©Kerri Crozier
During the past few years I’ve featured home offices that range from traditional spaces to art studios. One type of office I haven’t included on this site, until now, is a family communication center.
For some of us, running a household can be just as challenging as running a business. Keeping that in mind, having a central place to run a home is important.
My friend, Melinda Miles, designed this room for one of her clients. This family communication center also doubles as a craft room. The owner stores her wireless printer behind one of the cabinets and uses a laptop to make it easier to work anywhere in the space. The center island, topped with granite, is perfect for creating crafts and spreading out large projects.
White upper and lower cabinets and drawers surround the room. There are also plenty of open slots and shelves to store supplies.
The owner’s favorite part of her home office is her comfortable window seat filled with patterned pillows. The owner asked for the window seat to give her a place to relax and catch up on books. She’s still waiting to find extra time to do that.
©Kerri Crozier
Having an organized workspace free of clutter increases productivity, creativity and flow. A great reminder that investing in your work space and taking time to tidy up in between the many other demands of at home businesses also contributes to the bottom line…and our peace of mind!
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I couldn’t have said it better myself!
It takes time to get organized, but in the long run it saves time.
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The photo first reminded me of my friend’s craft room….it may have been because of how bright the room is and the view from the window. I could see having this in my home one day… kids or no kids
I agree! The amount of storage space is incredible. I’m sure I could find a way to fill every cubby.
Lisa recently posted..All Dressed Up: Keeping the Family Organized
Some people work better with clutter than others. I think it depends on the person
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You’re absolutely right. There’s no one-size-fits-all way to set up an office and for some people, clutter is a motivator. If you were to take away the piles, some people would lose their creativity.
Lisa recently posted..All Dressed Up: Keeping the Family Organized
Good storage is something I am longing for these days! Love some of these ideas with the slotted area for envelopes and files! A very welcoming place this room.
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“Welcoming” is a good way to describe this space. It would be easy to keep the space organized, especially with all of the slots and cabinets. Many of us who work from home could use more storage space. The question is whether or not having more space would be the perfect excuse to keep more stuff.
Lisa recently posted..All Dressed Up: Keeping the Family Organized
I really like the way the office and crafts area are combined. It seems like my crafts stuff is scattered over several rooms. Very nice room arrangement.
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It definitely is designed to keep everything organized and easy to find.
Lisa recently posted..All Dressed Up: Keeping the Family Organized