Working from home every day became a reality for countless Aussies last year. And while those first weeks were focused on setting up the basic equipment and continuing to work as fluidly as possible, the focus is now on inspiring design and style.
In Episode Six of House 13, the Three Birds trio unequivocally proves that a place of optimum practicality doesn’t mean you have to skimp on style when it comes to home office design. They highlight that in order to feel and work your best in any space, it needs to first inspire you with unbridled beauty and abundant charm.
With two exceptionally beautiful work spaces, the team provides home office ideas and inspiration for your own remote work set-up.
Don’t push yourself into a corner
In the downstairs office, the Three Birds team flout a standard convention of home offices, and in doing so, immediately turn the space from functional to fabulous.
They place the desk in the middle of the room.
This home office design layout creates a sense of airy openness, and is a bold design choice that makes a stylish and creative statement at the same time. It also means you won’t spend hours of every day staring directly at the wall in front of you, rather giving you a greater field of vision and a more pleasant working experience.
Additionally, this can be an excellent option for home offices that don’t have an obvious wall or space for a table.
Be flexible with home office furniture
Although you are making decisions about home office design, you don’t need to be limited to standard home office furniture.
In both office spaces, Three Birds have opted for a glamorous dining table as a home office desk. Downstairs, it is a spacious and chunky pink marble-top table with atypical white legs, while the upstairs workspace features two LoungeLovers Bronte marble dining tables of the same design, this time in chic white on white.
They have also foregone the standard black swivel home office chair, instead decorating with comfortable and supportive rattan armchairs. This combination of white and wicker creates a striking aesthetic that’s as practical as it is aesthetically pleasing.
Give yourself space to relax
Over the past year or so, if there is one thing many people have learned, it is that working from home doesn’t make the job any less challenging, frustrating, or stressful. For this reason, it’s important to give yourself a stylish place to relax, give your mind a break, and step away from the desk for a moment.
This could be a dedicated yoga corner, a small personal library, or a coffee station where you can help yourself to a drink and a snack.
For the Three Birds, it’s a couple of plush and laid-back Cloud Armchairs from LoungeLovers, where you can step away from the desk and take a break for lunch, revise work notes, or simply relax during long calls.
Get glamorous with storage solutions
In a typical office setting, storage solutions are often gunmetal grey standing drawers, plastic trays, or Formica sideboards that blend into the uninspiring background of an open-plan office.
Yet with home office design, you can opt for something just as functional, but far more glamorous.
Episode Six offers a perfect example of office storage disguised as impeccable furniture with the Roma Bone Inlay Chest of Drawers. Its cool grey-blue hue is elegant and modern, and the handcrafted bone inlay adds interest and intrigue for extra inspiration throughout your working day.
This three-drawer cabinet provides a large amount of space for files, home office products, and other items, and can even easily be moved to a bedroom or living area should you stop working from home.
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