My Six Favorite Tips for Organizing Home Offices

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"Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work." ~Robert Orben

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Organizing Home Offices

According to Forbes, one in five Americans work from home and that number is expected to increase by 63% in the next five years. Amazing! 30 million Americans work from a home office at least one day a week. I'm one of those 30 million who work from home and I love it! Working from home has its advantages and disadvantages.  To read more about the advantages and disadvantage of working from home, check my blog from July 2015 "Working from home pros and cons."

Finding a space to work can be a challenge and organizing that space can be even more challenging.  Whether you have a dedicated home office or have carved out a small space that you call your own, why not make it both pretty and functional?

My Six Favorite Tips for Organizing Home Offices

Organization Tip 1: Having files within reach. Using vertical files will help keep you organized and keep all your papers at arm's reach.

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Organization Tip 2: Carve out a space wherever you can like this office under the stairs. This one has it all and looks pretty too.

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Organization Tip 3: Here is a great idea for a shared office.

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Organization Tip 4: Make it pretty and functional using these pretty bookcases from Ikea when storage is an issue.

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Organization Tip 5: Have a comfortable chair and while you're at it, make it pretty. This one's from Ballard Designs.

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Organization Tip 6:  Don't forget lighting. According to ASID, 68 percent of employees complain about the lighting situation in their offices. Lighting is very important to work efficiently and productivity.  There is a fine line between selecting lighting that is too dim and lights that are too harsh. Don't forget that natural lighting is the best type of lighting but be sure to provide additional forms of lighting.

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Well I hope you found some good organization ideas for your home office.  I’d love to hear your favorite organization idea. Please feel free to share below. I hope I have inspired you to do some organizing. Don’t miss any of my future blogs for organization and decorating tips. Sign up now  for weekly updates!

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Until next time,

Susan

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Susan Newberry

Hi, I’m Susan! I’ve spent the last 10 years building my online company. I’ve always loved everything to do with design. In fact, after raising my kids, I decided to go to school and get my degree in Interior Design. While running my own interior design company, I started teaching and found that teaching was what I really loved. Combine that with Interior Design and well, you could say I was on cloud nine. I always loved the technical side of design which led me to graphic design and after studying graphic design, I was encouraged to open an Etsy shop to sell some of my creations. With my attention to detail and being somewhat of a perfectionist, graphic design made perfect sense. In December of 2018, I decided to retire from teaching and devote myself full time to my business and I haven’t looked back since! I love designing art for the home and would love to create something special for you.

It’s true what they say, “Love what you do, and you will never work a day in your life.”

https://www.susannewberrydesigns.com/
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