The essential guide to decorating your home office

Whether you work in a quirky corner or dedicated study, we’ve got all sorts of smart solutions that’ll help you transform your office hours...

Dedicated home offices

If you work at home on a full-time basis and have loads of work-related paraphernalia, then devoting an entire space to the cause is a sensible plan, as a cramped work area can become depressing and counter-productive. Consider converting a spare bedroom or even the attic, both of which are often fairly separated from the hub of the house, which means a peaceful and quiet working environment – particularly handy if you’ve got kids around.


‘We have lots of customers who want to convert a bedroom or small space into a study,’ says Daniel Nelson of Vitsoe, whose flexible 606 shelving system, conceived in the Sixties by Dieter Ram, is a design classic. ‘In this sort of situation, we always try to encourage people to build upwards with their storage instead of sideways (which is what people tend to do). This way you can make the most of a relatively small space.’ For alternative super-slick storage and home-office solutions, Hülsta, Neville Johnson and Hammonds can all fit out a space with bespoke office furniture.

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