Sooner or later we all need a home office
A home office is necessary for most of us. We all have bills to pay, legal documents to keep (and occasionally examine), correspondence to answer and appointment diaries to keep up to date. It makes sense to keep all these items in one place instead of scattered all over the house or apartment.
The growth of the home office
The arrival of the phone and fax machine resulted in people setting aside one area of their home as an improvised office. A shelf for the fax machine became a table. A chair appeared next to it, then storage space for phone directories and filing folders quickly followed.
Then the personal computer and the internet came along. More and more of us are working part time or full time from home. Most of us now have an office of some sort, even if it's a laptop balanced on the arm of the couch with papers littering the surrounding floor!
See your ideas take shape
Whenever you're doing any designs for your home, take a look at a product called Plan3D. You can use it to visualize new layouts and designs, and see how your home will look before you go ahead with your plans. It's aWhere can you put your home office?
There are a number of ways of planning your office. These depend on the rooms you have and the available space. If you don't have a separate room you can use, then consider using one of your existing rooms as a dual purpose room.
Kitchen
If you find you spend a good deal of time in your kitchen then this would be an ideal place to set up an area as your office.
Guest Room
If you have a guest room - either a bedroom or a room pressed into service when needed - it probably isn't used very much. Now you can turn it into a dual purpose room.
Dining Room
Your dining room may be used mainly for meals, but if there is enough space you can turn part of it into your office.
Reclaiming Space
If none of the previous suggestions are feasible, there are other options to think about. You'd be surprised at the places you can use for a compact office.
A Full Scale Home Office
If you're in the fortunate position of having a room you can fully dedicate to a home office, then here's how to plan it.
Selecting your Furniture
Antique, traditional, modern - there's so much choice in furniture.
Storage
Your storage space is a vital part of your office.
