Arrange an office at home, in the bedroom, the living room or elsewhere to telework or take care of your papers requires a little idea. How to properly arrange an office so that it does not take up too much space while meeting our needs? Tips, tips and photos to successfully develop and decorate the office, even in a small space.
For many of us, the bureau recalls school memories. We see each other, as a child, doing our homework on the return from college or high school. Even if we have grown up, the office retains all its usefulness: it is an ally of choice when we teleworking, full -time or punctually, and is practical when the time comes to take care of your papers. But how do you find a place of choice in your interior? Here are wise advice, from the color palette to furniture, including the chair and the lights, to help you create an office at home worthy of the name, practical, comfortable and aesthetic!
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All our advice for the development of the office:
How to fit out an office for teleworking?
When we start to spend a lot of time there, that most of our work is done from our home Sweet Homethe office space becomes a real place of life. We must therefore feel good in order to best meet our needs. For some, many storage will be essential, while for others a simple board placed on trestles will suffice. The location of the office for teleworking is also essential because it will be necessary to find a space away from the agitation to be able to remain concentrated. And if you are forced to put it in a living room, it is possible to delimit it with Japanese panels or even a screen. The whole thing is to ask the right questions from the start and identify your needs: space, storage, room … Then just draw advice and inspirations in our dedicated subjects to find office to your taste.
How to fit out an office at home?
In order to define the best location for your future office, ask yourself these four questions regarding your lifestyle and your environment: what is the most suitable room to receive this office area? Do you like to work in peace? What place do you need outside the computer space? And do you prefer a fixed point for work or a nomadic office?
Thus, we advise you toAvoid parts in the basement which are dark and favor good natural light. Also think of the unprecedented traffic areas such as entry or a large corridor. Study the shape of your rooms: a living room with a corner can very well accommodate your office, for example. The angles of the parts can be very useful. If you have a Bow-Window, use the space in front of this bay window to slip your desk. A cupboard/wardrobe in a room or entrance can be transformed to integrate a clever and hidden office space once closed. Do you have a mezzanine? This is the perfect place for your workplace. Attic to fitting out? Remember to exploit the base to house an office and storage cupboards for your archives.
Where to arrange an office at home?
This will depend on the time you will devote to it, the number of users and the space you have. Again, ask yourself the right questions, according to your desires and motivations. The office Will he be Used by a single person, a couple, a teenager? Once these elements have been determined, all you have to do is decide among these possibilities.
- office in the living room : integrated into the living room, the office multiplies storage. And the necessary supplies (paper, pens, laptop) can then be stored in the surrounding furniture.
- bedroom in the room : Here, the office can also act as a hairdresser. Its low size is ideal.
- Bureau in the guest room : Invest in a sofa bed. You will have the space necessary for your future office.
- desk under the staircase : A space lost under a staircase can also house your office.
What furniture to arrange an office at home?
Once the problem of the place is elucidated, it remains to know the equipment you need. It is imperative to ask the right questions again. An office must have the right dimensions compared to the consecrated activity. You have to remain logical and practical. With a computer, you need enough space to put it, a sheet of paper to take notes and/or a book to consult a document. The other questioning concerns storage and practicality with which we want to use it. In this case, a library becomes necessary. It can be opened in the upper part, in order to store the books and mix decoration (photo frames, objects) and closed in the lower part, in order to archive the files, binders. This solution can be integrated into the main room as to fit in a room/office. In this case, you must consider the purchase of a laptop (less imposing), as well as a low service in order to place the printer. The office can be placed in front of the living room and serves it on the side, against a wall (so hidden by the office). In this example, the user of the office is not facing the wall, but turned towards the living room, and therefore towards the space of the living room, thus taking advantage of the overall decoration.
How to arrange an office in a small space?
If you do not have a considerable space to dedicate to your office, the best is that it is based in the decor and, therefore, marries the style of the room. For example, a SCRIBAN secretary will be of the most beautiful effect in a classic/contemporary setting, a Metal locker model will find its place in an industrial atmosphere, a glass office Pure forms will suit a contemporary/design interior …
To accommodate only the laptop, a Wooden console furniture or plexiglass is enough. Very discreet, it will be perfect in a bedroom, entrance or a small living room. Do you just need a reduced workstation? Fall for the laptop workstation, to be fixed to the height wall, for a minimum size.
How to arrange an office in a dedicated room?
If you have more space and need a real work table, why not opt for a beautiful glass tray placed on trestles? Or put in place, if you have a good wall length, a 2 m tray at shallow (60 cm) to be positioned on storage feet or drawer blocks. You can also have fun by crunching a designer desk. More functional, there are also multimedia cabinets that integrate computer, printer and storage.
You can also if you are a handyman, Carry out or make a tailor-made an office that will be perfectly integrated into a chosen space By marrying the angle of a room, a wall re-boosting or even exploiting the total height under-pound. Many choices of materials and colors are available in order to be in harmony with your current furniture.
What about the office chair?
For real comfort, it is best to choose a Ergonomic office chair whose seat and backrest are adjustable, swivel and roller … There is a wide choice in the general public decorations. If you prefer a decorative seat, either, make you happy but only if the time you spend in the office is relatively short.
The best is to position yourself near a window in order to benefit from natural light. In this case, the lighting must be perpendicular to your work plan. If possible, it is preferable to go to a wall To have an overview of the room and Do not settle in the front door. Finally, if you only have a small space available, create your universe so that it is as pleasant and comfortable as possible.
The colors to favor in an office
If you want to delimit the space of your office in a beautiful room, you can give it pep by opting rather for light colors : a very soft blue or a tender green. These colors promote concentration and relaxation. Avoid, on the other hand, tones such as chocolate and dark gray that can weigh on your mood and, in the long run, bother you.
If your space is very limited, bring Colorful notes in accordance with the room : Resumption of the color of a shelf, choice of your desk lamp echoing your carpet or your cushions if you are installed in the living room.
Lighting suitable for the office
It’s necessary Avoid fluorescent tubes and halogen lamps which have too violent insights. But also the extra lamps that are reflected on the computer screen. The important thing is therefore to treat the light of the room as a whole with good indirect lighting. Add quality lighting to the desktop with a tilting head lamp or on a swivel foot to guide the light.
If your office area is installed in the living room, study the possibility of separating the space with Japanese panelsof the Transparent sliding partitions or a room divider halfway up that would serve you as a library and that you could decorate with green plants. You can also hide your office Behind a screen or a corner counter.
