The home office: Do your homework…

If you’re a fan of flexi-time, a supporter of self-employment or simply just lucky enough to dodge the traffic by working from home, then you probably have a home office. If your home office conjures up images of a young Harry Potter in a cupboard under the stairs, or leaves a lot to be desired functionally and aesthetically, then Hulsta’s oak home office will probably have you drooling on your keyboard.

This sleek minimalist interpretation is home office design at its best – functional, sophisticated and a pleasure to spend time in. The office space looks right at home next to the living room, a prime example of how home and office can not just co-exist, but compliment one another.

If you do business at home, you need a proper home office that’s as comfortable as it is functional. You’re bound to spend a lot of your waking hours in your home office which is why it needs to be a place that inspires you, motivates you and serves its purpose. You need to pay as much attention to home office design as you do to kitchen or bedroom design. You wouldn’t put up with a kitchen that didn’t have adequate counter space or a bedroom that didn’t have space to put a proper bed, so why put up with a home office that’s not doing its job? A great home office design doesn’t just work for you, it works with you.

So, if you’re still calling your lounge your ‘office’ while the kids are at school, or calling the kitchen counter your desk after clearing the cereal bowls, then it’s time to employ a home office design strategy. Dare to dream… take a look at these über cool work headquarters for some inspiration:

- Dodgem cars, phone booths, beach huts and giant dice. The new Google office in London
- New ‘fun & flexible’ offices at the Old Truman Brewery
- There’s nothing cheap about Stockholm fashion brand’s new workspace
- Less is more for BrandBase