Home office tips
In the current reality, many of us are working from home – and maybe you’re loving it, and maybe you’re not. Maybe you have a full room in your home dedicated to your office (score), maybe it’s a corner in your living room (also completely okay), perhaps is the space under your stairs (hello two-level condo living — been there!) OR maybe you share your home office with the laundry room (yeah, that’s my current situation).
Whatever home office space you’re workin’ with, I’d say it’s high time you make sure that space feels SPECIAL. It’s *always* the right time to add some inspiration into your day-to-day.
My home office was… in need of a makeover (and I’ll tell you alllll about it – read on!).
To get inspired, I scoured heaps of photos from Re:Creative styling projects, featuring some very chic office set-ups (if I do say so, myself). It dawned on me that our team has developed a pretty simple formula for a home office revamp that works every time. Okaaaay, I’ll tell ya:
Hide clutter in cute boxes, jars, or baskets
Add plants (I’ve said this before, but they FOR REAL are proven to boost productivity, reduces stress and increase creativity!)
Incorporate a cute rug to help define the space (we love round rugs for smaller spaces, typically from 28” – 6’ in diameter)
Hang artwork that makes you happy
Brighten up the space with lighting (feel free to think outside the standard task-lamp – use what you’ve got, or find a table lamp or pendant that you love)
Ok, REAL TALK. We moved into our home almost a year ago and this room had been an afterthought — can anyone else relate?! I’m pretty sure no home is ever truly *finished,* no matter how style savvy you are. Just sayin’.
But, with the shift into working from home everyday, it became super important to me to give this space some love. The challenge? This 8 x 10 foot space needed to not only house my office, but also serve as our laundry room and our yoga/meditation space.
We maximized the space by positioning a wall-to-wall desk along the window wall. The desk itself is a countertop we ordered from IKEA that we cut to size – highly recommend looking into this Pinterest hack! We set it on three cabinets that act as the both the legs and much-needed storage. On the opposite wall, we hung a white curtain to hide the laundry. The middle of the room is our “zen zone.”
With a little reorganizing, that cute collection of shelves hung on either side of the window (external storage ft. things I love!), a new pendant light, this rug (totally warms up the place, no?!) – BAM! Office space set, and I am a happier, more motivated gal, surrounded by all this pretty.
I’m hoping this inspires you to give your own home office a little lovin’ if it’ll add some joy to your day to day.
