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For many years now I have been working from home and it has mostly taken place at my kitchen table or living room couch. Sure I had a desk when I first started, but that was before my daughter came along and we were short a bedroom. It didn’t make sense to devote one whole room to nothing but a desk. Especially when we occasionally have overnight guests and they need to sleep somewhere.
It worked out fairly well, not having a dedicated location, for awhile. My daughter was only in school half days and I spent most of my time working out of a briefcase. This year though, she has 3 full days of school and it affords me time to actually work from home.
I needed an office, but wasn’t sure where exactly to fit it. I considered getting an armoire desk, but really space is at such a premium in our house that it wasn’t a great choice. And then I saw a tweet from Wendy Piersall that changed my thinking.
Turning a closet into a home office! Brilliant! Our guest bedroom/den has a closet that would be perfect, so I showed the post to my hubby and he took some measurements and came up with a plan. He had the week of Thanksgiving off and that is when the tranformation began.
We made a trip to Ikea for a chair and some baskets, desk accessories, lights, etc. By the way, tried that chair from the design and while very neat looking, it is not very comfortable. I went with something with a bit more cushion.
We had to take the doors off the closet to gain more room for the desktop, but I found some really lovely curtains from Target that worked. And here is the final product:
It has whiteboards and a corkboard for planning and dreaming. It has some nice cubbies and baskets to hold items. We added a mirror so that it doesn’t feel quite like sitting in a closet and gives a window to the outside. And I absolutely love it. Having a home base for working from home is so very important and it is something that I have been missing out on.
What does your home office look like? Was there an inspiration for it?
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I love the use of space that people wouldn’t usually think about using.
What a great adaptation to a home office!
@Shannon That is just awesome. Great use of space. The mirror appears to let you see outside (a bit of natural light) and perhaps makes the space feel a bit larger?
Really great looking space and it is out of the way. However my wife would seriously injure me if I used one inch of closet space. Thanks for the information.
Awesome! I love the curtains and the nice shelves and the mirror is a nice idea too.
This is a great idea! I have been trying to come up with better ideas for my own home office. Looks great! Very organized too! =)
Wow!! That’s a BRILLIANT idea, and it looks really fantastic!
It reminds me of the dude who made 24 rooms from his one 344 square foot home.
If you haven’t seen that video, it’s here: http://bit.ly/htG9JG
(Not spam – it’s just the first link I found when I Googled it! ;))
Happy new year!!