Home Office Ideas: Where to integrate a workspace at home

Are you wondering how to fit a home office in your small space? You cannot afford to get rid of your guest room to integrate a functional zone? Are you frustrated with the lack of structure in your important documents? You need a functional, harmonious, uncluttered home workspace!

Your first and most important decision is choosing the location of your home office. Most of my clients in home design are convinced they have no room whatsoever for a home office, or if they do, they have trouble adapting a corner, or alcove into a functional work environment. They have difficulty visualizing and planning the area, and basically require some help setting it up.

• Great privacy
• Access to natural light
• Electrical outlets already in place
• Ideal for office with a computer
• Make sure you have a strategy for storing away some of your work while guests are occupying the room.

• Great privacy and quiet if the home cinema is in another section
• Access to natural light; try to position the work zone near a window
• Electrical outlets already in place
• Many possibilities for storage

• Best suited for household management work due to a lack of privacy unless you live alone
• You may need to add lighting and an electrical outlet
• Accessible to all family members
• Infrastructures are already in place

• Optimizes unused space
• Excellent when storage needs are minimal
• Requires a bit more renovation and design work for demolition, finishing, lighting, custom integrated storage and Internet and electrical connections.
• Unless this is the basement, there may be traffic and distractions.

• Suitable if you’re able to create a work corner away from other activities
• Electrical outlets already in place

• Consider office components that match the style of the rest of the space seeing as the work zone will always be in view.
• Have a strategy for storing away work clutter and paperwork.

• May be a candidate area if you do not require a large space
• Work surface and storage can be cleverly incorporated
• Can be easily hidden away behind a closed door when not in use

After you’ve pretty well decided the most logical place to set up your workspace, the next step in home office design is to start putting your plans on paper. You may consider consulting a trained professional for the development of personalized filing or storage systems that will be easy to maintain. They should also be connected to ergonomically minded specialists with the skills to recommend products tailored to your unique needs, considering your budget, and space limitations.

I rarely come across clients who are completely satisfied with their home workspace. Hopefully, some of these ideas will trigger your own brainstorming session and motivate you into action. One thing is for sure, you will certainly feel better when everything you need is accessible and functional, whether it be for your professional, administrative, or family budget needs, everyone likes to feel structure in this zone, but it also must be easy on the eyes, it is HOME, after all!