MID CENTURY SMART WALL DESK WINDOWS

'Some clients are concerned about blocking the top portion of their window with Roman blinds so ask for a roller blind instead. I often recommend Roman blinds as an alternative to curtains: they make the window look ‘dressed’ and are attractive even when not in use, creating a neat stack at the top of the window when raised.' 'If you like curtains, make sure you can pull them back during the day to maximize light. Also, clear your windowsills of any clutter and consider your window dressing carefully.' explains founder of Gunter & Co (opens in new tab), Irene Gunter.

MID CENTURY SMART WALL DESK WINDOWS

So keep your windows clean and cut back any trailing plants blocking your view. 'Flooding your small home office with natural light will help to make it feel bigger. A lot of modern storage bookcases are about 40cm deep but traditional bookcases are more like a maximum 30cm, which is plenty for storing most books and files.' 5. 'Remember, every centimeter counts so if you’re buying “off-the-shelf pieces” definitely mark out on the floor with a tape measure and masking tape. If built-in joinery isn’t an option as you need some flexibility for the future or other purposes in the room, then IKEA or other modular storage solutions will be the best route as they allow all available space to be maximized and have the largest selection of units in different dimensions.' IKEA and small spaces are synonymous, so if you are designing a small home office on a tighter budget or renting so bespoke built-ins aren't an option, be inspired by IKEA office ideas and its ever-popular storage solutions.Īs Samuel Pye Creative Manager of Echlin (opens in new tab) says, 'Built-in joinery is the number one way to maximize the feeling of space in a home office as it will provide areas to hide the clutter. So we wallpapered the ceiling in order to add some interest, drama and give the illusion it wasn’t such a high void of space.' (We are getting more and more convinced that wallpapered ceilings are a must in every room.). This can, on the one hand, make a room feel very large, but because it's mainly vertical space, it also makes a room feel disproportionate.

Hanging cabinetry on the walls can make it feel lighter and airier.' Often built-in furniture that touches the floor can feel heavy and very solid/stuck. 'We made all the cabinetry float off the floor, to give the impression of more floor space and make the room feel lighter. This meant we could house everything that needed storing and build everything into the walls around the room.' explains Lisa. 'In order to maximize storage and floor space, and house all the client's different needs, we designed bespoke cabinetry. And built-ins aren't always bulky and imposing, as this gorgeous modern home office designed by Lisa Le Duc (opens in new tab) proves, they can be super simple and subtle. It's a sure-fire way to make the most of every inch of your space no matter how tiny or awkward. This is always one of our top tips in small rooms, if you can go for the built-in storage (and even better bespoke built-in storage) then do. Mitigating clutter, having a room that feels calming, and natural light go far.' Mirrors, crown molding, or anything to allow the eye to travel also helps increase the sense of scale and openness. 'Often to make a home office look bigger, we'll run cabinetry to the ceiling and use open furniture on thinner legs so your eye can travel to the edges of a room. The ball feet and finishes of the selected piece are lovely, and it conceals a bit of the tech needed for working, but it's more of an aesthetic decision rather than a 'workhorse,' explain Keren and Thomas Richter, co-founders of White Arrow (opens in new tab). 'In this Berlin apartment, the home office consisted of a desk in the living room - our goal was to make sure the Greta Grossman desk worked stylistically with the rest of the room's mid-century modern Italian and French furniture. Case in point this beautiful, but functional, minimalist home office. Too much visual bulk shrinks a room, so consider the bare necessities of what you need – that could be as little as a desk, a chair, and some storage (which could just be added with one of the best desks).

When making a small home office feel bigger, often the less is more approach can apply too.

Mid century smart wall desk