Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Living the Dream: Design Your Ideal Home Office


Perhaps congratulations are in order: your employer has embraced 21st-century technology and values quality of life so at last you’ve ditched your time-wasting commute in favor of the joys of working from home, tapping away online being even more productive amidst happy, familiar surroundings. Or perhaps you are setting off on your own adventure in entrepreneurship or freelance work, another exciting work option in the Internet age. Maybe you receive clients or patients at your home. Or you might need a household command station in the kitchen or a study room or nook to keep your young ones or budding master’s student focused on lessons. Whatever your home office furniture needs, Curly’s Furniture offers not only a selection of fine pieces in styles traditional and ultramodern, but some design tips that have helped households like yours adjust to this new era of employment. First, let’s consider the matter of size.

 compact computer desk

Small Home Offices

If what the realtor described as “cozy” is really “cramped,” do not despair. Even if your square footage is extremely limited, so your new home office can only occupy a wall or corner, it can still be attractive and entirely functional. Fortunately for you, furniture manufacturers understand this problem so they offer you ready solutions with multipurpose computer desks that have built-in shelves, for instance. Drawers are a big help, as are amenities that don’t take up space such as USB ports and electrical outlets. You can even shoehorn a ready-made computer workstation into a tight space and let the creativity and productivity flow!

 L-shaped desk

Medium Home Offices

Suppose your home has some wiggle room but your home office setup is modest, maybe still part of a room. No worries. Still consider versatility when choosing your home office furniture but your options are a bit wider. Consider an L-shaped desk for an office using about a fourth of the room, for example. Again you can find shelves below the top so you save space and have enough room to put your printer, lay out your blueprints and other documents, and even put up a few mementos and awards like you had at your on-site office

 executive desk

Large, Dedicated Home Offices

If your home office space is big, good for you. Consider a lovely credenza desk perhaps with a hutch. Or, if you work with others in your space, a more personable yet impressive solution is a stately executive desk featuring Old World design flourishes.

When you are ready to shop for your new home office, our Streator, IL store is ready for you.