Getting Down To Business - Office Makeover Series

The Husband and I are both self employed with a home based business. So we need a space to work, otherwise known as an office. Until our basement is finished (which won't be happening for awhile) we both have to share an office in one of our spare bedrooms. Buying a desk from an office supply store just wasn't an option. We wouldn't have found a desk to fit in our spare bedroom that would give enough workspace for the two of us. Plus it would be quite a bit cheaper to DIY the desk and that way we could get exactly what we wanted.

When planning out our new office space I, like any rational person, turned to Pinterest for some inspiration, or pinspiration, if you will.

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I like how this desk has the option for some extra desk space but isn't always taking up valuable floor space.

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Seeing as the office will also function as a second spare bedroom for now we like the idea of a murphy bed. Guests come over: voila, we have a bed. No guests: No bed = open spacious office. It's the perfect solution. 

We took into consideration what we all wanted in an office and this is what we came up with:

We decided to add some movable tables underneath each desk area like in the first inspiration pic. We both liked the idea that if we need more desk space because we are working with large scale drawings we can pull out the extra table. If we don't need the extra space the tables can stay put under the desk.  

In our situation I feel a murphy bed is a necessity. We decided to camouflage it as a full height cabinet with a panel that we can utilize as a whiteboard. 

The open shelving will allow quick access to reference manuals and help keep the room look larger and more open.

Magnet boards and hanging pen/office supply storage should hopefully help keep our desks clutter free. 

What do you think of our new office space?

Have you given your office a makeover recently?

Anything we should add to our office?