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Traditional Home Office Ideas and Designs

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Transitional Home Office
Transitional Home Office
Classic home office in Miami with a built-in desk, light hardwood flooring, green walls and no fireplace.
Elegant Family Home
Elegant Family Home
CHRISICOS INTERIORSCHRISICOS INTERIORS
Chrisicos Interiors John Horner Photography Elegant Family Home Library with faux paneling This masculine library brings Traditional design to a historical Newton interior. The track arm sofa and leather chair seamlessly blend with the custom wool drapery panels and Faux Bois painted walls.
Classic French House
Classic French House
Richard Drummond Davis ArchitectsRichard Drummond Davis Architects
Design ideas for a classic home office in Dallas with medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a freestanding desk.
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Great Neighborhood Homes - Spring Parade of Homes #307 - Edina, MN
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Spacecrafting / Architectural PhotographySpacecrafting / Architectural Photography
Mike McCaw - Spacecrafting / Architectural Photography
Classic home office in Minneapolis with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring and a freestanding desk.
Glencoe Residence
Glencoe Residence
Randall ArchitectsRandall Architects
Inspiration for a classic home office in Chicago with dark hardwood flooring and a freestanding desk.
Home Offices by Meridian Homes Inc.
Home Offices by Meridian Homes Inc.
Meridian Homes Inc.Meridian Homes Inc.
home office, home library, vaulted ceiling, custom built-in bookshelves
Classic home office in DC Metro with green walls, carpet and a freestanding desk.
Octagon Library
Octagon Library
Texas Timber FramesTexas Timber Frames
Texas Timber Frames
Design ideas for a traditional home office in Austin with dark hardwood flooring and a freestanding desk.
Plantation
Plantation
FleischmanGarciaFleischmanGarcia
Large traditional home office in Tampa with dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a freestanding desk.
Bryn Mawr Stone Colonial
Bryn Mawr Stone Colonial
Pinemar, IncPinemar, Inc
Photos © Jeffrey Totaro, 2013 Pinemar, Inc.- Philadelphia General Contractor & Home Builder.
Traditional home office in Philadelphia with dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a freestanding desk.
Street of Dreams 2013: TTM Custom Home
Street of Dreams 2013: TTM Custom Home
Alan Mascord Design Associates IncAlan Mascord Design Associates Inc
View the house plans at: http://houseplans.co/house-plans/2472 Photos by Bob Greenspan
Manhattan Beach Hill Section - Interior Design
Manhattan Beach Hill Section - Interior Design
Luke Gibson PhotographyLuke Gibson Photography
A Caroline Burke Designs project. Luke Gibson Photography
Design ideas for a traditional home office in Los Angeles with dark hardwood flooring, a freestanding desk and a standard fireplace.
Currin Drive 05
Currin Drive 05
Sharif & Munir Custom Homes, Inc.Sharif & Munir Custom Homes, Inc.
This is an example of a large classic study in Dallas with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a freestanding desk, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.
Dream Home
Dream Home
SEIBA PROPERTIES & INVESTMENTS LTD.,SEIBA PROPERTIES & INVESTMENTS LTD.,
Brian Giebelhaus Photo email:briangiebelhaus@gmail.com
Inspiration for a traditional home office in Vancouver with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring and a freestanding desk.
Rivendell
Rivendell
BC Custom ConstructionBC Custom Construction
This is an example of a classic home office in Portland with carpet and a freestanding desk.
"The New American Home" 25th Anniversary
"The New American Home" 25th Anniversary
Sater Design Collection, Inc.Sater Design Collection, Inc.
Larry Taylor
Photo of a classic home office in Miami with red walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a freestanding desk.
Pennsylvania Exotic Home
Pennsylvania Exotic Home
Avanti Marble & Granite Inc.Avanti Marble & Granite Inc.
The office with elegant book-matched Fusion quartzite slab flooring.
Design ideas for a classic home office in DC Metro with a freestanding desk.
Colonia Del Sol
Colonia Del Sol
Within Studio LLCWithin Studio LLC
This is a custom home that was designed and built by a super Tucson team. We remember walking on the dirt lot thinking of what would one day grow from the Tucson desert. We could not have been happier with the result. This home has a Southwest feel with a masculine transitional look. We used many regional materials and our custom millwork was mesquite. The home is warm, inviting, and relaxing. The interior furnishings are understated so as to not take away from the breathtaking desert views. The floors are stained and scored concrete and walls are a mixture of plaster and masonry. Christopher Bowden Photography http://christopherbowdenphotography.com/
Home Office
Home Office
Virtual Studio InnovationsVirtual Studio Innovations
Virtual Studio Innovations
Design ideas for a classic home office in Atlanta with dark hardwood flooring, a tiled fireplace surround and a freestanding desk.
Hyde Park Addition & Renovation
Hyde Park Addition & Renovation
Camery Hensley Construction, LtdCamery Hensley Construction, Ltd
Photos by Robin Victor Goetz/RVGP Inc. Interior Decorator: Joelle Ragland, Cecitino Home
Photo of a traditional home office in Cincinnati with medium hardwood flooring and a stone fireplace surround.

Traditional Home Office 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional home library?

If the stuffiness of home office desks, swivel chairs and filing cabinets is too much for you, a traditional 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 traditional 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.
agar cres
agar cres
Dizeh GroupDizeh Group
This is an example of a traditional home office in Toronto with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and a freestanding desk.
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