With many people now working from home, the home office is no longer an afterthought but a space where you can spend long stressful hours. An office space equipped with the right office furniture makes the space more pleasant to be in and will make you more productive as you enjoy your office layout.

You can find office furniture in the UK to suit every style and budget by contacting quality office furniture suppliers such as Ideal Office. The range of home offices has grown enormously, and it is on par with commercial offices with the quality and variety on offer.

But what can you do to revitalise your home office if you want to have a quick spruce up? As specialists in home offices, we have a few tricks up our sleeves to make your home office space more enticing.

Use a Pegboard

Using a pegboard, you can create a bespoke system to manage pen holders and small trays using hooks or shelves. You can buy them cheaply from any DIY store, and a quick paint to blend in or contrast the wall you are fixing it to will make a feature point of your space.

Wallpaper is your friend.

Most home offices have a view of a wall, and this wall can make a unique feature instead of an uninspiring view by using wallpaper. By wallpapering the main view wall with bold colours or patterns to bring some life into the space. You can buy wallpaper as images from stock photos or printed with your own pictures.

Maybe a wall papered with a tropical beach is the motivation you need?

Say Hi, to Houseplants

Greenery is good for health and mental well-being. Put some trailing plants, such as English Ivy or spider Plants, in place to soften hard edges. Succulents such as cacti and Aloe Vera are hardy and keep their leaves shiny all year round, providing oxygen and filtering your home air.

Go Soft

You will have hard edges and surfaces even with the best home office furniture in the UK. Soften the space with fabrics, cushions and throws to make your office a place you want to spend time rather than being a chore. Choose colours and patterns that suit you to make the grind of a commute from the kitchen more bearable.

Make Filing Fun

Hands up, who likes filing? – Well, whether you do or don’t, it has to be done. Organise your files in a purpose-designed storage facility to keep everything in place. But you don’t need to make your filing system boring.

Maybe a classic checkerboard black and white fits the bill. Or perhaps bright colours such as orange and lime green would liven up the monotony of filing.

An exciting way to personalise your filing is the old-school method of covering the files with wallpaper, magazines or gift-wrapping paper. Maybe the file for bills should be covered in pictures of the devil?

Choose Lighting Carefully

There is no hard and fast rule to your office layout. Maybe you could pull your desk out to sit behind it rather than staring at the wall if you have sufficient space.

You could consider a modern L shape desk from home office suppliers like Ideal Office. These innovative designs allow you to put the desk away after work. This functionality will not only allow you more freedom on where to place your desk but gives options as to your daily work view.

If you can’t access natural light, consider your office lighting carefully. Ensure your lighting allows enough light to work comfortably without being so bright it strains your eyes.

Rugs are in

Only you know the colour scheme of your office and the furniture that resides there. If your office is bland with many whites and beiges, consider using a colourful rug to bring some life into your office space. If you have a rug elsewhere in the house, borrow it for a while and see how it works.