home office

How to make your home office or study nook work.

Sorry, boss, we won’t be going into the office for a long, long time, thanks to the Logitech Casa Pop-Up Desk.

To ensure your productivity doesn’t dwindle, stylish and practical office supplies are essential.

A hexagonal home office gets the tropical treatment Adrienne Morgan’s home office is not your usual working-from-home set-up. It’s located next to a unique ’70s pole house; a stand-alone hexagonal room off the deck that resembles more treehouse than workplace. “Initially, this area had a cold and uninviting atmosphere, with maroon-painted walls and worn sisal […]

Creating an office out of a small room by utilising built-in furniture, floating shelves and a tidy charging station makes space-saving sense The word custom always sounds expensive to me, but it doesn’t have to be. Maximising a small space with built-in or custom furniture is a no-brainer. It could be a desk, floating shelves […]

Set up a work-from-home space that’s as stylish as it is functional Arch monitor stand in blush, $249, from Made of Tomorrow. Keys shelving unit, $1899, from Freedom. Oku small storage box, $39.90, and Oku storage tray, $44.90, both from Citta. Jackson desk chair, $795, from Coco Republic. Glass semicircle paperweight, $8.50, from Kmart. Wave […]

Make WFH a joy with our 30 tips to creating the ultimate home office, no matter what space you’re working with There are three letters that have become increasingly familiar to everyone over the last year – WFH. Whether it’s a little corner of the dining table, a nook under the stairs or an entire […]

Here’s how we’ve been finding little moments of joy and ways to make our new home offices feel special during this sudden Covid-19 lockdown Since the lockdown to stop the spread of Covid-19 began in New Zealand we’ve all started adjusting to our new normal. If you’ve made the sudden switch to working from home […]

If you’ve recently started to work from home, we’ve come up with 4 tips to help make your new lifestyle more productive. 1. Location At the top of our list is finding the best location for your workspace. One of the biggest threats to productivity is not being able to separate your work life with […]

Working from home can be a tricky transition if you’re not used to it, especially in these trying times. We’ve rounded up some helpful advice from people who already WFH Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has encouraged New Zealanders to start “working differently” to prevent the spread of Covid-19. And as more New Zealanders go into […]

Setting up a desk that encourages productivity is paramount for these Kiwi creatives. They share how this one item helps them to juggle their unpredictable work schedules  Mark Antonia Husband-wife duo Mark Seeney and Antonia de Vere are the forces behind their eponymous business, Mark Antonia. Together, they create dried floral installations, scented products and interior […]

From ugly tin garage to dusky pink office space in a matter of weeks, these new business owners can call their first project a resounding success In just six weeks, Melissa O’Shaughnessy, Holly Buckley and Ashlee Clegg of The Reno Girls transformed a “large, ugly” tin garage in Melissa’s Whangaparaoa backyard into the base for […]

Building on the blank canvas of a simple white desk, you can turn your home office or study into an expression of your own personal work style A study or home office doesn’t have to be a bland space filled with traditional grey office furniture – this is an area where you can be as […]

Alex Walls shows us how to get down to those accounts or await the next flash of genius in this minimalist – yet calm and comfortable – home office

Here’s a round-up of style ideas and clever software that will help you work smarter, not harder. These are the four S’s of home office design How to create a home office space that helps to increase your productivity If you wear a lot of hats throughout your day thanks to a demanding business, having […]

These seven small home office ideas prove you don’t need lots of room to make a stylish, functional space. Discover how easy it is to make your own creative corner 7 stylish ways to make the most of a small office space We know how important it is to have a work space in your […]

Feeling inspired to achieve big? We show you how to prepare for peak productivity with these two work-space ideas For the minimalist  With more and more people working from home these days, the study has become an increasingly important space in the home. Whether you run a business from home or simply use the space […]

Here’s how to create an office nook or designated space where everyday devices, stationery and the like are stored, close to their point of use Our resident expert Natalie Jane of Be organised gives us her top tips: These days, most of us don’t use an office space even if we have one. We tend […]

Make your home office an orderly, productive space with these handy hints from expert organiser and founder of Kikki.K Kristina Karlsson Create a productive at-home office space with these expert tips With Kristina Karlsson, founder of Kikki.K. Whether your desk fits into a tiny alcove, or is a huge table in an open space, how you […]

From attics to garages, corners to closets – there are so many ways to create a functional work-from-home space. Check out our 10 clever work space solutions 10 ingenious ways to create space for a home office The number of home-based workers in New Zealand has more than doubled in the past nine years, with […]

A stylish, functional home office is easier to achieve than you think. See Homes to Love’s top tips on how to create your dream at-home work space Your guide to creating the perfect at-home office space Even if you don’t work from home, the freedom granted by electronic devices such as laptops and smartphones mean […]