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Home Office Remodeling - Help

17 years ago

Hello all, I have a 13 X 11 ft home office. I work a lot out of home. We live in a 6 year old home and have been using standard office furniture (Bush Collections) for the past few years. Now the question is and need your help.

I went to KD and they suggested I can build a home office layout with Decora Cabinetry and the range provided was about 5K. Is it worth the investment, if I am going to be living in this house for another 5-6 years. Or is it wiser to invest the money in other projects.

Thanks for your help.

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sierraeast
17 years ago
With a 5-6 year run, i wouldn't get to carried away, but otoh, you have to consider resale as well. Maybe meet somewhere in the middle.In 5-6 years, it is projected to once again be a sellers market, but who really knows. There are too many variables to have that kind of foresight.
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hilltop_gw
17 years ago
We had standard office furniture in our house for the first 10 years & this past spring put in built-ins. We're in the midwest & had custom built oak to match the rest of the house & it cost around $7000. I love the continuous run of counter, durability & not having papers & dust collect behind the desk. For us it was the right thing as we'll be in the house for a long time & we'll always utilize the room for our business, computer browsing, etc. It's the first room people go to when they visit since it's the room next to the entry. Also it makes great extra table space when we have company. If I had resale in mind, I might not have done it as it really limits the use of the room to that purpose.
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hilltop_gw
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Should have said - our office (pictured above) is a little larger than what you have to work. Ours is 13.5' x 16.
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