5 Home Office Features To Consider
Today we’ll explore 5 home office features to consider when renovating, remodeling or redesigning your Atlanta workspace. According to this Axios article, with nearly 40% of working folks working from home, Atlanta is in the top 5 cities in the U.S. with people working from home. Atlantans are not only moving into remote work for corporations, but also are leaving to pursue their own passions.
If you are transitioning to working from home, you will need a home office that can keep up with your working style, and you may be wondering how to design a home office. Here are 5 home office features to consider when remodeling. These will help you work more efficiently and help keep you feeling strong physically and mentally when working from home.
Home Office Feature #1: Natural Light
Now that you are working from home, there’s no need to feel like you are in a fluorescent-lit cubicle. Natural light will help boost your mood and create an office where you want to spend time. Of course we will also work with you to design a proper lighting scheme for reading, working and videoconferencing.
This is an example of where we created office space in a hallway. Because it’s in a renovated attic space, the worker can have the entire quiet floor to herself.
Home Office Feature #2: A Spot Away From Household Distractions
Look, one of the perks of working from home is being able to get a load of laundry done during the day! But you want to keep things that remind you of your home to-do list out of the way during business hours. This includes looking at dishes in the sink, laundry that needs to be folded or kids’ beds you want to make! In this case, we hid the laundry room behind a secret door, camouflaged by a bookshelf. Out of mind, out of sight!
Home Office Feature #3: Quiet
With more than one member of the family working from home, it can be hard to find a quiet space. Office nooks in other rooms can be a good use of space. However, if it’s in a space where sound will carry, they may have too many distractions. In a separate office space, make sure it’s in a spot where you can close a door to eliminate carrying sound. Renovating is a great opportunity to add soundproofing.
Home Office Feature #4: Natural Beauty
Wellness is an important factor to consider when designing your home office design ideas. Our work takes us away from the outdoors and nature, so we need to bring that back indoors. Using colors and images found in nature is called biophilic design. In this home office, natural textures, colors found in nature and a beautiful botanical triptych lend a soothing mood.
Another way natural beauty considerations help are with video conferencing. Think about what a beautiful Zoom background this room has. Of course, with two comfortable chairs, this room is also ready for meetings in person.
Home Office Feature #5: Custom Built-Ins
Avoiding a mess is an important part of maintaining an efficient home office. We can conjure up a functional and beautiful custom design for items like your important books, files and computer equipment. We’ll talk through your day-to-day needs at the office to come up with the right solutions for the way you work.
Modernizing the home office in this way also means you may want a custom desk with room for an ergonomic chair and a yoga ball. Or perhaps you’d like room for a standing desk to keep from sitting too much. In this case, a rolling library ladder puts the fun in function!
We hope you’ve enjoyed these 5 home office features to consider when renovating your home. If you’re ready to modernize your home office or have any other home remodeling projects you’d like to discuss, please give us a call to schedule a free consultation.
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