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Creating a Home Office Where You'll
Actually want to Spend your Time
Home offices are becoming less of a luxury and
more of a necessity with increasing numbers of
people telecommuting or running their own businesses from their homes. Between 2005 and 2015,
the number of U.S. workers who do at least half of
their work at home or another location than their
office increased by 115 percent, according to a
recent study. It is estimated that more than one in
five Americans work fully from home, putting the
number of telecommuting professionals at nearly 4
million nationwide. And with the fluctuating cost of
gas and increased traffic causing longer commutes,
that number is likely to continue to increase.

Although you are physically working in the house, it is important to set up your home office so that the lines between your
home life and your work life do not get blurred. By creating a
barrier, you will be less tempted to take a television break in
the middle of your work day or work on spreadsheets when
you are supposed to be "home from the office." While working at the kitchen table while you multi-task doing laundry,
answering the doorbell and stirring a pot of soup might sound
good, it generally is not conducive to concentrating on the
work that you've got to finish for your boss or client.

hat means that work space within the home is no longer
relegated just to the kitchen table or a corner of the
guest bedroom; it has been promoted to a room of its
own. If you are looking to create a home office, or revamp an
existing one, keep the following points in mind:

When choosing the furniture and layout of your office, make
sure if fits the way you choose to work. For example, if you
believe in "a place for everything and everything in its place,"
be sure to allot enough space for adequate storage and file cabinets. If you work on several different projects at once, set up
separate, smaller work stations dedicated to each task.

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Separate Your Space

Design Your Office to Match Your Work Style



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