Top 10 Ideas for Making a Small Office Look Bigger
Do you feel cramped in your workspace? With a few simple adjustments, you can create the illusion of an office that is bigger and more spacious. The key is having clever storage solutions to keep your workspace organised and using the light and surfaces that are available to you.
Before you begin, you may want to fully declutter, giving you a fresh space to work with. Put on some feel-good music and have a tidy-up before exploring which of these design and storage ideas are most suitable for your small office.
1. Create Storage Solutions from Unwanted/Upcycled Items.
Recycling doesn’t have to be boring. You can do a fun clearance project in your office by turning unwanted items into storage solutions. A ladder, for instance, can be turned into a set of shelves. You can even paint the rungs in bright colours and make your office look vibrant.
2. Use Lamps to Create the Illusion of Space.
Lighting up dark corners and spaces you don't look at that much may help build a sense of space in a small room. Using coloured bulbs can create a new dimension in a small office. You can even experiment with opposing colours on the wheel and to create a sense of closeness and distance.
3. Use an L-Shaped Corner
If you’ve got an L-shaped corner in the house, there’s more room there for a workspace than you would have thought. For starters, you can get a long worktop for ample space on your office desk. Even better if your corner desk sits before a window as the natural light coming in will make the room feel even larger.
4. Add a Corkboard Wall
Cork boards are at the top of eco-friendly ideas for office spaces. They’re versatile, easy to maintain, and blend in with the rest of the workspace to create a seamless feel. You can even post inspirational quotes and messages for that workday motivation. Mounted to the wall, they don’t take up any floor space and can add another dimension to your office.
5. Go for Warm Neutral Tones
If you want your office to not only look bigger but also more polished, you can opt for neutral tones. You don’t necessarily have to stick to beige, millennial pink and baby blue palettes are increasingly popular these days. You can even go for a glossy finish and add a bit of sparkle whilst still keeping the cool atmosphere that neutral tones inspire.
6. Get a Wall-Mounted Desk
When struggling with space in a small office, a wall-mounted desk can work wonders. Not only can it be easily tucked away into a corner allowing you to wind down at the end of a workday, you can even add shelves to the wall and decorate it with books and art to create a stylish workspace.
7. The Fold-Away Office
With the foldaway office, you can shut the door to your workspace tight once the clock hits 5. With attached doors that create a cocoon feeling, the foldaway office creates the illusion of a room within a room. The best thing about it is that it fits the smallest of offices as the workspace cabinet can sit neatly against a wall.
8. Reuse Your Vanity Table
Your vanity table can double up as a work desk if you find yourself lacking one. With some desktop accessories, you can organise your things to create more room on your desktop. Wall-mounted sconces can elevate the look and feel of small offices.
9. A Wallpaper Accent
If you want to make your workspace feel personal and customised, a wallpaper accent is the best idea for small office spaces. Adding wallpaper behind shelves will not only add a pop of colour to your office, but also make it easy to organise things. Bright colours may not seem to be an obvious choice for a small office, but they may visually make the room feel bigger. A splash of a bold pattern is currently on-trend.
10. Go for a Minimalist Design
A minimalist design is a long-term solution to creating a small office that looks bigger. A palette of soft whites with minimal accessories will boost your focus and productivity at work. Vintage wooden desks not only look classy but are also quite functional.
Running out of space in a small office happens more often than you’d like. But, with a few space-saving office ideas, you can create long-term solutions that can help you become more productive at work.