Working from home? This interior designer offers tips to maximize your space

At the one-year anniversary of COVID-19, work from home has become normalized in a way it was never before.

Overnight, many were forced to create some kind of home office space, forcing us to rethink the way our homes are designed with new needs and functions.

The big question is, how to find the right space to work when all our rooms already have their own purpose?

While some of us are lucky to have a larger space or have a spare room that can easily convert to a home office, many of us need to get more creative to compact and maximize our space with organization.

Lison Ouellette is an interior and furniture designer with over 30 years of experience and the founder and president of Lison Design. She has a large variety of ongoing projects, from commercial spaces such as restaurants, retail stores, hair salons, and more, to residential projects ranging from large properties to compact condos.

Even after the pandemic is over, working from home is most likely here to stay. There is no time like the present to improve our home work areas.

Ouellette offers these easy tips for redesigning your home to integrate work into your living area.

Find the best working space for you

Where will you put your work space? The free space we have available might not necessarily be the best one to work in. Are you easily distracted by what’s going on outside your window? Maybe you shouldn’t set yourself up next to a street-facing window. Do you prefer a darker, quieter work space? That bright south-facing room is not necessarily for you.

“Interior design is all about feeling and space organization more than making a pretty room. It’s about personalizing and making sure to fulfil all needs by figuring out our lifestyle and who we are, making sure the space is designed in accordance with our needs and feelings,” Ouellette says.

Declutter your rooms

“We can remove a large per cent of what people have to create space,” Ouellette says.

Always keep in mind the one-year rule. If an item hasn’t been used in the last year, let it go. Unless it is something we cherish, such as a souvenir or art, let go of the things you hold onto needlessly.

Question yourself. Is this something you actually need and use? Does it bring you joy in some way? If not, toss or donate it. It’s amazing how much space we actually have in our homes if it isn’t filled with unnecessary clutter.

Source by – Tricity news

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