![]() ![]() You can see it at work in the video further up and in the freeze frame above. In a small home office where you don’t have mountains of space, I like to style the desk by splitting it in three. Wheels on carpet are also a nightmare to move around in, so floor mats are a godsend. For carpet, as ugly as they are, I’d recommend a plastic chair mat so you don’t get permanent indents in your carpet. You’ll also need to consider what kind of flooring you have, because chair legs on carpet is a whooole other story than chair legs on floorboards. Not twins, not even sisters, but perhaps cousins. ![]() You want them to be a similar colour or at least feel a bit related. That’s not to say the chairs can’t speak to one another stylistically. They’re not meant to be sat in for eight hours (that would be one long, arduous dinner), so leave those at the table and embrace something different in your small home office nook. Dining chairs aren’t ergonomically designed the way office chairs are. If you’re really tight on floor space, consider going up! There are plenty of retails with great desks that have built in storage above in the one contained unit.ĭo not just steal a chair from your dining table and drag it over to your desk each morning. The desk in the video at the top of the post is from Officeworks and I love it because you can hide the messy stuff in the drawer, but then store stationery and other office supplies on the side shelf in stylish trays or boxes. With that in mind, it’s best to choose a desk with a drawer, for starters, but a desk with some additional storage on the side, like built-in shelves, would also be smart. In a smaller home office that’s in a living room, bedroom or hallway, you really want to reduce the mess and visual bulk in the area. You want to consider the overall vibe or interior design style you have going on at home and then choose a desk that fits in with that style. If you’re in a living room, take cues from the TV unit or coffee table. If you’re in a bedroom, look at the material/finish of your bedside tables and replicate that look and feel in your desk. You want it to feel like it belongs there, rather than it being a makeshift accident you threw together at the last minute. ![]() You want the desk in your small home office zone to work with the other elements in the space. We want it to be fairly affordable, but by no means should you just buy the first thing you see. We’re after something lightweight and functional that can be moved out of the home should you return to the office. We’re not going for a permanent, fixed joinery situation here. Choose the Right-Looking Desk for the Room Nobody wants to get on a Zoom and see your cat using the litter in the distance (yes, this has happened to me. Have a think about what’s in the background of your home office. It might be best to have a small home office zone in your bedroom, rather than near the kitchen where noise and chaos is hard to tame. Sitting adjacent to the window is the best option here. While natural light is amazing, glare on your computer screen will drive you batty.
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