Multi-Use Home Office Spaces

In a studio apartment, a single room needs to serve all your living space needs. Put up the drop-leaf, and the desk along right wall can double as a dinner table when it's not being used for administrivia.

If your home work area can only be carved out of an existing living room, opt for office furniture with lines and colors that mimic those throughout the rest of the space.

Save your eyes from pattern overload by combining a large-scale pattern with medium-and small-scale ones for balanced visual effect. As this guest room/office—a converted garage space—shows, variety keeps each pattern distinct without competing.

Here, an otherwise unused kitchen nook finds new life as a super-functional computing station. It's a smart move, especially for cooks who love to surf for new menus.

Create a dual-use office and guest space by including a smart trundle bed and mod wrap-around desk.