Furniture Planning For Your Home Office

Space planning can be a tricky thing. Often, people design spaces in their heads, move the furniture in and realize.. oops! This happens because furniture pieces are too big for a small space, or they do not consider how they would actually function in the room. That is why pre planning will save you time and aggravation.

If you want your home office to resemble the beauty below, keep reading.

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When planning a space, and particularly an office, it’s all about the flow. You want to be the most efficient and organized, as possible. What is that saying? A clutter space, a cluttered head? Think about how you will function in the room; How much space will you need to sit comfortably at your desk or how far out your file drawers will open. The illustration below demonstrates the basic principles on how to set up your furniture in your home office.

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The office depicted is a small space, but allows for all your office needs. There is file storage, bookshelves, a good size floating desk (I suggest one with drawers for smaller stationary items) and two chairs for potential meetings. The floating desk avoids having your back to the door or staring at a wall. I would ideally keep at least 30″ on either side of the desk for walkways and chair space.

Here is my office. You will see that I have followed these principles.

For more on my office (unofficial) reveal, click here. I am still working on making this place photo worthy.

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