Best of the Week: 32 Hidden Home Offices
Create an easily accessible home office from almost any space you have at home
These days we all need to have a spot at home to answer emails, fine-tune a report or surf for that next holiday. But what we don’t all have a whole room to create a study or home office. Carving out space for a mini home office – and hiding it – is easier than you thought as these clever examples from Singapore and around the world show.
Don’t forget that you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on the photo.
Don’t forget that you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on the photo.
2. Location: Singapore
Designer: Schemacraft Interiors
Features: Perched on a mezzanine floor at the end of a library; the transparent chair ‘disappears’ along with the glass balustrade.
Designer: Schemacraft Interiors
Features: Perched on a mezzanine floor at the end of a library; the transparent chair ‘disappears’ along with the glass balustrade.
3. Location: Singapore
Designer: Mr Shopper Studio
Features: A minimal desk hidden behind a pony wall surrounded by glass walls.
Designer: Mr Shopper Studio
Features: A minimal desk hidden behind a pony wall surrounded by glass walls.
4. Location: Boston, USA
Features: Make the most of an awkward space between two supporting walls.
Features: Make the most of an awkward space between two supporting walls.
5. Location: Singapore
Designer: Xin Concept
Features: A timber 'floating' desk that blends into a feature wall.
Designer: Xin Concept
Features: A timber 'floating' desk that blends into a feature wall.
6. Location: Madrid, Spain
Features: A hidden home office that can be closed off behind built-in cupboards.
Features: A hidden home office that can be closed off behind built-in cupboards.
7. Location: Singapore
Designer: Proj. B Studio
Features: A stack of hidden built-in storage that is also a room divider and feature wall.
Designer: Proj. B Studio
Features: A stack of hidden built-in storage that is also a room divider and feature wall.
8. Location: Minneapolis, USA
Features: A home office tucked away between two walls.
Features: A home office tucked away between two walls.
9. Location: Singapore
Designer: AO Studios
Features: A desk set up in a space that doubles as a screening room.
Designer: AO Studios
Features: A desk set up in a space that doubles as a screening room.
10. Location: San Diego, USA
Features: A handy home office hidden to the side of an open-plan kitchen.
Features: A handy home office hidden to the side of an open-plan kitchen.
11. Location: Singapore
Designer: The Minimalist Society
Features: An elegant desk is set up in a corner by the window.
Designer: The Minimalist Society
Features: An elegant desk is set up in a corner by the window.
12. Location: Cornwall, UK
Features: A floating fold down desk tucked under a window.
Features: A floating fold down desk tucked under a window.
14. Location: New Orleans, USA
Features: A roll-top antique writing desk.
Features: A roll-top antique writing desk.
16. Location: Samara, Russia
Features: A floating shelf under a window; the matching wallpaper helps it ‘disappear’.
Features: A floating shelf under a window; the matching wallpaper helps it ‘disappear’.
17. Location: Singapore
Designer: The Scientist
Features: What looks like a custom made display cabinet and room divider (it backs the platform bed) is also a desk.
Designer: The Scientist
Features: What looks like a custom made display cabinet and room divider (it backs the platform bed) is also a desk.
18. Location: Toronto, Canada
Features: A home office tucked into an awkward L.
Features: A home office tucked into an awkward L.
19. Location: Miami, USA
Features: A desk on casters under the stairs; just move it to wherever you need it.
Features: A desk on casters under the stairs; just move it to wherever you need it.
20. Location: Buckinghamshire, UK
Features: A small home office in a confined space but gets a view.
Features: A small home office in a confined space but gets a view.
21. Location: Montmatre, France
Features: A barely there integrated desk and shelf follows the elegant lines of the living room.
Features: A barely there integrated desk and shelf follows the elegant lines of the living room.
22. Location: Hampton, UK
Features: A sliding slatted timber door that can hide this home office.
Features: A sliding slatted timber door that can hide this home office.
23. Location: Barcelona, Spain
Features: Commercial office storage furniture create a clever workspace corner without cutting off the light.
Features: Commercial office storage furniture create a clever workspace corner without cutting off the light.
24. Location: San Francisco, USA
Features: A home office that makes full use of this sliver of space.
Features: A home office that makes full use of this sliver of space.
25. Location: Melbourne, Australia
Features: A great use of under-the-stairs space.
Features: A great use of under-the-stairs space.
26. Location: Minneapolis, USA
Features: A desk area at the end of a pantry with a chair colour to match the cabinetry.
Features: A desk area at the end of a pantry with a chair colour to match the cabinetry.
27. Location: Tokyo, Japan
Features: Shelves for display ending with a slightly deeper one used as a desktop.
Features: Shelves for display ending with a slightly deeper one used as a desktop.
28. Location: Lyon, France
Features: An awkwardly-shaped space at the entry area becomes useful.
Features: An awkwardly-shaped space at the entry area becomes useful.
29. Location: Melbourne, Australia
Features: A complete home office hidden behind a pair of sliding doors.
Features: A complete home office hidden behind a pair of sliding doors.
30. Location: Chikuma, Japan
Features: A desk as part of a handrail.
Features: A desk as part of a handrail.
31. Location: Eugene, USA
Features: No space is too narrow for a home office.
Features: No space is too narrow for a home office.
32. Location: Tokyo, Japan
Features: A home office next to a wardrobe.
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Features: A home office next to a wardrobe.
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Designer: Black N White Haus
Features: An elegant desk tucked into a walk-in wardrobe.