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Coastal Home Office with Grey Walls Ideas and Designs

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Coastal Inspired Custom Home Overlooking Lake Butler in Windermere Florida
Coastal Inspired Custom Home Overlooking Lake Butler in Windermere Florida
Element Home BuildersElement Home Builders
Inspiration for a medium sized beach style home office in Orlando with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, a freestanding desk, no fireplace and brown floors.
Glen Oak
Glen Oak
Luminosus Designs LLCLuminosus Designs LLC
Kitchen desk,
Photo of a small beach style study in New York with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a built-in desk and brown floors.
West Hollywood Mid Century Condo Remodel
West Hollywood Mid Century Condo Remodel
22 INTERIORS22 INTERIORS
Inspiration for a nautical home office in Los Angeles with a reading nook, grey walls, light hardwood flooring, a built-in desk and wallpapered walls.
Surf Shack
Surf Shack
UserUser
David Land
Design ideas for a beach style home office in Jacksonville with grey walls, light hardwood flooring and a freestanding desk.
PALM BEACH WATERFRONT
PALM BEACH WATERFRONT
HW InteriorsHW Interiors
This is an example of a coastal home office in Miami with grey walls, light hardwood flooring, a freestanding desk, beige floors and a feature wall.
DSDownOnTheCorner
DSDownOnTheCorner
Amy Storm & CompanyAmy Storm & Company
Picture Perfect House
This is an example of a large nautical home office in Chicago with a reading nook, grey walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Lake Minnetonka Coastal Farmhouse
Lake Minnetonka Coastal Farmhouse
Engstrom Wood ProductsEngstrom Wood Products
Inspiration for a beach style craft room in Minneapolis with grey walls, no fireplace and a built-in desk.
San Diego Beachfront Remodel
San Diego Beachfront Remodel
Hochuli Design & Remodeling TeamHochuli Design & Remodeling Team
Talk about a corner office! The views from this desk are hard to beat. The custom cork board is inset in the tile backsplash. Photo credit :Brad Anderson
Silver Lake
Silver Lake
Francesca Owings Interior DesignFrancesca Owings Interior Design
Home Office
Photo of an expansive nautical study in Grand Rapids with grey walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and a freestanding desk.
Modern Elegance
Modern Elegance
J Lynn Design GroupJ Lynn Design Group
This home office has a custom desk and console design with rift white oak and chem metal accent leg
Medium sized coastal study in Miami with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a freestanding desk and brown floors.
Trinity Lane
Trinity Lane
Shannon CrainShannon Crain
Knoxy Knox, Knox Photographics
This is an example of a small coastal study in Houston with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring and a freestanding desk.
COREtec PLUS 5" Vinyl Plank, color: Blackstone Oak - Solana Beach Office Space
COREtec PLUS 5" Vinyl Plank, color: Blackstone Oak - Solana Beach Office Space
Solana FlooringSolana Flooring
Coretec Blackstone Oak installation
Small beach style home office in San Diego with grey walls, vinyl flooring, a freestanding desk and brown floors.
Dream a little Dream
Dream a little Dream
Casabella InteriorsCasabella Interiors
Photo of a medium sized beach style home office in Boston with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a freestanding desk and brown floors.
A Water's Edge Retreat
A Water's Edge Retreat
Amazing SpacesAmazing Spaces
This is an example of a large nautical study in New York with grey walls, light hardwood flooring, a freestanding desk, brown floors, a coffered ceiling and panelled walls.
Irvine
Irvine
True Home BuildersTrue Home Builders
Photo of a small beach style home office in Orange County with grey walls, light hardwood flooring and a built-in desk.
Hidden Pearl
Hidden Pearl
skaala architecture, LLCskaala architecture, LLC
Design ideas for a medium sized nautical study in Boston with grey walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a built-in desk and beige floors.
My Houzz: Spirited Style for a Santa Cruz Beach Bungalow
My Houzz: Spirited Style for a Santa Cruz Beach Bungalow
Shannon MaloneShannon Malone
Photo: Shannon Malone © 2013 Houzz
This is an example of a beach style home office in San Francisco with grey walls.
Sunnyvale II
Sunnyvale II
Nina JizharNina Jizhar
Nautical study in San Francisco with grey walls, light hardwood flooring and a freestanding desk.
Park City Showcase Home
Park City Showcase Home
Duerden's Appliance and MattressDuerden's Appliance and Mattress
Beach style study in Salt Lake City with grey walls, light hardwood flooring and a built-in desk.
A Water's Edge Retreat
A Water's Edge Retreat
Amazing SpacesAmazing Spaces
Small beach style home office in New York with grey walls, light hardwood flooring, a built-in desk and brown floors.

Coastal Home Office with Grey Walls 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 coastal 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 coastal 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 coastal 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 coastal 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 coastal 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 coastal home library?

If the stuffiness of home office desks, swivel chairs and filing cabinets is too much for you, a coastal 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 coastal 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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