Home Office or Hobby Room?
There is sometimes a need to create a space for a home office or a hobby room. If you have a room that has never been used other than as a storage area for odds and ends, it might be time to consider clearing it out and giving it a whole new look and lease of life.
If you want the room to look larger than it is, especially if you are going to be working there all day, you need to examine the colour scheme. Dark coloured walls or wallpaper will make the room feel smaller. Perhaps you will favour the idea of only papering one wall and painting the others. Use plain, light coloured paper and try to match its colour to the paint. Subtle shades of apple white, for example, will help to add some warmth that you may not get with a brilliant white.
The floor and ceiling need to be as light as possible too. Paint the ceiling white and if the carpet is too dark, remove it. When furnishing the room, go for light pine wood if you feel it is practical. Be careful where you place your work desk if using a computer or laptop, as you need as much natural light in front of you as possible.
Make sure you put wall space to good use and install floor to ceiling shelving units for books, files or document storage. Use modular units to enable you to rearrange them if the mood takes you.
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