How to create a hidden office
Office storage in a dining room
There’s no need to allow papers and bills to take over your home; instead, plan a sitting room, bedroom or dining room in which a home office is an integral – but discreet – part of the scheme.
- Choose decorative storage
- Create a separate area
- Conceal shelves and filing
A dining room can be quickly transformed into a place to do paperwork. Store supplies in a smart cupboard that doesn’t look like typical office furniture and use attractive storage boxes that can be displayed neatly on shelves overhead.
HOW TO MAKE IT WORK…
•Be sure to include good task lighting for doing paperwork, with ambient lighting for dining.
•Unless you’re working, be scrupulous about keeping the dining table free from books, paper and clutter.
•Use subtle colour coding rather than labels to distinguish your tax files from your bank statements.
•Check that you have a telephone connection nearby.