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However, to create a home office design that will meet your needs, you should first identify all the activities that will occur in that space. For example, will you be the only user or will it also be a room for your children to do homework, play videos, or watch television?

Some home offices also double as guest bedrooms. Will this be a requirement for your new home office?

After identifying the activities, you should make sure that the infrastructure for your home office design is in place.

Here are the basics

• Obtain conduit material to neatly hide power cords and computer wiring
• Make sure that you have enough electrical outlets and telephone jacks
• Make sure that you have power surge protectors for equipment
• Confirm that cords connecting your computer and its components are long enough

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, so I’ll use my home office below as a starting point to provide you with a few home office design and decorating ideas.

Office Over View

My office space is 10 ft. x 11 ft. and I wanted to design it as a stylish, yet efficient business center.
I first identified a focal point. A focal point gives the eye an initial point of interest so that it can begin to take in the interior landscape of a room with ease.

If your focal point is not an architectural element, such as a fireplace or windows with a beautiful view, you’ll have to create one. In my case, I chose a mahogany table desk as the focal point. The desk is 62″ (L) x 30″ (W) x 30″ (H) and is arranged at an angle across the room.

I went with a table desk for two reasons. First, I loved its elegant, hand carved legs and classic look…

Second, the desk is open underneath which allows the eye to appreciate it and then move on. A solid desk of similar size would have cut the room in half and overwhelmed it. Take a look at the picture again and imagine the room with a weighty desk that is closed underneath…Too much, right?

That’s why you’ll want to keep this in mind for your home office design.

Your focal point doesn’t have to be a desk, but whatever it is, make sure that it’s eye-catching.

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