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All dressed up: branch office

In another blog post, I mentioned that my home office radar is always on. My recent trip to Costa Rica was no exception. While my sons and I were waiting to go rappelling, I noticed the owner’s home office. I qualify this as a home office because the owner lives in apartments attached [...]

What does your desk say about you?

Is your desk sloppy or streamlined? Messy or immaculate? Consider whether one of these three desk descriptions fits you.
Desk #1
Topsy-turvy and turbulent
The top of your desk is piled high with magazines, unopened mail and bills. If someone wants you to see something, they leave it on your chair. Eventually you’ll feel it when you sit [...]

All dressed up: wild about business

The best words to describe the corporate headquarters for FamZoo are fun, functional and fabulous. This former guest bedroom under the stairs reflects owner Bill Dwight’s sense of play and his excitement for his online business.
Between the orange walls (Benjamin Moore Soft Glow) and paw prints climbing up the walls and across the ceiling, this [...]

What to watch out for when setting up a home office

When you’re setting up your home office, choosing the right furnishings and equipment can help you avoid a few common problems including:

Work surfaces that are the wrong size. A desk or workspace that’s too narrow, too deep, too tall or too short can affect your productivity. Instead of using that space as a place [...]

Organizing your home office closet

Reorganizing my home office has been on my to-do list for months.  Instead of taking the time to clear out the stuff I didn’t need or rarely used, I complained about my storage closet that needed organizing help.  Considering I’m the only one who uses my home office, the complaints fell on my own deaf [...]