Do you want to know what my main problems were with my home office?
My favorite shows begged me to turn on the TV, my favorite books demanded to be opened, and my family always needed me every second of the day.
It was pretty much impossible to get things done. So, I wanted to build a home office that would help me achieve my goals. I wanted to limit distractions to have unlimited productivity.
Here is how I built my home office.
Researching Home Offices
Like any artist, I needed inspiration. I needed to look at several pictures of home offices so I could get an idea about what I wanted and what I needed. Here are a few home offices that helped inspire me:
- Darren Rowse of Problogger.net
- Jeremy Schoemaker of Shoemoney.com
- Normaniac’s Tranquil Office
- Keith Robinson’s Office
Home Office Needs
After I found sufficient inspiration, I listed out my needs as a professional worker, entrepreneur, and a success hungry early twenty-something.
- Ample Workspace
- Comfortable Chair
- No Clutter
- Few Visible Wires
- Absolutely No Television
- Screen Real-estate
- Relaxation
My Personal Home Office
Once I made my home office needs tangible, I put it all together and here is what I came up with:
- 30″ Apple Cinema Display – A lot of screen real estate
- Macbook Air – the best mobile workstation
- Dell laptop – the mandatory PC
- Mac Pro – a fast desktop machine
- Herman Miller Aeron Chair - a comfortable ergonomic chair
- Two 5′ tall Corn Plants – plants relax me
- One Bookshelf – I read a lot, so I needed a book shelf for reference material.
- Bose speakers – I listen to music while I work
- Google Refrigerator – A place to store cold drinks within reach
My Personal Home Office Pictures
The Bottom Line
If you’re going to be working at home, there is no such thing as spending too much on your home office. Success will come later if you lay the proper foundation.
Bonus Tip: Successful people only buy things that are functional. So, refrain from squandering money on overpriced luxuries and non-essential commodities.
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Wow. Great office.
I hope I can have my own once my blog get’s successful!
nice set up….mine is a mess…lol
@Keg You should clean it
Sweet office man! No wonder you are able to produce all of this great material!
Why Google refrigerator? As opposed to reg fridge. Didn’t know one even exited. Pretty neat. Will look into it.
Nice home office set up. I especially dig the Herman Miller chair. Nice!!!
Missy.
@Missy I can’t put a regular fridge under my desk…
That desk is totally from IKEA – I know someone who has the same one. You totally should get the monitor stand available for it
The problem with this desk and the monitor stand is this. The arms on the Herman Miller chair go up too high so I can’t pull in. So, I had to throw the monitor stand out and sit lower to the ground so I could slide under my desk.
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