A Helpful Guide to Remodelling Your Home Office
As more of us are working from home than ever before, having a great home office has never been more important. If you’ve been working from your kitchen table or your bed, or you’ve been working with an outdated room at home, you’re past due for the right office space. But creating the perfect home office isn’t just about adding a desk to a spare room in your home. Your office needs to be functional, comfortable, and most necessary, it must inspire productivity. We’re here to help get you started on the right track with this helpful guide to remodelling your home office.
Consider your location first and foremost
When remodelling your home office, the first step is to decide on a location within your home to create your new office space. Ideally, it is best to separate your workspace from your living space. The reason for this divide is to help you check out when you’re done for the day and leave your work in that room, away from your home life. Leading with the idea of keeping your work separate from your home life, let’s look at some great options for a home office space that remains apart from your living spaces.
Spaces for your home office remodel
Having a dedicated workspace at home gives you the room to focus on your work, take calls, and have video meetings with little to no distractions. Here are some great options for a home office:
Spare Bedroom Offices. This option is most likely the easiest space to convert into a home office during a remodel, and why shouldn’t it be? You might as well maximize your available space and make use of a room you weren’t using before.
Garage Offices. If you’ve got a garage space, you have a possible home office just waiting to be used. The space that garages can offer provides a lot of potential for the remodel, and they typically already have electricity access in them. If you aren’t using your garage for just storage, you can easily carve out a little room for a cozy office.
Backyard Offices. Outbuildings or backyard cottages offer the most potential for a truly personalized office space. Since they are not already a part of your home, you can make them the size and shape you genuinely want.
Basement Offices. Similar to the garage office option, a basement office can also offer plenty of potential for an in-home workroom. Basements are already tucked away from some of the home’s high traffic areas, making them an excellent option for a quiet space perfect for focusing on your work.
Your desk - the central area of your home office
After you’ve decided on a location away from your living spaces, you should consider the type of workstation you want in your home office. Your desk is essential, so be sure to pick one that works with your space. Typically when remodelling a home office, you’ll want a desk that is built-in to your home office to help save on space. By recessing a wall, you can build a desk into it and give your office more room for other fixtures like shelving.
Depending on the type of work you do, you may need to rethink your desk. For example, do you deal with a lot of paperwork? Then you’ll most likely need a desk with more surface area. Or, if you do a lot of multitasking during your day, an L-shaped desk can help you categorize your many projects.
Storage walls
Like a built-in desk, built-in storage also helps save on space in your home office. Let your contractor know you want storage built into your office walls, so you don’t have to worry about getting more furniture and clogging up your workspace. In addition, adding hidden storage shelves and cupboards help provide a minimalist look to your space, freeing up your office from clutter and helping to promote productivity.
You can also add a corkboard or pegboard wall to your home office for a quick way to get papers and stationery up and off your desk. These additions can easily be added by your contractor when planning out your space.
Add an office to your existing renovation project
The best way to save time and finish multiple home renovations at the same time is to include a home office in an already existing remodelling project. Speak with your contractor and see what your best options for adding in a home office addition are. You can easily add a home office to different room projects like:
A master bedroom. A home office can make a great addition to a master bedroom, especially if you plan to have a larger walk-in closet or if your bedroom design has extra unused space.
Second story additions. If you are already planning on adding a second story to your home, why not add a home office? Your contractor should work with your second story plans and make room for a home office addition.
Attic remodel. Attics are often used for extra storage space, but when planning the layout of your new attic, simply designate some space to add a home office. Like the basement, an attic is a perfect space removed from busier areas of your home.
Working with Veracity
Finding the right contractor for your home office remodel is the first step to getting the workspace you need at home. Since this will be a space you will be spending a lot of your time in, you need to make it your own – and that requires a team that will work with you to make your dream office a reality.
At Veracity Group, we handle our projects with an unparalleled level of professionalism, craftsmanship and quality. We work one-on-one with you to ensure that every aspect of your home office project meets your expectations. To get started on your new home office, contact us now.