Space utilization
Make your own work station or an ideal home office a separate space, permanent and highly organized, with built-in desk and shelving unit. It is open to the family life taking place around it, but is also a specialized area where concentrated work can get done. Custom design work is key to getting high performance from the smallest space — and it looks really good too.
So you don’t have the budget for custom builtins or a separate room to house your home office? Claim any unused space you can find, like that space under the stairs. There is just enough room for a small desk and even a file cabinet — lovely when it is done tastefully and not happenstance.