How To Level Up Your Home Office With Bespoke Furniture

With approximately 13 per cent of adults in the UK working exclusively from home, and a further 24 per cent taking advantage of hybrid working, it’s little wonder that demand for home offices remains strong. 

If you do work from home for at least some of your week, you’ll already know how important it is to have the right kind of environment where you can concentrate and have the privacy to join meetings and make calls. 

But a home office isn’t only about having privacy. It is also about creating an environment that helps you focus, gives you a dedicated workspace and that looks presentable when it’s in the background of your video conferences. 

This is why opting for custom-made home office furniture is often the best choice if your budget allows, as it enables you to meet all of your working needs and ensures that your home office looks just as stylish as the rest of your property. 

What is the best furniture for a home office?

There are some essential pieces of home office furniture that you can’t do without. As a minimum, you need a dedicated desk and office chair. However, if you have space, you can make your home office so much more than this. 

In most cases, you will also want some dedicated storage space in your home office, whether shelves where you can display books or other items, or cupboards for keeping paperwork and other important resources out of sight. 

But having adequate storage isn’t only about making your space look tidy. It can also have an impact on your productivity.

One study found that a messy desk and workspace made 40 per cent of people less productive. Meanwhile, a similar percentage (41 per cent) said that their productivity was improved if they had a tidy workspace. 

So, investing in the right storage solutions - whether that is a desk with built-in storage or shelves, drawers and cupboards elsewhere in your home office - can be a game changer for how much you get done. 

How should you arrange home office furniture?

There is no definitive answer to this question and it will largely come down to how much space you have available in your home office. 

If you have room to create different “zones” within your office, this can be beneficial to help you shift between different kinds of work. 

For instance, your desk area might be where you carry out your deep focus work that requires your computer and few distractions. But you may have a comfy chair in another part of the room where you can think more freely and engage your creativity. 

One area to focus on when deciding how to lay out your office furniture, however, is how you will come across on video meetings. 

Lighting is the crucial factor here. 

Where possible, use natural light that is in front of your face. That means you could have your computer positioned facing away from a window, so that the daylight illuminates you rather than turning you into a silhouette as it would if you sat with your back to a window. 

Soft lighting is generally considered more flattering and beneficial for online meetings, while using broad, main lights is better than relying on a single lamp that illuminates you from only one direction. 

Also think about what will show in the background of your video. Could you have a bookcase behind you for instance, or would you rather a plain wall so as not to pull focus away from what you’re saying?

Of course, with the technology to add artificial backgrounds to online meetings, this is less important than some of the other considerations such as your lighting. 

How can you create a chic home office in a small space?

The key to creating a chic home office if you only have a small space is in how you use that space to meet your needs.

For instance, could your desk be designed to incorporate additional storage? Or do you need your desk to have dedicated space for different pieces of technology, such as your computer tower and a printer? 

Perhaps an adjustable standing desk would be a good investment for you, so that you can sit or stand while you’re at your computer depending on your energy. 

It’s also important to think about how you will route your cables so that your bespoke home office furniture can keep these tidy and hidden from view as much as possible. 

When you are looking for storage options in a smaller home office, consider how you can use the full height of your room to give you the storage you need while keeping your space tidy. 

Why choose bespoke furniture for your home office?

In any case, bespoke furniture that is designed to meet your working needs and to fit precisely into your home will be a good investment. 

Here are three reasons why we believe bespoke home office furniture is the best choice. 

Storage solutions to suit your needs

Whether you need shelves, filing cabinets or cupboards, when you opt for bespoke office furniture you can rest assured that the storage solutions our design team creates will be precisely what you need. 

We’ll find out what kinds of items or paperwork you need to keep in your home office so that we can design a solution to fit. 

This ensures you have the perfect balance of functionality and style in your workspace. 

Furniture that’s built to last

Our bespoke home office furniture is designed and built to last. We only use premium quality materials and components that we are confident are hard wearing. 

This means you will have peace of mind that your home office will not only look good now, but that it will continue to look fantastic and work as intended for many years to come. In fact, we’re so confident in the quality of our furniture that we will provide you with a 12-year guarantee. 

An office that fits your style

It’s important to remember that a home office is still part of your home. That means you want the style in this space to fit in with the rest of your property. When you choose bespoke furniture, you can design it to complement other items you have in your house or apartment.

You can also customise the finishes and colours on your home office furniture, ensuring that this room is both functional and reflects your personality and style.