Home Office Insights

You can pick a room, buy desk’s and filing cabinets, hookup your PC or laptop, but will that room and your equipment really work for you?

Here are some things to consider about your Home Office space.

Do you want to isolate yourself from the rest of the house, or will you just end up being interrupted and called out to the kitchen or family room?  We have gone back and forth with three different offices and locations for a computer desk in our last several homes.

First, a separate room with a door works well if you want to be “at the office”, and will not have to respond to interruptions or go to other parts of the house often.  An extra bedroom or actual dedicated office space works best for this.

We have a dedicated office in our current house with two desks and two computers and my husband still works on his Master’s degree classes at the Kitchen table on his laptop.  He is just more comfortable there and he says it has better light.

My office and desk are about 50 Ft from the Kitchen and Family room and we are constantly yelling across the house from the office to the other side if both of us are at home.

I tried the PC Desk right by the Kitchen several years ago – but this didn’t work when the kids wanted to play noisy computer games and my husband wanted to watch TV in the same area beside the Family room.  So – everyone has their own computer now and goes to their own special, comfortable “place”.

Now that the kids have moved out I think that we will go back to a Computer Desk in the Kitchen or Family room (and reduce the need to yell!).

If you want a home office for an actual business make certain to consult with a Tax Advisor so that you can get the maximum benefit and comply with all the rules.