I am currently in the middle of sorting out our home office. There was a designated room meant to be a study but I never got to sorting it out until now. It is still a work-in-progress. We have got a few bits and bobs like a printer, drawers and shelves sorted but there is still a lot more to go in and go out. And I need to crack on with the decorating.
At the moment, I work anywhere and everywhere around my house, but I tend to favour my bed (very bad I know) and the couch (also very bad). You can also find me working in a room at the top floor of my house. It is my little Writers’ Coven I told you all about some months ago. I love working there because there is a ceiling window, and it looks amazing especially in the summer. The direct sunlight keeps me awake and alert. I get to take some amazing product shots there as well, which is why I cherish this particular work space so much.
Here are the features I look out for in a home work space –
Direct sunlight
I need at least 1 window in my work space, and I like to sit close to it. It keeps me very awake and alert. And that is the reason why my top floor bedroom is my writing refuge. The ceiling window keeps my creative juice flowing.
Comfortable sitting and typing position
Like most busy mothers I know, I suffer from aches and pains every now and again. I spend hours in a day on my laptop, so I like my work space to be very comfortable. I pay special attention to my sitting position position. I make sure I am sitting and typing in the right posture with regular breaks.
I am currently shopping around for some home office furniture, and I have my eye on some loose home office furniture, and I am hoping to get them all in the next few months.
Perfect Temperature
I recently wrote about how I struggle with keeping our house warm during winter, and keeping it cool during summer. I work from home, so I need my home office to have the right temperature, especially in extreme weather situations. I won’t be able to get any work done if the temperature isn’t right.
Sensible Storage
I like to have my home office very organised. I can’t think in a mess, so everything has to go into the right place. Our home office is only a small room, so I have to make the most of the tiny space, and that is where sensible storage comes in handy. I got a couple of movable drawers which I have found very handy. And I also have a book shelf, which stores majority of my work stuff, in an organised manner.
These are the features I look out for in a home office. What do you look out for?
*This is a collaborative post.
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We’d love a decent office space! Plenty of light is what we struggle with!
Yea it is very hard at the moment.
I have been struggling with a little office space too! Direct sunlight is what I love too! Maybe will put a little office space in the guest room!
Direct sunlight is hard work now..I feel your pain.
I would love a home office but for now it is laptop on my knee on the sofa x
That is exactly where I am now x
Loved this post and agree with all of these things, I tend to work at my kitchen table because it has all of these!
Ah fab..
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Thans Emily..
Temperature is a biggie, it’s been getting colder and I have really been feeling it today.
I need to set the heating higher.
Yea it is freezing at the moment.
I don’t work from home but an absolute must have would be somewhere comfortable.
Cool. Thanks Lottie.
would love my own little space to put things and a photography area set up would make things so much easier 🙂
Yea it would..
I’d love a decent office! Or even a desk to call my own! 🙂
Yea same here..
I would love to have an office it would help out a lot with my blog. At the moment I write in my living room
Yea a home office helps.
You take such great photos!
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Thanks Bianca.
Great post Stella
Mind your back though. You need it for long term blogging 🙂 Stay away from the bed and start sitting upright.
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I will. Thanks hun xx
We’re just doing out a space as a home office. We definetly look for suitable storage for ours. I just wish we could have more direct sunlight in it x
Direct sunlight is an issue for many.
I don’t really have space for an office here. I just make sure that I am comfortable and that’s about it, really.
Ah nice.
Great idea
Thanks Vesna.
great tips, thank you.
Thanks for reading Salome..
Thanks for your sharing.
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I try keep things on my desk or the walls that make me happy, so that when something goes wrong they are there to make me smile 🙂
Ah nice.
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Very nice,you go girl!
Thanks John.
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