How To Design An Office Addition/Guest Room Combination

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How To Design An Office Addition/Guest Room
Combination
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• Ever since the pandemic, people working from home
  has become more and more common, and for many
  nowadays, it has become a permanent change.
  Whether their employers have requested that they
  continue doing so, or whether they have chosen to
  work from home as it presents the more convenient
  option, either way, people are wanting to create
  office spaces in their homes to help them fulfil
  their roles professionally.

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• If your home has the space for an office, whether
  you add one on or convert another space into one,
  thats great, but what if you end up converting a
  space into an office that might otherwise still
  have an alternative purpose, such as a guest
  room? And if you add an office onto your home,
  either to the side or above, what will you do
  with the space if you take on a new job that no
  longer means you can work from home?
• One solution would be to create an office/guest
  room home addition combination, and here are some
  ideas for doing exactly that

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• Make use of built-in furniture
• Maximizing space is important, not just because
  most families dont have the space for a huge
  addition to their home, but also because dual
  purpose rooms generally need more space in order
  to fulfil both functions, and sometimes at the
  same time. Fortunately, desks, shelving and
  cabinets that are built-in dont just save space,
  but they also save on the jungle of wires needed
  for all of your electronic office equipment and
  gadgets. Youll have plenty of space to store
  private items when the space is being used by a
  guest, and theyll also have some space to keep
  their things in, depending on how long they plan
  to stay.

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• Try and repurpose a closet
• By taking the doors off of a large closet in the
  room, you can create a small but perfectly
  functional nook for you to work in, alongside
  your office equipment. This will help guests feel
  less like they are intruding in your workspace,
  as you will be in one designated area within the
  room, while they are in the other.

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• Consider productivity
• While you want your guests to be comfortable
  while staying with you, the primary purpose of
  the space will be to serve as your office, and as
  such, you should prioritize your decorative and
  functional needs over those of a guest. Choose
  calming colors for the walls, artwork that will
  motivate you without distracting you, and think
  carefully about flooring your office chair
  should be able to move around freely, and yet you
  dont want to be disturbed by the clattering of
  feet on hardwood or tiled floors.

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• Think about sound levels
• Whether the space is being used as an office or a
  guest room, privacy is likely quite high on the
  agendas of both sets of people who may be using
  it, so you might want to consider soundproofing
  the walls. This will help you concentrate when
  youre working and be able to make confidential
  phone calls and the like in complete privacy,
  while guests will be able to complain about their
  hosts without the fear of anyone overhearing them!

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• Add a Murphy bed
• Having a large, double bed in the room might make
  the space feel less conducive to a working
  environment, in which case you may want to add a
  Murphy bed which can simply be folded away when
  not needed.
• Adding rooms on to your home that have dual
  functions (or converting existing spaces into
  them), is an affordable way to create more space
  without spending a fortune, and provided you seek
  help from a general contractor with plenty of
  addition experience, it can significantly
  increase the value of your home, too.

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