Budget Home Office with a Reading Nook Ideas and Designs

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Inspiration for a medium sized retro home office in Denver with a reading nook, carpet and a built-in desk.

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This is an example of a small home office in Philadelphia with a reading nook, green walls, slate flooring and a built-in desk.

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Design ideas for a medium sized victorian home office in Chicago with a reading nook, green walls and a freestanding desk.

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Photo of a large modern home office in Bordeaux with a reading nook, blue walls, laminate floors, a freestanding desk and beige floors.

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Design ideas for a small contemporary home office in Paris with a reading nook, blue walls, light hardwood flooring and a built-in desk.

4-br Apartment with the Home Library

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Spacious home office with the library in a separate room. A lot of bookshelves, comfortable armchair in burgundy colour to relax and read one of the books, plants, small coffee table and chandelier in victorian style. Herringbone floorboard mixed with ceramic floor by the window.

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Close up of walnut rolling library ladder on a bespoke blue bookcase.
Inspiration for a medium sized traditional home office in London with a reading nook and blue walls.

Edina Condo Remodel

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Jenna & Lauren Weiler
Inspiration for a medium sized classic home office in Minneapolis with a reading nook, carpet, no fireplace, a freestanding desk, grey floors and grey walls.

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TT Renovations

Design ideas for a medium sized traditional home office in Indianapolis with a reading nook, white walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and a freestanding desk.

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Classic and Cozy Traditional Kitchen

Studio M Kitchen & Bath

The office in this home includes a gorgeous wall of cherry built-ins that serve as a place to display books and accessories as well as a storage below them. Scott Amundson Photography Learn more about our showroom and kitchen and bath design: www.mingleteam.com

Custom Luxury Home Office Design

Carino Design Group

This is an example of a medium sized contemporary home office in Toronto with a reading nook, white walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a freestanding desk and brown floors.

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be_planen Architektur GmbH

Erich Spahn
Design ideas for a small contemporary home office in Munich with a reading nook, grey walls, carpet and grey floors.

Racetrack Ln

Scarlet Home Design

This quaint library is perfect for stealing time to relax and read a good book, or focus and get work done at your in-home office. A custom barn door provides privacy when needed.

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Planter le Décor

Inspiration for a small scandi home office in Paris with a reading nook, white walls, vinyl flooring, a wood burning stove and grey floors.

Elegant Coastal-Inspired Family Home

Gail Barley Interiors, LLC

A cozy home office with a funky grey and blue rug to complement the dark blue walls. A large built-in bookshelf makes storing books and knick knacks easy. Extra lighting added to the built-ins provides spot lighting as well as design.

The Springdell Project

TK Building & Design

This is an example of a small classic home office in Other with a reading nook, medium hardwood flooring, a built-in desk, brown floors and orange walls.

Georgetown Bookcase - Zoom Backdrop

Briana at Closet Factory - Austin

Small traditional home office in Austin with a reading nook.

Bureau Bohème

Charlotte Surleau Décoration

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Design ideas for a small contemporary home office in Other with a reading nook, green walls, laminate floors, no fireplace, a freestanding desk and white floors.

Custom Luxury Home Office Design

Carino Design Group

Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary home office in Toronto with a reading nook, white walls, limestone flooring, no fireplace, a freestanding desk and multi-coloured floors.

Budget Home Office with a Reading Nook Ideas and Designs

Whether you work from home or need a study space to get things done out of hours, finding room in the house for a home office makes for a valuable addition to many homes. Having a home office can seem like the best of both worlds, but it’s important to keep in mind that this should be a productive space that keeps out the many distractions of home. You may not have the luxury of a dedicated room to turn into your office room or home library, so choose your space wisely to ensure privacy and adequate storage. A carefully designed corner in your living room or an alcove can be made into a productive and stylish study space. Your home office furniture with the desk in the centre of your design, needs to include both work surface space and storage ideas – never underestimate how quickly a computer desk can become cluttered with stationery and box files.

How do I find home office ideas?

For any basic home office or study set up there are just two essential office furniture items: desks and seating. If you will be a frequent home worker then you will also want to invest in nice desk lighting, filing cabinets or bookcases. Desks need to be large enough to accommodate all the tools of your trade. The material your desk is made from will set the tone for your home office design, whether you opt for glass, traditional teak, luxurious mahogany or affordable pine. Investing in a good quality task chair is imperative for the office – there are some great ergonomic chairs at every price level that will help to compensate for our modern, computer-bound lifestyles. If you have room for an office chair other than your computer chair, choose something comfortable but still supportive for when you need a break from your desk. Ideas that include a nice bookcase design and wall shelves mean your study can double as a home library. For a truly luxurious home office you could consider fitted office furniture which will maximise the space you have and create a permanent space in your home dedicated to work.

How to find ideas for my home office decor?

The right ambience will make your home office a place you enjoy spending time without taking away your focus. Choose a colour scheme that encourages productivity for you – that may be a palette that is calming and restful, or you might feel more inspired by bright invigorating colours and graphic prints. When decorating the walls, look out for items that create the right studious vibe for the room. Wall maps, pinboards that can serve as mood or inspiration boards, and world clocks can all be great options when considering office design ideas. Practical necessities like desk lamps needn’t be unattractive – there a range of stunning designer lamps available. After all your hard work to make this a productive space, clutter can be very distracting so limit the items on your home office desk to a couple of your favourite photographs and perhaps a trinket or two to stimulate the mind. Papers and office supplies should be tucked away, so keep the space tidy and maintain your office as a calm work space that promotes focus – all the better to see your lovely decor with.

How do I setup a home office in a small room?

A home office doesn’t have to mean a separate room – the nature of working from home involves compartmentalisation, so apply this concept practically to your space. Even a small space, if sectioned off properly, can be transformed into a great workstation or study area. Unused nooks are the perfect places to fit your study in a small room – place a desk and chair under some floating shelves. Even under-utilised fitted wardrobes can make an innovative makeshift home office desk space with built-in storage. If the room you have can’t accommodate a full set of office furniture, opt for versatile options such as home office desks with built-in drawers or storage benches. If you use a laptop instead of a desktop PC, you may even consider a folding table that can be simply tidied away when you’re done working or studying. Alternatively, you may want to leave the house altogether – garden offices, either purpose-built or converted from sheds, are increasingly popular as a tranquil space away from the chaos of home life. If it was good enough for Roald Dahl, it’s certainly good enough for us.

How do I create a home library?

If the stuffiness of home office desks, swivel chairs and filing cabinets is too much for you, a library space may be more your thing when it comes to study, work or even relaxation. Libraries are peaceful and quiet places, and with careful consideration you can recreate this in an area of your home. Books are obviously going to feature heavily in your home library design, and you’ll need a place to store them. A bookcase or nice shelving can create room dividers if you don’t have a whole room to dedicate to a home library, and the benefit of bookcases is that they are movable – you don’t have to stick with one layout it it’s not working. If you don’t want to take up space, shelves hung on the walls will work just as well, and if you really want that authentic library feel then you’ll have to go with built in bookshelves that stretch from floor to ceiling. Next all you need is a comfy chair in amongst the books or a desk if you plan to do work or study from your library. Remember that library areas can be slotted in all around the home – under the stairs, in a corner of your living room or kitchen, as a mezzanine or in a small spare room.

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