Five Easy Steps to Take Your Home Office from Drab to Fab
Designating a dedicated workspace at home and designing it with comfort and motivation in mind is a great way to increase overall productivity in your home office. Whether you’re the occasional weekend warrior, or work from home full-time, or just find yourself living that #WFH life temporarily, here are five tips to get you started creating the home office of your dreams.
Invest in a Good Office Chair
The typical office worker sits for most of their day, and those of us that have long commutes or long meetings with clients, even more. It’s not shocking that the first essential tip should be to invest in an ergonomic office chair. You may be spending anywhere from 30 to 50 hours a week sitting in it, so do your back a favor and keep reading. Keep in mind that office chairs are very subjective. Everyone's a little different, and what makes one person comfortable and happy may not work for the next.
Switch up your Lighting
Fluorescent lighting has been proven to be hard on the eyes. Make the switch to LED or halogen light bulbs in your home office and try to let in as much natural light as possible. Also, consider finding a desk lamp to reduce headaches and eye strain. There are quite a few fun and functional options out there.
Keep Essentials in Reach and Organized
Nothing says productivity like a clean, neat workspace. Select a desk with a lot of storage or install creative shelving to keep items like pens, pencils, extra batteries, calculator, notepads, and more stored within arm’s reach.
Decorate Bright
Pick a color you love and use it to spice up the room. Use cheery yellow or red or relaxing tones like green and blue, instead of beiges and browns.
Aim for the View
If possible, place your desk so you are facing a window instead of a blank wall. Natural light can do wonders for staying alert and you can give yourself a short mental break when necessary by looking outdoors.
If your window doesn’t look out on nature, you might go one step further and bring the outdoors inside. Brown thumb? Check out our guide to easy-to-grow houseplants to get started.
Now that you have our easy tips to make your home office into a work from home sanctuary, we want to see YOUR results. Follow Vickers Properties Group on Facebook and share your home office pics to help inspire us and our other clients!