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Home Office: six styles, side by side
The same home office brief resolved six ways. A home office is a lighting and acoustics problem wearing a furniture disguise. We put the desk where the light and the camera work, then build around it.
Photo: Zalabadesign · BY-SA 4.0Side by side
All six, in one row
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Photo: Unknown creator · CC0 1.0- Layout
- Wall-hung desk, floating shelf
- Desk
- Wall-hung 1,400×600 laminate
- Storage
- Two floating shelves
What changes: A single floating desk plane with nothing beneath it.
Photo: Zalabadesign · BY-SA 4.0- Layout
- Dark built-in with a slat wall
- Desk
- Built-in charcoal with a stone top
- Storage
- Full-height dark cabinetry
What changes: A full-height slatted acoustic wall behind the chair.
Photo: Sean MacEntee · BY 2.0- Layout
- Teak desk with a cane screen
- Desk
- Solid teak with brass legs
- Storage
- Teak shelves with cane doors
What changes: A cane screen dividing the study from the bedroom.
Photo: chrismeller · BY 2.0- Layout
- Panelled study with a library
- Desk
- Moulded ivory with a leather inlay
- Storage
- Glazed bookcases with a gilt bead
What changes: A library wall with glazed doors.
Photo: Jeremy Levine Design · BY 2.0- Layout
- Birch desk under a window
- Desk
- Birch ply, 1,600mm
- Storage
- Open birch shelving
What changes: A desk set into the window reveal.
Photo: Jeremy Levine Design · BY 2.0- Layout
- Fluted desk with a brass rail
- Desk
- Fluted lacquer with a brass edge
- Storage
- Fluted cabinets with brass pulls
What changes: A fluted desk front with brass detailing.
At a glance
The differences in one table
| Style | Layout | Desk | Ideal for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serene Minimal | Wall-hung desk, floating shelf | Wall-hung 1,400×600 laminate | Small flats where the desk shares a bedroom or living wall |
| Bold Contemporary | Dark built-in with a slat wall | Built-in charcoal with a stone top | Full-time remote workers who take calls all day |
| Modern Heritage | Teak desk with a cane screen | Solid teak with brass legs | Homes wanting the study to read as craft, not as an office |
| Classic Luxe | Panelled study with a library | Moulded ivory with a leather inlay | Villas with a dedicated study or library |
| Indo-Scandinavian | Birch desk under a window | Birch ply, 1,600mm | Bright rooms where daylight does most of the work |
| Art Deco Glam | Fluted desk with a brass rail | Fluted lacquer with a brass edge | Premium apartments where the study is on show |
Sizing
Home Office dimensions by home size
| Home size | Typical room dimension | Layout that usually fits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 BHK | Desk nook, 5×3 feet | Wall-hung desk, floating shelf |
| 2 BHK | 7×8 feet | Dark built-in with a slat wall |
| 3 BHK | 9×10 feet | Teak desk with a cane screen |
| 4 BHK | 11×12 feet | Panelled study with a library |
| 4+ BHK / Villa | 12×16 feet library | Birch desk under a window |
Next step
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