Your home office
How to find inspiration and adapt to the available space
Here is my first layout project, tailored and very simple to carry out for anyone who would like to install their home office.
I confess that I first called an interior designer who gave me some valuable tips, but I decided to do the layout alone in the end with furniture that I had.
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First, you have to know the characteristics of your space and learn by doing:
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The space here is very small (about 5 square meters), but enough to install the essentials.
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The room is bright and you can close the door to work quietly.
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Personally, the development was long and laborious - more than a year - to achieve this result, because I also had other priorities to sort out.
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One of the longest steps was deciding to buy a drill and make holes in the concrete walls myself, but I learned.
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On one of the walls, my goal was to install a hanging shelf for a more organised look, just above the desk. It's very practical!
Layout price for my own home office
On the right side of the room:
• 1 shelf (bought second hand; from Ikea) - cost around CHF 20.-
• 1 large desk (again Ikea) - cost around CHF 200.-
• 1 oriental style lamp with soft light (purchased in Istanbul in a beautiful souvenir shop near the Hagia Sophia) - cost around CHF 20.-
• 1 free deco style chair offered by my previous boss - priceless
• 1 small chest of drawers (purchased online) - cost around CHF 50.-
• 1 metal bookcase (from Ikea) - cost around CHF 100.-
• 1 desk riser with small integrated shelf (online purchase) - cost approximately CHF 80.-
• 1 magnetic bulletin board and 1 cork bulletin board (bought at jumbo) - cost CHF 30.-
• 25 sheets of paper with handmade patterns - cost of paper and ink about CHF 5.- symbolic
Subtotal: CHF 505.-
On the left side of the room:
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1 large white bookcase (purchased at Ikea) - cost around CHF 100.-
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1 small gray bookcase (bought second-hand, original Ikea) - cost around CHF 50.-
Subtotal: CHF 150.-
On the center of the room:
• 1 paper ceiling light (purchased at jumbo) - cost approx. CHF 10.-
• 2 curtains (from Ikea for those who have recognized them) - cost around CHF 40.-
• 1 round straw mat - cost around CHF 40.-
Subtotal: CHF 90.-
TOTAL: CHF 745.-
Wish list to complete this piece:
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1 ergonomic chair to replace the current deco chair
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1 light therapy and well-being lamp to dissipate the seasonal "blues" effect
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1 small humidifier or 1 essential oil diffuser or 1 small desktop Zen fountain