WORKING FROM HOME CREATING A PRACTICAL WORKPLACE
BECOME A MASTER AT WORKING FROM HOME
Do you find it difficult to concentrate when you are at home? Are you easily distracted or do you stay fully focused all day? Here are the tricks to finding focus when you work from home.
KEEP YOUR MORNING ROUTINE
Get into your usual work routine by getting up at the same time as usual, getting dressed, having breakfast and why not take a short walk as if you were on your way to your workplace.
SET GOALS
Make work a little more enjoyable by setting a few goals for the day. What do you want to manage to do during the working day? Workwise and private. Write these down and give yourself a pat on the back every time it is time to tick off a point. Perhaps you can treat yourself to getting outside for a while at lunch?
CHOOSING YOUR WORKPLACE
Most people would probably agree that it’s rather nice to sit in bed and work. However, trying to work in a semi-recumbent position is rarely a good thing. After all, bed is somewhere that our brains associate with relaxation and sleep. So sit in a spot you associate with work instead, for example, at a desk. If you don’t have a desk, the dining table is often the best spot. Make sure you also have a comfortable chair.
FOR THE SPACIOUS HOME OFFICE
If you have the luxury of having a separate room for your office, the HALIFAX desk is an obvious choice. With its timeless black finish and generous work surface, it creates a stable base for your working day. Combine it with the GLADSTONE armchair in light beige and black – a chair that blurs the line between dining chair and office chair. Gladstone offers the ergonomic comfort you need for long meetings, while the soft textile upholstery gives the room a cosy feel.
CHAIRS WITH ARMRESTS
It can be useful to have a chair with armrests at a desk. The benefit is that you can relieve your shoulders by resting your lower arms on the chair and it also feels more cosy and safe sitting in a chair with arms.
More and more people are opting to have chairs with arms for dining table seating as it gives a slightly more cosy and luxurious feel.
FOR THE SMALLER SPACE OR LIVING ROOM
Do you have limited space? The SPRINGDALE desk is neat in its design but does not compromise on style. Its clean black lines allow it to blend in perfectly in a living room or bedroom. To soften the graphic expression, we recommend the ALISON armchair equipped with a swivel function. The light fabric contrasts naturally with the black and creates a harmonious working environment that does not feel like an office. ALISON is available in several different fabrics and has chair legs in both wood and metal.
STORAGE
If you are using your dining table as a workplace, it’s good to have some concealed storage on hand, so you can easily stow your things away at the end of the working day. Otherwise it’s all too easy for work to encroach onto home life and you continue thinking about work stuff or work too long.
A cabinet is both practical and roomy. It’s perfect for stowing your laptop, paper, pens, notepads and folders when you don’t want them out.
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