{"id":39012,"date":"2023-09-12T11:34:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T15:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=39012"},"modified":"2023-09-12T11:34:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T15:34:57","slug":"designers-say-be-personal-be-professional-to-be-productive-within-a-home-based-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2023\/09\/designers-say-be-personal-be-professional-to-be-productive-within-a-home-based-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Designers Say Be Personal, Be Professional To Be Productive Within A Home-Based Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_39013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39013\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-39013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/09\/jmp-hc-1024x734.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/09\/jmp-hc-1024x734.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/09\/jmp-hc-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/09\/jmp-hc-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/09\/jmp-hc.jpg 1518w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julie Maleski Putzel of JMP Interiors gives clients the tools to have a useable work space.<br \/>\u00a92023 Saratoga Photographer.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Susan Elise Campbell<\/p>\n<p>A home workspace that lets a person work the way they want to in surroundings they enjoy will contribute directly to an employer\u2019s bottom line, and interior designers say there are a few recommendations for making the space successful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have business people working out of their homes come into my showroom and say, \u2018I don\u2019t want my space to be more office-like, but I want it to be professional,\u2019 which is how the term \u2018resimercial\u2019 came into the design vernacular,\u201d said Dorothy Rogers-Bullis of drb Business Interiors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorkers need to mentally disconnect from the residence in the work space,\u201d said Katelyn Moskos of Lake George Design. \u201cThe office has to flow with the home but at the same time, when you walk in you forget about any chaos and clutter behind you.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The office need not be a separate room. Designers are finding creative ways to repurpose part of a bedroom, take over a closet, or add a desk in an alcove or wide hallway. If it\u2019s dedicated and professional, it can be productive.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\"><b><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span>\u201cMost of my home office clients had been working in a building where they might have brought in a wall hanging or a box of knick-knacks,\u201d said Moskos. \u201cI need to remind them, you\u2019re at home now. There are no limits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResidential design is at its root very emotional,\u201d said Julie Maleski Putzel of JMP Interiors. \u201cBut there are both an emotional and a functional aspect of what the work space has to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery client has a different priority but most want a clean-lined, updated space that is also homey,\u201d said Ronni Rosenfeld of Ronni Rosenfeld Interiors.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are what you surround yourself with, so keep it simple and minimal,\u201d Moskos said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I don\u2019t design and deliver a project that hits who they are, they are never going to be comfortable in the space,\u201d Putzel said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany people have no idea what their style is,\u201d Rogers-Bullis said. \u201cI ask then questions like, what do you want to see in your desk? Some want everything out in front of them, others stark and simple.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA client I am working with now is an accountant and he needs to work from two monitors,\u201d said Rosenfeld. \u201cNot only do you need to proper size desktop, but all the wires and outlets he needs for the internet and must be in the right places.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A related technical question is where will the router be, and Rosenfeld said she is the one who would bring in and direct the electrician on projects like these.<\/p>\n<p>Putzel said she aims to give clients the tools they need to have a useable space they can succeed in as both the work zone and also the command center for the home to pay bills and store important papers.<\/p>\n<p>A home office can evolve functionally to become more of a library or a place to sit and unwind, as well as become a guest space, Putzel said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is when you pull out from the client, if this was not an office, what would you want it to be,\u201d she said. \u201cThen I can come up with a plan that makes all these things work together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Acoustics are probably the number one concern for employee and employer, according to Rogers-Bullis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHearing your refrigerator running in the background is not professional,\u201d she said. \u201cWe encourage those without a closed-off office to mitigate all noise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The experts say that even if the employee doesn\u2019t have a lot of Zoom meetings to be prepared that what viewers can see is uncluttered and business-like.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCreate a niche with a backdrop or screen or use a Zoom filter at video conferences,\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Rosenfeld said. Rogers-Bullis said many young people have their office in an apartment bedroom but the bed should never be visible on video.<\/p>\n<p>Lighting in a home office need not be just an overhead fixture and lamp on the desk, and Moskos said to have fun with it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTry having a couple of floor lamps,\u201d she said. \u201cLighting can also help separate the workspace and help set a calm mood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Open shelving is popular today because it is more light and airy than traditional bookcases. Moskos said these units are also useful for separating spaces, but \u201cyou don\u2019t want to walk in and see storage on the shelves. Storage is for storage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rogers-Bullis said there is an interesting trend she\u2019s seeing in her business. She is now redesigning at office buildings so employees\u2019 spaces are as up-to-date there as they are at home. Employers still have long leases and are hoping to lure some workers back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are bringing in high-end coffee makers, air fryers, you name it,\u201d said Rogers-Bullis. \u201cI have designed areas where employees can make sandwiches together or shoot a game of pool and communicate effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Putzel said another aid to work productivity is bringing nature indoors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur bodies respond at a molecular level to nature,\u201d said Putzel. \u201cThe more we can bring in with organic fabrics and natural materials, the better we produce.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Susan Elise Campbell A home workspace that lets a person work the way they want to in surroundings they enjoy will contribute directly to an employer\u2019s bottom line, and interior designers say there are a few recommendations for making the space successful. \u201cI have business people working out of their homes come into my [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":39013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-energy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - 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