Most of us don't have room for a proper home office, so have to make do with a corner of a bedroom or living room, and those of us that can spare a room, usually get stuck with the box room. So, make the most of your minimal home office space with our clever space savers.
Stuck for storage space for your files? Squeeze yours into your living room in this funky contemporary storage cabinet on wheels – highly versatile, good looking and, errr, cheap. Effektiv cabinet, £116, IKEA.
We love this desk - it's got everything you love about retro styling in its subtle design and oak or walnut wood veneer finishes - yet it's packed with storage space for everything from books and files, a computer and keyboard. What’s more, it's designed to lean against a wall, which makes it all the more svelte and space-saving. Stay desk, £495, Heal's.
This unit is brilliant for home offices that sit slap bang in the middle of the living or dining room. By day, with doors open, you've got a functional, if compact office. By night, with doors shut, you've got a good-looking piece of furniture. Alve bureau with add on unit, £200, IKEA.
So, your home office is stuck in your bedroom... so, invest in a nice looking piece of furniture that doubles up as a dressing table. This desk won't give you masses of storage space, but if you work from a laptop, you can tuck it away, along with all your paperwork, under the lift-up lid at night and it’ll almost be like it's not there at all... Senna compact functional desk, £499, Habitat.
Saving space isn't all about buying things that are small - sometimes you need a meaty piece of furniture to function. One trick, is buying furniture that simply melts into the background. The best material for this is glass, and this desk is a perfect example. Not only is it a corner unit (more space-efficient), it's also practically invisible, so won't make a small room feel smaller still. Staten corner desk, £239, John Lewis.
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