1. WORK PATTERN INTO EVEN THE SMALLEST SPACE
Whether you're looking for bedroom office ideas, or looking for ways to zone an office area out of an open-plan space, or simply designing a tiny home office, don't be afraid to introduce color. In fact, it can be integral to the room's success.
2. MAKE STORAGE BLEND AWAY
Open storage is the easiest to access in a home office, but it can mean the room looks messy. So, if you can put the storage shelves in a space that's not immediately visible from the entrance to the room, you will instantly make a home office look more beautiful.
To make it blend away further, use a dark paint color that matches that of the walls.
3. SWAP AN OFFICE CHAIR FOR A STAND-OUT SEAT
Of course office seating ideas should be comfortable, but that doesn't mean they should be characterless. Using a flash of color in a study helps create a buzz of energy which might otherwise be lacking when not surrounded by the humdrum of colleagues. The bold yellow chair introduces visual impact within the otherwise comfortable surrounds of this room by Kitesgrove.
4. SWAP OUT OFFICE FURNITURE FOR VINTAGE
A butterfly ceiling creates a distinctive design feature in this home office in a Grade II-listed house in London, decorated by interior designer Henry Prideaux, but it’s the elegant choice of furniture which adds interest to the room.
Sleek mid-century pieces cleverly interplay with the historic detailing such as the window shutters and cornicing. ‘The furniture was chosen to represent a Mad Men-style aesthetic,’ explains Henry. ‘The walls are softened with paper-backed linen and the rug links the colors together across the room.’
5. CONNECT WITH NATURE
There's nowhere that needs a connection to nature more than a home office. If you can see greenery outdoors, you will feel calmer. You can heighten the effect with decor with a nature-inspired theme.
6. HIDE THE PRACTICALITIES
Hidden desk ideas can range from a desk in a closet right through to an entire area of an open-plan room divided off by a pair of luxurious drapes. In this home office by Victoria Sass of Prospect Refuge Studio, the drapes are rarely drawn, but the half-hidden look makes the storage feel more decorative and curated. And this clever technique can be applied your home office desk ideas; it's a useful trick for anyone who can never, ever get on top of organizing a desk.
7. WORK IN A READING NOOK
A beautiful armchair will instantly make your home office look more beautiful because it will feel more like a living space and less like a work room.