How to Organize Your Home Office

A well-organized home office can help you and your family be more productive. It all starts with allowing for plenty of surface workspace, according to Trevor Taylor, owner of Zen Space Solutions, a Diamond Certified company. Ideally for a corner desk, you need enough room for 2 people and their computers, with about 48 inches coming off each corner, and 30 inches of knee space.

Taylor has other good suggestions for your workspace. A wire management system helps control the clutter. Upper cabinets are useful and should be at least 12 3/4 inch deep to store large binders, and the like. Don’t skimp on slides for file drawers – they’re important. You don’t want heavy drawers falling out of the desk when you try to open them. Finally, make sure you have a durable finished surface for your work area and that the edges are not sharp.