How to Turn a Small Place to a Home Office

How to Turn a Small Place to a Home Office The ability to work from home is a dream come true for some people. No more scraping off ice from your windshield at six in the morning. No more long, agonizing drives to work. Just the comfort of your own home, more time to spend with your family and the freedom to have flexible hours. While working from home may be a dream, finding the right space to work can be a nightmare. But with a little creativity, you can turn any area of the house into a home office. Check out these clever, unexpected ways  to turn a small space into a home office! Tuck Your Office Under the Stairs Source: HGTV Use this forgotten corner of your house for your home office. If the space is there, you might as well make the most of it. You will find plenty of room for a desk and shelving! It’s out of the way and it doesn’t take up too much room. All you need is the perfect cup of coffee for the tiniest of home offices. Get Creative in the Kitchen Source: Better Homes and Gardens The kitchen always seems to be the center of activity in a household. It’s where we gather to eat, talk and spend time with family and friends. But you don’t have to just limit it to food and fun. The kitchen is a great place to get down to business! It’s worth it to sacrifice some cabinet space to get the home office you need. Catch up on work while you cook dinner. Give your kids a place to do their homework. It’s the perfect desk space for the whole family! Open up the Closet Source: Apartment Therapy If you are running low on extra rooms for an office, do some cleaning and create a closet office.  Add some bold colors to the walls to set your office space apart from the rest of the room. After that, all you need is a desk and a couple of shelves! Then you’re ready to be productive in your new office space! Bonus: when you’re done working for the day, stack your office chair on top of the desk and close the door. Easy clean up and easily hidden! Work by Day, Dine by Night Source: Sunset Magazine Let’s be honest, your dining room is probably neglected. Make use of that space and set up your workstation. Forget about buying office furniture, you have a table and chairs already there! If you use your dining room on a regular basis, buy a table with storage to keep this area tidy. Designer Lotta Jansdotter created the table above as a storage solution in her small home and there are plenty of other dining tables like it out there!   Up in the Attic Source: Buckboard Hill Interiors The attic is the perfect in-home office getaway. Going to a different floor of your house gives you the ability to separate your professional life and home life. Not to mention, the freedom to think without feet stomping around over your head. If your attic is unimpressive right now and maybe a little gloomy, choose a bright and cheery paint color. Stick your desk under a window and let the natural light do its work! Use the quirky layout of your attic space to your advantage. Find unique shelving and storage solutions and get inspired with fun furniture.   The Clever Bookcase Source: Apartment Therapy Built-in bookcases work great when doubled as desks. If you don’t have built-ins in your home, check out some DIY ideas and make an ordinary bookcase into your clever home office! This idea takes up minimal space, but still gives you an area to work in.   The Backyard Work Commute Source: Home Goods Sometimes it’s just plain difficult to concentrate when you work from home. For some people, it may be hard to get away from all of the distractions â€" whether it’s the kids, pets, spouses or the nagging thoughts in your head that you need to clean the entire house or move your laptop to the living room to watch Ellen. We’ve all been there. The good news is you can still work from home and not be distracted. Turning a shed into an office is a brilliant idea. You can physically leave your house, but you won’t have to go far. Don’t have a shed on your property? You can easily buy a shed kit and build your own! Although this requires you invest some funds in buying the materials, you could have your own dream office and the satisfaction of knowing you helped build it. So get inspired and carve out a spot for your ideal home office. With so many options and a little bit of research, you can implement what works best for you. Do you have a small space home office? Share your ideas in the comments!