Having a home office, no matter the size, is the perfect way to boost your work flow and creativity when working from home. As you'll spend quite a lot of time in there, why not turn it into a stylish, personal space full of smart decorating choices.
Whether it's through colour palette choices, desk styles, wall art or lighting, there's many different elements to consider when designing an inviting space for you to work in. In this post, we'll cover 15 different design ideas for you to elevate your space:
Choose a Deep, Moody Colour For Your Walls
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Including a deep colour palette in your office space can be a great choice for a few reasons. A deep red, blue, green or even purple can create a cozy, intimiate atmosphere that's overall much more enjoyable to be in.
Darker colours are also known for increasing focus, as they minimise the distractions of the space around you when working. These colours are also known to increase your creativity due to their depth and complexity.
You also have the opportunity to blend your colours in with natural materials like wood and leather, which never fail to flow beautifully together. Deep colours also opens the door for contrast elements in areas where your eyes aren't looking when your creative juices are flowing.
Add Warmth and Texture Through a Rug
When it comes to small spaces, finding ways to decorate your space with pieces that don't take up too much room is essential. A smart looking rug is a perfect way to do this, as no space is lost whilst adding so much visual interest to your space.
Depending on your office style, different rugs will fit in better with your space. If you have a more eclectic space, a nice, warm jute rug can add the perfect amount of texture without overbearing a space. With Design style such that are more minimal, a patterned rug such as a persian or kilim rug can add a pop of colour and create depth to your office.
Use Wooden Wall Panelling to Create an Accent Wall
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Applying wooden wall panelling is a great way to add some natural texture and warmth to your space, along with further increasing the aesthetics of your space. Allowing your home office to feel more dynamic, there are a few different styles that you can look into.
Slatwall panelling is a super popular choice for almost all different spaces in your home, especially workspaces. Available in various different wood finishes, you cna create a light, airy atmosphere with some light oak, or a chilled, moody one with deep walnut. All finishes can create the same amount of depth and visual interest.
For a more understated look, plywood panelling is another effective way to add a natural touch to your home office. This style retains the textural, natural look of whichever finish of wood you choose, but can blend in better with the rest of your walls with it's flatter nature.
Implement Greenery to Brighten Things Up
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Keeping on the topic of natural feeling elements, implementing greenery is the perfect way to add minimal texture and colour to your home office. With so mnay different options of plants/foliage that you can use, there's a style of every space.
Using smaller succulents like Cacti and Bonsai to fill those small empty gaps can add that little finishing touch to your space that will have big results due to the life they bring. Opting for larger plants as a focal point such as a Monstera or a Fiddle-leef fig tree can be the best way to truly embrace natures colour palette.
Contrast Colours and Textures
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The best thing about creating contrats in your home office is the amount visual interest that it creates. Your space will become much more dynamic, amplifying your creativity and filling you with inspiration.
Creating contrast can also define different zones in a space. For an office, choosing a deeper colour your desk area/workspace compared to the rest of your space can help you lock in to any task you need to complete.
Contrasting colours also allows for more personal expression, as you can experiment with different colours and textures rather than just one primary colour. You can also furtehr enhance the chosen mood for your space with these different colours.
Create a Focal Point with a Pendant Light Fixture
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Lighting is one of the key elements in creating an work oriented environment for you to fully focus. When going for a central, hanging light, the fixture itself is just as important as the lighting. With limited space in regards to things on the floor, bringing the focus up higher can lead to your home office feeling much more complete.
There are a range of different styles that can create different tones. Opting for a boho-style sculptural fixture can add warmth and fluidity, whilst a metal piece with defined lines can help you create a sleek, minimal office space.
Go See-Through with a Glass Desk
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A glass desk can work perfectly in a home office for several different reasons. With smaller spaces, finding ways to make your space feel bigger without sacrificing anything important will do wonders; a glass desk is a super effective way of doing that. An easy to clean, clean workspace for you to hone in on your tasks.
These desks will give you an unmatched sleek and modern appearance, creating a sophisticated tone throughout. The lack of colour and solid materials allow light to pass through the space easier making your home office feel bigger and brighter.
Keep It Minimal Through a Neutral Colour Palette
Opting for a neutral colour palette in your home office will create a calm serene environment for you to work in, all whilst opening the door for you to get creative through your decor. The minimal tones can reduce noise and massively increase your overall focus.
Using different colours such as whites, beiges, browns and greys throughout your space can prevent you office from becoming one solid block of a colour. Whether you want darker shades in your workspace or in the rest of your room, that's entirely up to you. Either option will maintain the calmness.
Sprinkling some natural textures like wood, cotton and linen through decor pieces can help add some depth and texture to a theme that might lack it. You can apply these materials in pillows, blankets/throws or bigger furniture pieces like a bookshelf or your desk.
Get Personal with a Gallery Wall
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One of the most creative ways to add a personal touch to your space is through a gallery wall. Instead of a blank wall, why not fill it with carefully laid out images and artwork that all reflect your personality, making the space truly yours.
Besides the personal touch, surrounding yourself with art and visual inspiration can help spark creativity and motivation, leading to more productive work sessions.
To create cohesion in your workspace, opting for frames that relate to each other, for example different wood finished frames with some white can maintain a consistent theme rather than a mess of unrelated pieces. If you like the idea of mixing and maxing different styles of frames, consider having the images/artwork in black and white to create a similar sense of cohesion.
Let The Natural Light Shine Through
Natural light is one of the best ways to improve the overall aesthetics of a space, especially when it comes to more minimal designs. The light can highlight and define different areas of the space as the day goes on with it's clean lines and edges.
Exposure to natural light can also help increase productivity, boost energy levels, and improve you overall mood. Who wouldn't want that in a workspace? Natural light will also make your home office feel spacious, more inviting and overall much more peaceful to be in.
Hang Up a Chalkboard
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A chalkboard, whether large or small, can be an effective and smart looking piece to add to a home office. As well as having a place for you to take notes and plan your next steps moving forward, chalkboards can add a vintage and/or rustic vibe to your wall, creating visual interest through it's rough textures.
Chalkboards also give you creative expression, allowing you to use different colours and styles through your note taking. You can potentially create your own piece of art/wall decor in a super practical way.
Embrace The Coastal Design Style
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The coastal design is one of the styles that best promotes relaxation through the use of light colours, soft textures and organic materials. Combining these elements in a cohesive, effective way can produce a home relaxing home office that reduces stress and increase productivity.
Pairing colours such as light blues, greens and whites with natural materials like bamboo, rattan and wicker can boost the serenity of the coast in your home office. Using some textured fabrics like linen, jute and/or cotton can add depth and interest into the space.
Add Pops of Bright Colours
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On the contrast to a calm, serene space, you might like the idea of adding pops of colours throughout your space. These bold colours can help boost your mood and productivity by creating a more stimulating and inspiring work environment.
Pops of colour can also enhance the overall aesthetics of your home office by creating a more visually appealing, interesting space. They break up what could be monotonous areas of your space and replace them with some creative vibrancy.
Spreading out these pops of colour can actually create a cohesive space, as the shared vibrancy between the colours managed to connect them all together, creating what will be a seamless, well-designed space.
Go Traditional With an Akari Lamp Sculpture
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One of the most popular forms of lamp sculptures in the world of interior design are the Akari sculptures, designed by Isamu Noguchi. These lamps are unique, visually interesting and add a touch of modern texture to a home office.
Being made from natural materials such as paper and bamboo, these lamps are amazing at providing ambient lighting. This creates a warm, cosy atmosphere, making your home office a joy to work in.
There are countless different styles of Akari sculptures, making them super versatile when it comes to blending in with your space. Whether it's a hanging, floor or desk lamp you need, there's something for everyone. But beware, they're quite pricey!
Overall, there are many different elements to consider when designing your ideal home office. Ensuring that your office is an inviting space space for you to work as effectively as possible is of upmost importance, so everyone will have different preferences.
Making sure that your colour palette, furniture/decor, accessories and lighting all come together in a cohesive manner will never fail to help you achieve that ideal office. Hopefully you have the inspiration you need to tackle the next space of your home.