Home Office Design Influence
Home office design will be the most surprising influencer of commercial office design for 2021. Considering the learning curve and the adjustment tiers everyone has been coping with for the past few months, this is probably not news. Even office furniture manufacturers have embraced this trend with some beautiful solutions.
Working remotely no longer means you have to make do with inadequate surroundings. If nothing else, 2020 has taught us a great deal about our adaptability and resilience during times of great change. It has awakened our ingenuity and our drive for more productivity by encouraging a new set of priorities for success. Having the right tools to work from home has never been easier.
The home office design influence most visible in modern workspaces is the use of natural fabrics like cotton and wool showing up in cozy huddle spaces that look more like dens. Private workspaces are trending toward a minimalist design aesthetic for 2021. Most home offices already have this going for them, with a sharper focus on the basic essentials: a great desk, an ergonomic chair, and task lighting.
The style markers for home and private office are trending very chic, minimalist, and artful. Take a look at these styles for inspiration:
Eco Design
Reusing existing elements and reinventing them within a custom-fitted office space speaks to this trend. With the advent of resimercial design and the corresponding shift to natural fabrics, which was already part of the home office design aesthetic. It has spread its influence to the resimercial trend in corporate environments. Think natural elements, natural fabrics, light wood finishes, repurposed desks, and vintage storage pieces. Infiltrated with lots of live plants and colors found in nature, like greens, browns, and sandy neutrals. Make sure you situate your desk to have a great view with fresh air from an open window or porch access.
Scandinavian Design
The clean lines and natural wood elements of Scandinavian design are also trending heavily in modern office design. Scandinavian design uses a backdrop of dark gray or stark white walls for sleek highly productive workspaces. Modern office design features wide, open-paned, light-flooded spaces. Why would your home workspace be any different? If you are perfecting your most productive office within space restrictions or as part of a bedroom, have white space in mind with perhaps an accent wall for the desk. Think light and airy, with a pop of color. Think functionality, with creative storage drawers, rows of open shelves, and framed art.
Urban Industrial Design
Urban design influences favor bare materials and rustic elements like brick, metals, and raw wood often mixed with more sophisticated elements. Think bold modern furniture pieces, creative and contrasting accents, warm tones mixed with artistic flair juxtaposed against the dynamic flair of loft spaces with tall windows and loads of natural light. Exposed beams, concrete floors, metal support cables creating design elements support this look. Think about salvaged materials, like old lockers, for storage and vintage metal file drawers. Backyard office sheds created out of corrugated metal shipping crates fit this aesthetic. It is sleek, modern and streamlined with built-in desks and storage.
Our showroom is brimming with home office design solutions right now. Visit our new Home Office Workspace Design idea board to inspire your work from home strategy. If you purchased some items from us recently and did a creative home office design, we’d love to see it! Share it with us on our social media pages. If you are just getting serious about your design and need some suggestions, come visit our showroom where our team can help you make the right selections for your home office design aesthetic.
Photo of Scandinavian Design Visualization by Thomas Deffet
MEET ERIKA BARNES: Erika brings a lengthy retail management career to her furniture sales acumen. She’s adept at transitioning your ideas into a home office space you can be proud of. Give her a call at 888-910-3769 x131 or send her an email ebarnes@officefurniturenow.com. Visit us on Pinterest for more great ideas!
