Home Sweet Home Office

A home office should not be considered a luxury. A home office of some type is a necessity. Running a home includes processing paperwork, paying bills and calendar scheduling for all members of the family.

Although a home office does not have to be large it does need to be out of the way of busy family activities. A kitchen table does not qualify.

· If paperwork stays the family does not
· Piles of paper get moved and lost
· Spills happen
· Privacy is non-existent

If an entire room cannot be designated as a home office a closet can be. In fact my first home office was in an ordinary small closet. It was great because the closet doors could shut away my mess and I did not need to worry that anyone would snoop.

It was amazing - I already owned a library table/desk that perfectly fit the dimensions of the closet. There was one drawer that held my pens, markers and paper clips with lots of room left over. I almost forgot to tell you that I expanded the closet door to the full width of the closet. Louvered doors fit perfectly and replaced the boring hollow core door that was there.

I purchased a piece of heavy glass for the desktop. That expanded the use of the desktop because I could display photos and important lists underneath the glass. It also gave me a very smooth work surface. (You will notice that I like glass desks).

Shelves were installed above my desk. Not only did the shelves provide a lot of storage it provided a great place to mount a desk light. Battery powered lights are wonderful for this type of application.

My desk chair became extra seating for the living room. (I always like furniture that has multiple uses).

I used this closet home office for over a year. Later on space from my living room was confiscated for a real home office.