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| These days everyone has a home office. With the | | | | paperwork should be considered and the size of the |
| legion of internet entrepreneurs combined with the | | | | desk depends on what needs to sit on it. Will there be |
| increased amount of general paperwork that life | | | | phones and printers or just one single laptop? Make a |
| seems to generate, in most houses these days a small | | | | list of your requirements to begin with for reference |
| office can be found. Designing and furnishing the office | | | | later. |
| is an important part of the house however and should | | | | A major mistake people make is not measuring up |
| be given considerable thought. An office is the last | | | | properly. Drawers and cupboards need space to open |
| place you want ill fitting furniture or a badly designed | | | | and close, and you need to be able to walk around |
| space as it will put you off from using it. There are | | | | your desk comfortably. Often people choose furniture |
| several considerations to be made when designing an | | | | for an office based on price and just try and make |
| office correctly which this article aims to cover. Read | | | | do. This just makes the whole room uncomfortable |
| on to find out how best to go about designing and | | | | and unpleasant to spend time in. Measure up carefully |
| furnishing a home office. | | | | and make a plan of what will go where. Together with |
| A mistake that many people make with a home office | | | | your list of requirements you are now ready to begin |
| is to believe that using a corner of the dining room | | | | purchasing your office furniture. |
| table will suffice. This is a big mistake as it makes | | | | Style and appearance are very important. Making sure |
| working difficult and provides no flexibility as to when | | | | the office is a place you want to spend time is vital so |
| you can actually sit down. Mixing the place where you | | | | avoid garish colours or mismatched items. The same |
| eat and drink or the kids do their homework with an | | | | care and attention should be given as is to the rest of |
| office space always spells disaster. It is important a | | | | the house. Don't buy furniture that is flimsy. The desk |
| separate space employed solely for the purpose of an | | | | especially should be sturdy and of good quality. The |
| office is used. Ideally it should be placed in a quiet part | | | | chair must be ergonomically designed if possible and |
| of the house too, away from the main room in the | | | | comfortable to sit in. Anything else will just give you |
| house to aid concentration. Once you have chosen the | | | | back ache or repetitive strain injury. Drawers should |
| place or room in which to house your office, the next | | | | slide open and close easily. Look for quality pieces that |
| step is to consider your requirements. | | | | match your personal style and you won't go far |
| What you will be doing there and how much time you | | | | wrong. |
| will spend in it will affect what you choose to buy. Do | | | | As with all furniture in the home, home office furniture |
| you have a large amount of computer equipment? Do | | | | must be of high quality and look good too. Whether it's |
| you need to have faxes, printers and scanners? Do | | | | oak dining room furniture being chosen or a new office |
| you want to look out of the window as you work or is | | | | chair for the office, don't compromise on quality or |
| it purely a space that gets used once or twice a | | | | style because you will regret it later. From pine furniture |
| week? You need to purchase appropriate and | | | | to more expensive oak, choose home office furniture |
| functional furniture and if you will be spending a lot of | | | | that matches the rest of the home and your own |
| time in there then durability is of major importance too. | | | | taste perfectly for maximum comfort. |