Small Home Office Ideas
Working at home is increasingly routine for office workers everywhere. But not everyone has a spare room or finished basement to convert into a home office. The good news is that a home office workstation can be anything from a?cloffice?to a corner of the bedroom or dining room. Even better, working from home means that you can decorate your home workstation any way you like to suit your personality and cater to what makes you feel productive and focused, be it?bright wallpaper, a bunch of?plants, ambient lighting, or soft and cozy?textures?that you wouldn't normally find in an office setting.
L-Shaped
This cozy L-shaped home office from?Anita Yokota?has a long, narrow worktop that offers plenty of room to spread out, a cozy and casual daybed, built-in wall shelves for storage and display, and plenty of windows that flood the space with natural light.
Seamless
This petite home office from?Caroline Andréoni Interior Design Studio?in Paris is seamlessly built into a wall of custom cabinetry that occupies an entire wall of a 140-square-foot studio apartment in Paris. The secretary-style wall desk folds down when needed, and disappears when not in use.
Millennial Pink
This small but polished home office from?Martha O'Hara Interiors?has fun girl boss vibes with its white, black, and millennial pink palette and glossy finishes.
Under the Eaves
This dreamy little home office by?Space Factory?is the stuff that home office fantasies are made of, tucked under the eaves of an old French building, lit by two roof light windows, with a small desk and a mid-century armchair and different flooring to differentiate it from the adjacent bedroom.
Bubble Light
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Good lighting?is one of the keys to making your small home office comfortable. Even if your home workspace is flooded with natural light, be sure to incorporate more than just a task light. This will allow you to change the mood or adjust for different times of day and changes in the weather. This home office from?Fantastic Frank?is wedged into a corner of the irregularly shaped room, with a small glass and metal desk that allows light to pass through. Open shelving located well above the desk adds storage without making the workspace feel cramped. A playful transparent glass bubble pendant light that catches the light and adds another layer of lighting helps to define the space and add a lighthearted note.
Cloffice
Ursula Carmona for?Home Made By Carmona?turned a closet off her living room into a functional home office. The small but functional space has a built-in desk and storage painted in matte blue, shelves styled with knicknacks, and a modern pendant light that gives the tiny space some dimension.
Wall Mounted Desk
This streamlined home workstation from?Cathie Hong Interiors?consists of a tall wall-mounted wood and metal desk tucked into the corner, styled with books, photos, and objects, and finished off with an upholstered salmon pink desk chair to add softness.
Repurpose the Vanity
If you find yourself needing to work from home but don't have a dedicated office space, one solution is to turn an underused bedroom vanity into a workstation. In this alcove designed by Sara Tramp for?Emily Henderson Design, Fornasetti cloud wallpaper elevates the small space, and a wall-mounted sconce makes it functional while freeing up desk space.
Vintage Minimalist
One way to create a minimalist workspace that looks good and feels inviting is to focus on choosing key pieces with bona fide design cred. This home office bedroom combo from?Fantastic Frank?has a vintage-style wood desk, a midcentury desk chair designed by Verner Panton as well as a USB-powered reedition of his classic 1969 Flowerpot lamp. Bare walls and a palette of soft whites keeps distraction at bay.
Split Level
This split-level Parisian home office from?Space Factory?has a lower level with a narrow U-shaped work surface and a white pegboard on the wall for storage and display. Accessible by a ladder, the mezzanine level houses a second workstation, perfect for a work-at-home couple that doesn't mind being on top of one another.