Whether you are temporarily working from home or staying there for the foreseeable future, having a legitimate and designated working space is paramount. Your home office should inspire you creatively, allow you to focus, and give you privacy when needed. It should support your physical, mental and professional needs, albeit these will be different for everyone. Many homeowners choose to repurpose the space under their stairs or a corner of a room into a small home office. However, a more popular choice is to convert a spare bedroom or box room if you have one.

– Plan your storage

Efficient home office storage is essential to ensure that you are making the most of your available home office space. Whether this comes in the form of pigeon-hole shelving, cupboards, under-desk storage drawers or full-on fitted cabinets.

– Keep it organised

Installing storage units in your home office is a good step towards organising your workspace. We all know about having an organised mess, but in reality, that pile of paperwork in that cupboard you keep meaning to sort out is a weight on your conscience and a distraction from your real work.

– Keep it professional

Even if you’re not going to meet clients in your home office, or have the occasional webcam meeting, it’s important for your mental and emotional wellbeing to be able to separate work from play. So, get dressed, take pride in your office, avoid having too many distractions.