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Getting Your Workspace at Home on a Budget

11.07.2017 by Girl on Fire // Leave a Comment

If you have a hobby or just started a new business, being distracted by your family is a challenge you will face. You will see that you cannot get anything done as people assume that you are only at home and not working. If you cannot have a separate room as a study or workspace, you can simply move out. There are some inexpensive methods of separating your workplace from home without having to commute. Find out more below.

Look Out for Remodeling Opportunities

If you are short of space at home, you will need to look at remodeling your house, so you can enclose a room or small office for your work. Look out for storage cupboards that can be opened up for space, or create a small workspace under the stairs. Alternatively, you can turn an unused laundry room into a stunning, bright office. No matter what space you have available, you can turn it into a more useful area in your home that serves the purpose of your business.

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Studying” by Alex Indigo is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Try Building

You might not need to extend your house if you can put up a building cheap. Flexible building solutions, such as Armstrong sheds can be erected in only a few days. You can even get custom sizes ordered, and insulate, decorate the new space according to your taste and preferences. A garden shed or steel building is great if you want to spend hours undisturbed by your family members.

Repurpose Rooms

You might have a spare bedroom that never gets used. If this is the case, you can turn it into an office or workspace. You might be able to still use the room as a guest accommodation and leave the bed and wardrobes, but create a corner where you can work and close the door behind you. Try decorating the area so it is separated from the bedroom. You can run your entire online or offline business from a corner. Make sure you have enough space for files and stationery.

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“Office space” by altemark is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Use Space Separators

If you have an extremely large living room or dining room, you can use space separators to enclose your office. You can redefine your space by adding a shelf unit or a decorative room divider. Add glass, wood, and natural elements to separate your work corner from the rest of the room. Use folding doors that can be fully opened when you are not working, and closed when you are busy.

Create a Room in a Room

Using a little bit of creativity, and plasterboard, you can create a room in a larger room. This is a long-term solution, but losing one corner of your space might be worth the work. You can have a sliding door installed, and label the small room as your office, so you are not disturbed when you have to work.

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Brandy is the wife to a carpenter/musician and the mother of 3 amazingly awesome homeschool/unschooled girls. Brandy is a Photographer as well as a Coach for the Weebellion as part of Rolling Rebellion Jr. Roller Derby. Brandy is passionate about many things and suffers from a very painful and degenerative neurological disease called CRPS/RSD.
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