Top 10 Home Offices So Far in 2023
Houzz readers took note of functional built-ins, light-filled spaces and smart ways to set up a multipurpose room
This Trending Now story features the most-saved home office photos uploaded to Houzz between Dec. 15, 2022, and March 15, 2023.
Depending on the work involved, a home office can look quite different from household to household. It might occupy a small former closet and contain just a slim desk with a laptop for creative work. It might encompass a large room with multiple work areas for managing a business. Or it might be just one part of a room designed for various things, such as watching TV and hosting overnight guests. Read on to find a range of great home office ideas in this countdown of the most-saved home office photos on Houzz so far this year.
Depending on the work involved, a home office can look quite different from household to household. It might occupy a small former closet and contain just a slim desk with a laptop for creative work. It might encompass a large room with multiple work areas for managing a business. Or it might be just one part of a room designed for various things, such as watching TV and hosting overnight guests. Read on to find a range of great home office ideas in this countdown of the most-saved home office photos on Houzz so far this year.
9. Dashing and Double-Duty
In this new San Jose, California, house by Robson Homes, the home office also functions beautifully as a cozy TV den. Wood floors and shelves and a brown sofa add warmth to the otherwise neutral palette, while shiplap paneling on the TV wall and ceiling and a woven lamp base introduce some texture.
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In this new San Jose, California, house by Robson Homes, the home office also functions beautifully as a cozy TV den. Wood floors and shelves and a brown sofa add warmth to the otherwise neutral palette, while shiplap paneling on the TV wall and ceiling and a woven lamp base introduce some texture.
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8. Table for Two
KOAN Workshop and Smith & Vansant Architects collaborated on this Burlington, Vermont, home. In the office, built-in cabinets and a generous wood countertop create a comfortable work area for two. Nearby, a lounge chair provides a welcoming spot to kick back and put one’s feet up. Black-framed windows capture treetop views and add a subtle yet effective graphic element to the room.
KOAN Workshop and Smith & Vansant Architects collaborated on this Burlington, Vermont, home. In the office, built-in cabinets and a generous wood countertop create a comfortable work area for two. Nearby, a lounge chair provides a welcoming spot to kick back and put one’s feet up. Black-framed windows capture treetop views and add a subtle yet effective graphic element to the room.
7. ‘Cloffice’ Creativity
Interior With DM transformed a former closet in Betul, India, into a hardworking home office, or “cloffice.” What it lacks in square footage it makes up for with stylish details, including navy cabinetry, an elegant office chair and a modern light fixture. One of the best parts: At the end of the day, the homeowners can close the doors to put work out of sight and out of mind.
Interior With DM transformed a former closet in Betul, India, into a hardworking home office, or “cloffice.” What it lacks in square footage it makes up for with stylish details, including navy cabinetry, an elegant office chair and a modern light fixture. One of the best parts: At the end of the day, the homeowners can close the doors to put work out of sight and out of mind.
6. Light-Filled Library
Beautiful built-ins, library lights, a rich wood conference table and chic upholstered chairs infuse this Sussex, England, workspace with inviting style. But it’s the expansive windows that are the star of the space, bathing the room in light and providing garden views.
Beautiful built-ins, library lights, a rich wood conference table and chic upholstered chairs infuse this Sussex, England, workspace with inviting style. But it’s the expansive windows that are the star of the space, bathing the room in light and providing garden views.
5. Blue Business
For this Chicago-area home office, M House Development went for dark and moody blue on the walls, doors and trim. The result is a stylishly sophisticated space that puts focus on the warm wood desk anchoring the room in the power position.
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For this Chicago-area home office, M House Development went for dark and moody blue on the walls, doors and trim. The result is a stylishly sophisticated space that puts focus on the warm wood desk anchoring the room in the power position.
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4. Going Green
Deep green paint (Waller Green by Benjamin Moore) creates a buttoned-up look for this Washington, D.C., home office niche by Urban Luxe Design + Build. Meanwhile, traditional-style sconces and armchair and a framed landscape painting give the space vintage appeal.
Deep green paint (Waller Green by Benjamin Moore) creates a buttoned-up look for this Washington, D.C., home office niche by Urban Luxe Design + Build. Meanwhile, traditional-style sconces and armchair and a framed landscape painting give the space vintage appeal.
3. Custom-Crafted
Morrison Interiors designed a beautiful custom desk and built-ins for this Orange County, California, workspace. Crafting them from rift-cut white oak resulted in lovely vertically oriented grain patterns that suit the clean-lined space. And the cabinetry conceals workspace clutter like printers and supplies.
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Morrison Interiors designed a beautiful custom desk and built-ins for this Orange County, California, workspace. Crafting them from rift-cut white oak resulted in lovely vertically oriented grain patterns that suit the clean-lined space. And the cabinetry conceals workspace clutter like printers and supplies.
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2. Farmhouse Flair
Located in the countryside outside Indianapolis, this home office has a mix of open shelves and cabinets. Everything Home provided plenty of room for storage and display. The traditional millwork and a sliding barn door with glass panes suit the architecture of the new farmhouse.
Located in the countryside outside Indianapolis, this home office has a mix of open shelves and cabinets. Everything Home provided plenty of room for storage and display. The traditional millwork and a sliding barn door with glass panes suit the architecture of the new farmhouse.
1. Strong Accent
The vaulted, glossy white ceiling and light color palette lend an open and airy feel to this Southern California home. Morrison Interiors contrasted the brightness with a charcoal wallpaper that adds depth to the room. An oversize woven light shade fills the high ceiling space and makes a statement.
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The vaulted, glossy white ceiling and light color palette lend an open and airy feel to this Southern California home. Morrison Interiors contrasted the brightness with a charcoal wallpaper that adds depth to the room. An oversize woven light shade fills the high ceiling space and makes a statement.
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Architect Kristi Byers and interior design firm Sklar Studios collaborated on the best ways to preserve, restore and update this midcentury modern gem in San Diego. In the light-filled home office, the desk can fold away to create a sleek look with more open space. And the entire shelf unit can swivel out and around to reveal a Murphy-style bed for overnight guests.
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