How The Home Office Got Its Sexy Back?
Home offices of the past were steeped in imaginings of large, dark furniture, cigar smoke and brooding father figures. Having a room to use only as an office was something most people found extravagant and unnecessary. However, the modern home office has shed its layers of pomp and circumstance and moved into a whole new category.
Modern home offices have morphed into stylish, chameleon spaces that accommodate everything from the occasional telecommuter, to the at-home blogger to a full-blown small business.
So how did home offices abandon their former stuffy personas?
Content Sharing Websites
Websites like Pinterest, Juxtapost and Dudepins allow people to inspire each other with interesting home design ideas. These sites show that a home office can fit seamlessly into anyone’s design. Finding inspiration for your own home office is as simple as typing in a few keywords to watch a world of ideas unfold before you.
Smaller Homes
Necessity is the mother of invention. Less people are investing in buying a home and many are opting to choose smaller homes and make do with fewer possessions. Because of this, home offices have learned to fit into smaller spaces. Don’t have a full room? Try a closet office that only fits a specially built desk and compact chair. Have a corner? Make do with a triangular, minimalist desk and wall mounted storage.
Styling Accessories
Gone are the days when you chose between a staid wood chair and a metal desk or an overstuffed leather chair and a gargantuan mahogany desk. New office accessories range from warm industrial bookshelf made of black iron piping and warm wood tones to ingenious storage solutions like wall mounted file organizers that take advantage of unused wall space. Companies are now investing time and money into making appealing ranges of office accessories that speak to everyone.
Whatever you decide, your home office should always reflect one very important thing: you. Make your home office a space you want to spend time in by designing a space that is functional and beautiful. It might even make doing bills a bit more enjoyable!
