9 Home Office Set-Up Solutions for Small Spaces

By Go EntrePinay 12:31:00 AM Work-from-Home

Big surprises come in small packages. Indeed, this may actually hold true when you work from your home office. Just as in a formal office, toiling from your work cavern at home may churn out equally similar, or even greater, productive results for some reasons.

Putting up a home office may also sound more appealing for start-up entrepreneurs. Better grip on operations, finances, employees and other business aspects is virtually afforded by the on-sight benefit of working from a home office. But what if your home isn’t richly endowed with generous space? Read on below for several suggestions on Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) set-ups that could solve worries even for tiny spaces.

1. Space-saving Office Tower

If you have in mind specific measurements or design for a work station, go for an office tower. It could come with several shelves for various office items, desk space for personal computer and other gadgets, and even extra storage all the way down. While you may opt for something customized done according to your preferred specifications or a finely-crafted ready-made one, you could select to have space-saving pull-out drawers and cabinets. And since it comes as a compact, carry-all piece, it grants you ultimate flexibility to place it anywhere you may like-- living room, study, kitchen or bedroom.

Office tower for the ultimate space-saver
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2. Window Fit-All

How nice it would be to work with a lovely front view. When you feel sluggish, you could just peep outside for some amusing sight. Or close the blinds if you require some piece of quiet for work focus. Hence, keep an eye for window front spaces which would just require you to fit in a desk, lamp and chair. You'll be surprised how your home office could swiftly spring up in just a matter of short while.

3. Converted Closet Space

Got an abandoned closet space? Turn it into an instant office area with shelves to hold your file boxes, printers, etc. instead of those old shoe cartons and age-ago pieces of unused wardrobe. Once done, you’ll be amazed how your tiny closet can make way for an effortlessly organized and private work station.

Space recycled from unused wardrobe closet
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4. Under Slanted Ceilings

Areas under sloping ceiling such as those below staircases or inclined window panes may also be converted into mini home offices. Place the desk and all work items closest to and the chair farthest from the dented area for a safe, manageable headroom.

Hidden home office from idle space under slanted ceilings
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5. Clear Entryway or Landing Spaces

Idle spaces upon ascent or descent of stairs or leading from porch entry can serve as a tiny home office as well. With a unilateral enclosure sometimes, you could organize your things into a stable work nook while proceeding undisturbed.

6. Behind Furniture

When you really got no spare space, try moving your furniture with a little more oomph. Then cut through some area behind your bed headboard or sofa coach with a reliable desk that has a wide work surface and additional storage underneath.

Potential space offered by behind the couch
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7. Spacious Corner

Room corners present a spacious workspace. Embracing arms bent at a right angle easily translate to two hardworking desks for you! With adjacent desks, you work with greater agility and convenience as all your stuffs come within easy reach.

Greater leg room from a corner work station
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8. Vacant Wall Space

If you’ve got a vacant wall area, put it into smart use by tucking your desk against it and adding vertical shelves upward to hold other office accessories. Doing so not only achieves a well-functional space at your home, but also installs a reviving indoor sight that breaks the monotony emanating from redundant space.

9. Hallway Strip

If you have extra space standing narrow but long, make use of this by placing horizontal desks and cabinets that extend sideward. Or you may locate your work desk toward the hallway’s end, perpendicular to the wall for a contrasting, make-shift office counter.