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» Will the space be used daily or occasionally?

» Is privacy a concern?

» Is a sitting area needed?

» What type of equipment is needed? Filing, printers?

» How much storage is needed?

Hopefully, these questions will get you thinking about your needs if you
are creating a home office. There are so many beautiful choices now for
furnishings, as well as great gadgets to eliminate cord clutter, and fun
and innovative storage and shelving solutions. You can integrate beauti-
ful antique cabinets for storage, or modern floating shelves to display

art, books and add personality. It is important to pick pieces that you
love, and keep handy the things you use most often. A lovely tray for
paper, rulers, a snappy holder for pens/pencils. Containing the clutter
is equally important to the design when you analyze your needs. Many
people live in a very paperless world nowadays, so a minimal office is
easy to achieve as well. And, just remember the appearance if you are
sharing your personal space in the world on a Zoom call!

As we look to the warm weather ahead, I hope we will all find the bal-
ance we need in working from home, educating our children, and get-
ting back to the workplace, creating new think tanks of imagination and
opportunity as we go. But for now, lets make the home office as beauti-
ful and lovely as we can.

Cheers,

Krissy

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