Home Office with Light Hardwood Flooring and a Tiled Fireplace Surround Ideas and Designs

Photo of a large classic study in Portland with grey walls, light hardwood flooring, a two-sided fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, a built-in desk, brown floors and a drop ceiling.

Maidstone

HW Interiors

Design ideas for a medium sized traditional study in Miami with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, a freestanding desk and beige floors.

Lake Home

User

Inspiration for a small contemporary home office in Minneapolis with a reading nook, grey walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround and beige floors.

Fairview Home

Notting Hill Interiors Inc.

Inspiration for a large traditional study in Dallas with grey walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround and a freestanding desk.

Stately Elegance for the Modern Family

HQ Architects

Inspiration for an expansive traditional study in Denver with grey walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, a built-in desk and brown floors.

EMG Residence

J. Michael Design Group

Feminine Home Office
This is an example of a small traditional home office in DC Metro with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, a corner fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround and a freestanding desk.

Washington Park Exotic Escape

Atelier Interior Design

This office is modern and cultural at the same time. The shelving and mantel are used to exhibit items from their travels. The tile around the fireplace brings a sense of deco to the room along with the desk and guest bench.

Contemporary meets Victorian, Family Home in Bristol

User

Beautiful Victorian family home in Bristol, newly renovated with all client's favourite colours considered! See full portfolio on our website: https://www.ihinteriors.co.uk/portfolio

Modern Custom Home Build

Sprucehill Custom Homes & Renovations

This is an example of a small modern home office in Vancouver with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a two-sided fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, a built-in desk and beige floors.

Study or Guest Room with Fireplace

Porth Architects, Ltd.

The main floor den acts as a home office or can function as a guest room with the adjacent 3/4 bath. Photography by: Christopher Marona
Large traditional home office in Other with a reading nook, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround and a freestanding desk.

Coronado Country Club

Bungalow 56

Samantha Goh Photography
This is an example of a medium sized traditional home office in San Diego with a reading nook, green walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround and a freestanding desk.

Connally Lodge

Malone Maxwell Dennehy Architects

Photo of a medium sized traditional home office in Dallas with a reading nook, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, a freestanding desk and beige walls.

Home Office Retreat

Wilets Architecture

Haxagonal Home Office with sitting area for informal meetings
Inspiration for a retro home office in DC Metro with light hardwood flooring, a tiled fireplace surround and a vaulted ceiling.

Modern Home Office

Love Your Room LLC

My client, who works from home full time in Pennsylvania, asked us to give her an office space that functions well for a hard working accountant, AND would also be a retreat for her during off work hours. Our solution: Split the room down the middle; half office and half lounge area. We tied the spaces together through color (her obsession with teal and pink). We refaced the fireplace and added a built in bookcase to house her love of books. A very capable desk keeps her organized. We gave her a creative way to display her kids artwork and medals from her triathlon competitions using chicken wire frames. New wall sconces, comfortable furniture, and lots of fun accents bring juicy color in, even on the dreariest of days. What a bright lovely office with lots of storage! Torva Terra Photography

Newport Beach Residence

RRM Design Group

Smith Group
Medium sized contemporary study in Orange County with a two-sided fireplace, white walls, light hardwood flooring, a tiled fireplace surround and a freestanding desk.

Phoenix, Arizona | Hacienda Heights - Hacienda Indigo Office

Brightland Homes

Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary study in Phoenix with light hardwood flooring, a tiled fireplace surround, a freestanding desk, beige floors and grey walls.

32nd Ave. Renovation & Addition

Barlow Architecture Studio

Inspiration for a medium sized traditional study in Orange County with grey walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, a freestanding desk and beige floors.

1200 Sqft 2 Bed/ 2.5 bath Cottage, Saugerties, NY

A. Bollman & Sons.

This custom cottage designed and built by Aaron Bollman is nestled in the Saugerties, NY. Situated in virgin forest at the foot of the Catskill mountains overlooking a babling brook, this hand crafted home both charms and relaxes the senses.

Tanglewood Modern House

Flavin Architects

This new modern house is located in a meadow in Lenox MA. The house is designed as a series of linked pavilions to connect the house to the nature and to provide the maximum daylight in each room. The center focus of the home is the largest pavilion containing the living/dining/kitchen, with the guest pavilion to the south and the master bedroom and screen porch pavilions to the west. While the roof line appears flat from the exterior, the roofs of each pavilion have a pronounced slope inward and to the north, a sort of funnel shape. This design allows rain water to channel via a scupper to cisterns located on the north side of the house. Steel beams, Douglas fir rafters and purlins are exposed in the living/dining/kitchen pavilion. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography

SNUG HARBOR

Vulkan Architects

Inspiration for a mediterranean study in Orange County with white walls, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, a freestanding desk, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.

Home Office with Light Hardwood Flooring and a Tiled Fireplace Surround 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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