Home Office Walk Thru
January 16th, 2010
Dave Payne was just showing off his work from home digs. He was asking about my setup, so here it is…
In early 2009 when X_Factor was under heavy development, I was putting in about 100 hours per week (really. it sucked!). At the time it made sense to work from home. I really didn’t even have time to drive to work. But I needed to get the place all setup. Now I don’t work from home anymore, except on my super secret after hours projects.
Private Space
First of all, my kids are home all day. Like all kids, they are really loud. I had an office in the upper level of the house, but there was a big problem. It had this window that looked over the living and dining room; without any glass. The kids play below and the vaulted ceilings direct all the noise up through the window. So I got some studs and sheetrock and closed it up.
First of all, my kids are home all day. Like all kids, they are really loud. I had an office in the upper level of the house, but there was a big problem. It had this window that looked over the living and dining room; without any glass. The kids play below and the vaulted ceilings direct all the noise up through the window. So I got some studs and sheetrock and closed it up.
Funiture
Starting out, I didn’t have much to work with for furniture. So I cleaned out the room and headed to Ikea with my credit card in hand. I picked up some EFFEKTIV series stuff. I got a desk that is super good at holding my laptop and coffee off the floor. Then I got some of these cabinets to shove all my clutter in.
Room with a view
I usually work with the blinds closed. In case I wanna checkout the outside, I have a decent view of a little bay on my lake. That way it is easy to wish I was fishing (as if that was hard).
Light
I have the lamp in the corner on a dimmer. Then I just put in some LEDs under the desk for accent lighting. I have the Ikea DIODER strip lighting attached with some 2 sided tape. There is a button to switch among five different colors. You see the green color above (looks like my terminal). The effect really works best in the dark.
Paper Storage
Like Dave, I have a great place to store papers.
Whiteboards
I just have a couple of these glass whiteboards that you buy @ Ikea for $20. I would like to do Idea Paint, but it’s not worth the effort unless I start working at home again.
So there you go. When I’m working from home, this is what it looks like for me.
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