67 Modern Home Office Ideas to Help You Get the Job Done in Style

If your job doesn’t require you to work full-time from an office, you may be looking for home office ideas to upgrade your space. From choosing the right desk, chair, lighting, and storage to personalizing the decor so that it feels as modern and stylish as your interior, creating a dedicated space to work will help you to get inspired and stay focused.

Decorating a home office doesn't have to be all business. Tailor your home office space to your needs, tastes, whims, and personality. Use all of your self-knowledge to design a workspace that works best for only you, from color and furniture choices to wall decor and extras like seating areas and reading corners.

Check out these modern home office ideas in a range of sizes and layouts to inspire you.

Occupy the Attic

This top floor attic home office from Leanne Ford Interiors is tucked under the eaves of an old farmhouse. Ford gave the space a fresh, updated feel by using soft white paint on floors, walls, and ceilings, a pale wood waterfall edge desk, and minimal accessories.

Blend Shades of Gray

This tranquil home office from Lindye Galloway Studio + Shop is spacious and designed for comfort with a large desk and sofa. Shades of warm gray, cream-colored textiles, pale oak flooring balance dark and light tones, while a Beni Ourain-style rug and floor-to-ceiling drapes make the space feel cozy and helps control noise and light.

Make Room for Everyone

Some of those who work from home need modern home office ideas that create a layout fit for personal needs as well as enough space to accommodate company or client meetings. This polished home office from Martha O'Hara Interiors has a soft palette of pinks and white, with black and gold accents to keep it sharp.

Create a Focus Zone

Working from home in a studio apartment can be just as stylish and functional as from a spacious dedicated office. The key is to divide the space into zones.

This Swedish studio apartment from Fantastic Frank has a pale, neutral palette that unites the nearby sleeping, relaxation, and work areas. Open shelving allows easy access to books and supplies, but if keeping your shelves tidy and styled isn't your forte, opt for closed storage instead.

Try Chocolate Brown Paint

Blogger Niki Brantmark from My Scandinavian Home designed this chocolate brown home office by coating an accent wall in cocoa-colored paint. The warm color adds a grounding element to the room, with its Scandi-style white painted walls and floors.

Brantmark chose a light oak desk with midcentury lines, an ergonomic white desk chair, and a classic black Mantis BS3 Table Lamp to create a simple, elegant modern home office fit for a design blogger.

Float the Desk

While your first instinct might be to push your home office desk against the wall, you can give your workspace a light and airy feel by floating the desk away from the walls. In this light and airy home office by Yael Weiss Interiors, a glass desk has a barely there quality that keeps the focus on the light, while wire chairs and and a warm brown cowhide rug add a natural grounding element.

Try Soothing Green Walls

In this home office from Christina Kim Interior Design, soothing warm medium toned green paint coats the walls and built-in shelving and storage. Pale wood floors and a desk with natural caning details provides contrast.

Embrace High Glam

This glamorous home office from Candace Mary Interiors has organic shapes, high attention to details, and mixed materials that create a sophisticated workspace for a polished professional.

Mix White Walls and Wood

This simple home office from Cathie Hong Interiors has a Scandinavian-inspired palette of white and pale wood, with plenty of file drawers, a large worktop large enough for two, and minimal decor such as a graphic wall calendar and a few hanging plants to keep it from feeling too sparse.

Err on the Side of Sleek

For sleek modern home office ideas, look to this stylish space from Heather Hilliard Design. It ties together neutral tones, modern furnishings, black accents, abundant natural light, and a calming view.

Hang a Gallery Wall

This home office from Urbanology Designs is painted in an all-over shade of grayish greenish black that creates a grounding and calming feel that invites deep work and concentration. A seating area with sculptural modern furniture, a modern pendant light, and a gallery wall creates a meeting space that's fit for company.

Add Comfortable Seating

If placing your desk directly in front of the window causes eye strain or too much distraction, try floating it in the center of the room like this home office from Living With Lolo.

Floor-to-ceiling drapes provide privacy and light control. A seating area with a comfortable sofa provides a place to read or relax, and a large area rug unites the space.

Test Out Terracotta Walls

Siham Mazouz, author of How the French Live, used warm, assertive shades of pink and red to create an energizing office space in her San Francisco home. The inviting space has terracotta half-painted walls, a midcentury modern desk, a vintage red Bukhara rug, and a painting by her daughter Inès for a personal touch.

Build a Corner Desk

This home office from Jenn Pablo Studio has a built-in corner desk that provides plenty of surface area, and allows you to admire the view or face the wall when it's time to work.

Build Out Your Mezzanine

This airy home office from Emily Henderson Design is located on the mezzanine level of a spacious mountain home, with dramatic windows, wood-paneled A-frame ceilings, and furniture with simple lines and neutral tones that make working from home a dream.

Add Asian Influences

Dabito from Old Brand New says that he channeled his Asian roots as inspiration for this vibrant home office makeover. The room mixes an antique Chinese rug, a hand-carved elephant brought back from a trip to Bangkok, vintage framed photos of Thai King royalty, a custom desk, and traditional palm wallpaper from Milton & King.

The hybrid space has plenty of plush seating for casual meetings or work breaks, and a sleeper sofa allowing it to double as a guest room.

Hang Large-Scale Art

This home office from interior designer Breeze Giannasio has dark gray walls, a symmetrical desk and open shelving set-up, and a large-scale piece of art that helps the office area blend into the living room.

Think About Light Control

While having a view to the back patio from your spacious home office might seem like a luxury, there are times when the view is a distraction, or the light from the windows can produce an unwanted glare.

This home office from Jenn Pablo Studio has flowy floor-to-ceiling drapes that can be adjusted depending on the time of day, the weather, or your mood.

Focus on the Details

This home office from Fantastic Frank has a simple black-and-white palette and an attention to design details that makes it feel polished and effortless, a perfect neutral space to get things done.

Transform an Alcove

The best place for a home office is wherever you can find the space. This small, stylish home office from Candace Mary Interiors is tucked into an alcove in front of a window and off of a powder room that makes bathroom breaks quick and easy.

Highlight the Views

In this New York City home office from interior designer Alvin Wayne, a wood desk with simple lines and modest proportions is facing away from the bedroom looking out at the city skyline. The left wall contains a floating shelf for essentials and a bulletin board to tack up notes, while a large plant between the bed and the desk area creates a subtle sense of separation.

Add a Zoom Background

This moody home office designed by Malcolm Simmons for Emily Henderson Design has a wall of built-ins behind the desk and a bold piece of framed art that creates a built-in background for all of those work Zooms.

Turn Walls Into a Moodboard

The walls of this light and bright home office from Calimia Home are like a giant mood board, with photographs tacked up on every wall of the crisp all-white space.

Separate With a Screen

A decorative screen can play many roles in a home office, from blocking a view of something unsightly to hiding your desk set up at the end of the day if you live in a studio or small space. In this London home office design from Emilie Fournet Interiors, a three-tiered caned rattan screen with black edging and arched lines is both attractive and functional, filtering light while helping to define the space and make it a bit more private.

Tips

A lightweight, portable decorative screen can be used as a Zoom backdrop if you don't want to show your private space to the world.

Mix Modern and Traditional

This dedicated home office from Marie Flanigan Interiors has traditional details such as glass wood-framed pocket doors, a wingback style chair, and coffered ceilings, with modern touches including a clean-lined wood desk, layered area rugs, and a central pendant light that create a fresh timeless feel.

Try Accent Wallpaper

Modern home office ideas can blend several styles together, too. This home office from Neva Interior Design has a built-in desk with an Art Deco wallpaper accent to define the space, plus open shelving for storage and display.

Use Vintage Furniture

This London home office from Emilie Fournet Interiors has lavender wall paint and a vintage midcentury modern modular wall unit that includes open and closed storage, warm wood accents, and authentic vintage vibes that still feel modern today.

Add a Potted Tree

You don't need a ton of plants to give your home office a natural boost. In this sleek black-and-white home office from Fantastic Frank, a single olive tree does the trick.

Add a Wall of Shelving

This spacious home office from Lindye Galloway Studio has a soft modern feel with shades of white and beige and pale and mid-toned wood finishes on the desk, floors, and shelving.

Open storage along the whole length of the side wall helps fill the space while providing room for file folders and decor objects.

Optimize a Galley Layout

This galley-style home office designed by OreStudios has a clean, modern feel and a large picture window that functions as a centerpiece. A wall of shelving for books and papers keeps clutter at bay and out of view while you're working, while a swivel chair makes it easy to swing around and rest your eyes on the leafy picture window view.

Pick a Live Edge Desk

Dark blue wall paint, framed photos, a fiddle leaf fig tree, a patterned rug, a comfy upholstered leather desk chair, and a live edge desk give this home office from Emily Henderson Design a sense of warm modern style.

Select a Neutral Palette

This home office from Leclair Decor blends in with the neutral space. The key to keeping the wide open space looking neat as a pin is a stylish desk with plenty of built-in storage, like this one with clean lines, a black top, and cane-front storage drawers.

Throw in an Accent Pattern

The desk in this home office from Tribe Design Group is positioned with its back to a large window. A graphic window shade in a lively pattern provides light control while making the space feel more home than office. Two dramatic tall table lamps on the credenza add an additional light source and a sculptural element.

Add Some Coastal Flair

In search of modern home office ideas that still have an air of coziness or warmth? This Maine home office designed by Tyler Karu has a breezy coastal feel, with shades of blue and white and a mix of pale and weathered wood tones.

Stick With Simplicity

The simple home office setup in this Scandi-inspired Sunnyvale, CA home from Cathie Hong Interiors has pale gray walls, a few framed prints, a simple desk, chair, and matching bookshelf that provides open storage. Window shutters have a minimal look but offer maximum light control.

Create an At-Home Hot Desk

This home workspace from interior designer Alvin Wayne is dressed up and ready when you need it, but fades into the background when you don't.

Design a Personal C-Suite

This glamorous home office from Forbes + Masters is designed for a CEO. It features a vibrant color palette, textural walls and floors, and bold sculptural furnishings and accessories that mean business.

Hang Some Wallpaper

Make your home office more personal by hanging wallpaper. This home office from Emily Henderson Design has gray-and-white plaid check wallpaper that is muted enough not to be a distraction.

Style Your Shelves

This modern home office from Michelle Berwick Design has French doors that provide a modicum of privacy while allowing natural light to penetrate the space. A large wall styled with art and objects behind the desk creates a focal point.

Paint an Accent Wall

This home office from House of One has a modern green, white, and black color palette, with a bold accent wall accentuated with wainscotting.

Build Custom Bookshelves

If working from home is a permanent condition rather than a temporary necessity, and you've got both the space and the budget, why not go all out? This suburban home office design by Maestri Studio creates a sense of grandeur with tall arched windows, a large pendant light, and floor-to-ceiling wrap-around custom bookcases.

Consider a Front Office

If your home office is located steps from the front door, be sure that it blends in with the rest of your decor for a cohesive look. This home office from Christina Kim Interior Design is painted in a deep eye-catching blue that contrasts with the all-white entryway.

A large framed photograph on the wall is positioned so that it sits in the doorframe, giving passersby something to focus on that doesn't scream "home office."

Include a Window Seat

This spacious home office from Christina Kim Interior Design has a window seat that offers a place to read or take calls, a small desk with a light profile, and a standing reading lamp perched over the desk in place of a desk lamp.

Add a Library Ladder

The whole back wall of this home office from Maestri Studio is a dark wood built-in home library, complete with a sliding library ladder for reaching the high shelves. A large pendant light with an amber glow adds warm lighting and an unexpected focal point.

Use Your Favorite Color

While office buildings are designed to please everyone, your home office need only please you. This home office from JL Design is painted in a bold and assertive green that is a celebration of personal taste.

Build a Coworking Space

This basement office designed by William Hunter Collective and styled by Emily Henderson Design has twin desks for harmonious home coworking. The matte dark grayish black paint on the ceiling creates a graphic look that also helps to hide wiring and other structural elements without losing ceiling height by installing a dropped ceiling.

Hide Clutter With Built-Ins

The easiest way to keep your home office clutter free is to maximize closed storage. A wall of built-in drawers and cabinets painted in an unassuming taupe makes this home office from Leanne Ford Interiors easy to keep tidy and organized, with supplies at the ready and a place to stash excess paperwork and non-essential items.

Choose Leather Seating

This classic home office from interior designer Rosanna Bassford of Eggshell Home has a classically formal look, with rich gray walls, dark furniture, and comfortable seating upholstered in cognac leather that adds warmth.

Incorporate a Green Wall

Who says you need to work at a tech start-up to have a monumental green wall in your office? This DIY faux living wall from A Beautiful Mess brings the outdoors in and creates an energizing feel-good feel that will spark your creativity.

Use Midcentury Furniture

This home office from Space Factory has midcentury modern furniture and lighting, and an accent wall of abstract floral wallpaper that steals the show.

Include Black-Out Shades

One of the best things about designing your own home office is that it allows you to mitigate some of the common annoyances of a workplace environment. In this crisp black-and-white home office from interior designer Rosanna Bassford of Eggshell Home, black-out shades can be closed when the natural light turns to a glare, or when you need to block out the world to make a deadline.

Add a Touch of Elegance

This spacious home office from Charbonneau Interiors has soft colors, modern glam furnishings, and a large built-in display case that's lit for a close-up.

Play With Patterns

This dedicated home office from Britt Design Studio is built along one wall of the room, with cabinets running up to the ceiling to maximize storage, and a large worktop built for two that has a colorful backsplash accent.

A bold patterned window shade, a textured rug, and a pair of comfortable armchairs adds a sense of modern style.

Turn Your Chair Around

Position your desk in a corner with your chair facing out into the room rather than facing the wall. This will allow your home office layout to breathe and make it easy to give your eyes a break, like this polished modern space from Marie Flanigan Interiors.

Create a Shared Space

Turn your off-duty guest room into a shared workspace. Leanne Ford Interiors hid the bed behind a curtain, painted the walls matte black, and added a large communal farm table that functions as a shared desk.

Move Your Desk

While many people enjoy placing their desks facing the window, doing so can be distracting as well as create glare for those working on screens. Take advantage of the natural light and airy feel of a large window by placing your desk perpendicular to it, instead, like this warm and cozy home office from Marie Flanigan Interiors.

Layer Art and Wallpaper

Layer art and wallpaper to create a striking accent wall behind your desk. Louis Duncan-He Designs layered floral wallpaper and a retro magazine cover to add contrast with the clean lines and dark woods of this space.

Choose a Warm Palette

Create an inviting feel in your home office by choosing warm woods, soft furnishings, copper accents, and a large patterned area rug like this home office from Marie Flanigan Interiors.

Choose a Curvy Desk

A desk with rounded lines will increase flow in a small space and make your home office feel personal and specific.

Studio Peake topped a warm wood desk with a tall table lamp that functions like a task light, painting the bookshelves in an energizing red and adding patterned curtains and a jute area rug beneath the desk.

Steal Unused Space

If you don't have or need a dedicated room for a home office space, set up a desk and a comfortable chair in a quiet unused corner that allows you to work from home when the need arises, like this top floor oasis from Marie Flanigan Interiors.

Add Twin Desks

Choose identical desks, chairs, lighting, and art to make a shared home office feel harmonious and cohesive, like this space from Desiree Burns Interiors.

Energize With Color

Add a jolt of color to your home office space that won't be distracting while you work with a bright and colorful area rug. Louis Duncan-He Designs chose a bright turquoise rug in this light-flooded space.

Camouflage the Desk

Hide your desk in plain sight by placing it behind a sofa to create a sense of separation in a living room or to orient your lounge space away from your desk for off-duty use.

Marie Flanigan Interiors chose a navy desk chair that blends in with the sofa and built-in paint color to help the home office space recede when not in use.

Install Modern Barn Doors

Add a modicum of privacy and noise control by installing modern barn-style doors to close off your home office. Jessica Nelson Design chose industrial glass-and-metal doors that allow natural light to flow through to the adjoining room.

Use Vertical Space

Maximize vertical space in a narrow galley-style office by running built-ins all the way to the ceiling. Marie Flanigan Interiors added twin desks along one wall to allow for seating on the other side of this modern traditional home office space.

Accent With Pink

Create an upbeat feel with modern furniture, playful wallpaper, and touches of bright color, like this home office from Michelle Boudreau Design.

Paint It Dark

Paint the walls and ceiling of a smaller home office space to create an enveloping feel that will help you focus. Marie Flanigan Interiors defined the desk area in this midnight blue office with a colorful patterned area rug.

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