{"id":11084,"date":"2021-02-09T20:08:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T20:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/?p=11084"},"modified":"2021-02-09T20:59:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T20:59:14","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/winter-2021\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

I<\/span>f you are working at home more now than you ever have before, you are lucky to have the chance to set up and decorate your office any way you want.<\/p>\n

You want it to be an efficient space where you can be creative and productive. And, a place you enjoy being in a good part of the day.<\/p>\n

How to Set Up an Efficient Workspace<\/h3>\n

Chris Peterson, author of Home Office Solutions, How to Set Up an Efficient Workspace Anywhere in Your House,<\/em><\/a> has compiled over 150 photographs and illustrations to help you design and organize your office.<\/p>\n

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Placing a home office in a closet does not mean creating a drab workspace. The designer who works in this office has it outfitted so that everything she needs is close at hand. There is storage aplenty, and with the chair pushed in, the mirrored closet doors can be securely closed. Photo: Copyright \u00a9 2021 Chris Peterson and Creative Homeowner<\/p><\/div>\n

Petersen includes tips on space-efficient furniture, lighting, soundproofing, WIFI, organization, technology, and more. Considerations of the advantages and disadvantages of setting up a home office in different areas of your house, including the kitchen, spare room, basement, and other creative spaces are covered.<\/p>\n

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Depending on your available space and budget, you can choose a full-blown backyard structure that offers your home office an abundance of room and comes complete with hookups for electricity, lighting, and even plumbing. Photo: Copyright \u00a9 2021 Chris Peterson and Creative Homeowner<\/p><\/div>\n

Also included are strategies for great videoconference meetings, essentials on the tax implications of working from a home office, and suggestions for staying productive while at home with your family\u2014including how to work from home when you have kids in the house.\n\u201cHome and office, relaxation and work: these can seem like daunting and sometimes competing goals,\u201d Petersen said. \u201cStart with the three key considerations every good home office covers\u2014efficiency, comfort, and separation.<\/p>\n

\u201cEfficiency ensures you get your work done as quickly and easily as possible. Comfort combines ergonomic features and fixtures that make the physical workspace not only tolerable but pleasant throughout the workday. Separation is one of the biggest issues in setting up a home office. It means developing a space that doesn\u2019t interfere with other activities in the home and vice versa so that you can effectively step away from the home office when your workday comes to an end.<\/p>\n

\u201cGet it right and you\u2019ll still enjoy your home as a place you can comfortably live, socialize, relax, and even forget about work. Separation is also important in other ways. If your workspace is too integrated into the home, then noise, family members\u2019 activities, and even pets may intrude on the workspace and your productivity time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Invest in beautiful office desk accessories that coordinate with your home. Photo: Christopher Shane Photography<\/p><\/div>\n

Beautifully Organized<\/h3>\n

Another fantastic resource for organizing your home office is “Beautifully Organized<\/a>,”\u00a0<\/em>by Nikki Boyd, professional organizer and author.<\/p>\n

Boyd offers these tips:<\/p>\n

1. Closets are a great space to create a home office command center. This keeps office items in one central place without cluttering your desk area.<\/p>\n

2. When it comes to your home office, stay away from traditional office accessories such as the black stapler and hole punch. Invest in beautiful office desk accessories that coordinate with your home. This way your office does not become an eyesore in your home.<\/p>\n

3. Hang motivational artwork in your space. Also, think about creating a vision board online, print it out, and then frame and place it on your desk.<\/p>\n

4. If you love sticky notes, but dislike how they clutter your desk, get a beautiful journal and use it as your mouse pad. Whenever you use a sticky note place it on the inside of the journal. This keeps them all together but you don’t have to look at the clutter, and you have a beautiful mousepad.<\/p>\n

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