A Den
A den, study or home office should be protected from house hold noise and traffic. Just how you protected you want it to be depends on the work you’ll be doing and on your powers concentration. Some people need tomblike silence and blank brick walls to get their thoughts flowing; others prefer a bit of background babble and a window with a view. If you plan to bang away at a typewriter until dawn you’ll want to protect the rest of the house hold from your racket, either by distance or by sound absorbent materials like insulation or acoustical tiles. A wall of books will help deaden sound too and all you need is home improvement.
Organization is the one aspect of any study area or home office that everyone agrees is crucial. The size of your work area influences the general layout, as does the number of activities you intend to pursue. You may want more than one work surface: one for reading and writing, and one for typing. Placed at right angles and possibly at different levels (lower for typing) they can make an efficient work area. The general principle for organizing any study area is to arrange your equipment and supplies in the order of use. Throughout this chapter you’ll find excellent ideas for efficient organization .
Just a word about home offices: tax laws have changed recently. It is not easy to claim a home office as a tax deduction.
Bookshelves soar to ceiling
Part of an extensive family retreat this library features an antique desk positioned like a command post in front of bookshelves. Besides a desk lamp, the area is lighted y a skylight and sliding glass doors; spotlight focus on art objects. See the previous page. Architect: Sigrid Rupp.
I love the place because it has so many features like:- an antique desk positioned like a command post in front of bookshelves. Besides a desk lamp, the area is lighted y a skylight and sliding glass doors; spotlight focus on art objects.