams, after all. Let our experts create the most excellent home office space for you today.