Organise your home office to achieve a better performance

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Our hectic lives and high workload often denies us from thinking about improving the things surrounding us in a way to achieve a better work and life performance. It has happened the same, when pandemics stormed our lives back in 2019. We have changed everything chaotically and tremendously fast, especially when moving our workplaces from offices to our homes. 

Only now when it finally comes to an end, we can think about making changes and adapt to the reality called “home office” and “working from home”. 

It is not a big deal to admit that our working environment greatly affects our productivity and focus. You can’t easily jump on the sofa in the living room with your laptop and wait for the inspiration to come. It is extremely important to organise your working space in a way to concentrate on your projects 100% and use maximum attention to get the things done fast.

Choose the proper colour

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The colour of the walls in your room is around 60% of the total palette of what you use for the entire interior. It is important to know in-advance, which hues and tones make you feel calm and composure. Majority of home office workers go for neutral bright colours such as white and off-white. This creates a cosy and focusing environment, as well as makes the room look more spacious. 

Design different work zones

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Zoning will help you use the space efficiently. Splitting the room in 2 or 3 different zones according to the frequency you use them. For example your table and storage space attached to the table is most probably the busiest area of your office. It is better to keep all the frequently needed documents and equipment around this area. That will help you keep things in the room in order and save you lots of time. While organising the space, take into consideration that shelving and spacious drawers around are your best friends.

Stick on low maintenance, dust resistant furniture

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Nobody likes to clean and fix the stuff around everyday. Maintenance and cleaning is wasting not only your time, but may cost quite a meaningful amount of money as well. Try to pick durable low maintenance furniture which needs a minimal effort to be cared for. Furnishing from solid wood is a good choice, for example office desks from solid oak need just a simple dust once in a few days and oiling in every year to look and shine like a new.

Declutter the space

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Avoid bulky pieces of furniture and try to move out all of the items you do not need for your work. Every spare item around means one more reason to keep your attention on unnecessary things and distract you from your main tasks and goals.

Introduce as much natural light as possible

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The best fit for home office ergonomics is natural light. It has a calming effect, doesn’t distract you and suits all kinds of interior designs. Put your work desk near the window, if there is one. If your office room is without windows, attach a nice little lamp to your desk with warm light.