In recent years, smart working has become part of many people’s habits. This new way of organizing work is based on the principle of giving employees greater autonomy and flexibility in choosing spaces, schedules, and tools to use. This allows many workers to save time and money, as well as better balance their professional and personal lives. However, transferring one’s work activity into the domestic space is not always simple. The problem that most smart working employees encounter is that of organizing spaces. Let’s explore some suggestions for home renovation and setting up an office to make the most of smart working.
Find the Right Place for your Home Office
Many people, finding themselves suddenly doing smart working in an emergency situation, have improvised work stations in the kitchen, living room, or bedroom. Some have worked directly from the couch. However, experts strongly advise against this. Improvised workstations negatively affect productivity and, even worse, the health of those working. It is very important to work in an adequately equipped environment, different from the one where you usually rest or eat. This increases the sense of concentration and makes us perceive work time and rest time as two distinct moments. First of all, to find the most suitable place to set up a home office, it is essential to identify an area of the house that has:
- Electrical outlets for charging devices
- Good internet connection
- Silence and tranquility
- Natural light and good lighting
Separate the Office Space from the Rest of the House
Once you identify a suitable area for work, it can be easily delimited, creating a small comfortable and secluded environment. An excellent idea could be to separate the environment with a piece of furniture like a bookshelf. Alternatively, if you’re looking for more tranquility, you could create a real partition wall using different materials:
- Masonry wall: guarantees excellent isolation from the rest of the surrounding environment, especially regarding domestic noises.
- Plasterboard wall: can be built very simply and quickly at reduced prices.
- Glass wall: lately very popular. It allows good acoustic isolation from the rest of the house, without giving up the natural light of the environment.
- Steel wall: very insulating, ideal for a house with a modern style.
The construction of these types of walls is considered extraordinary maintenance work. By renovating an environment, creating a partition like this, it’s possible to access the 50% Renovation Bonus. An excellent idea could also be to divide environments using sliding doors to save space.
Prioritize Natural Light from Windows
Natural light makes us more productive, focused, and healthy. It improves our mood and strains our eyes less. Several studies show that those who work in environments with natural lighting have 30-40% higher productivity compared to those who work in artificially lit environments. For this reason,
To obtain a brighter environment, try adding some mirrors and prefer walls and furniture in light colors. You will immediately notice the difference.
Choose Office Furniture
Don’t work using furniture from other rooms. Create your home office using the most appropriate furniture for an office. Choose the right desk and find a suitable chair that is comfortable and functional. To avoid back pain and other such disorders, it is essential to organize a specific workstation for our needs, with adjustable furniture.
Equip yourself with magazine racks, boxes, and drawers to keep the environment as tidy as possible. Keep electronic device cables organized, minimize knick-knacks and visible objects. When working, the mind needs concentration, and organizing the space well helps greatly in creating order at a mental level too.
Would you like to know more about setting up a home office? Contact our experts in office renovation right away, they will be happy to provide you with personalized advice.
