Working from home is becoming the most preferred mode of working. Thus, the expediency of having a functional and well-designed home office. A well-designed home office should reflect your personality and also accommodate the requirements of your job or career. While the sleek and all-business office might serve some, others would prefer the more laidback and fun work environs. Here are some fun and quirky home office ideas and designs for the not-so-formal individuals.
1. Fun with Colours
This fun and colourful home office is filled with bright pastel colours and quirky décors. The simple desk is accompanied by a glam office chair. A comfy pink boat sofa comes with a variety of fun throw pillows. Colourful shades in different patterns and shades complete the look.
2. Whimsical Potpourri
A lovely mishmash of design genres. The modern white interiors of this home office is made fun and exciting by the quaint accents. The striped ceiling and hanging chair give the room a coastal boho vibe. The vintage chandelier and wallpaper accent bring in classic regency air. While the shaggy rug and pouf add a hint of Moroccan styling.
3. Floral Walls
Brighten up a room with colours and flowers! A wall of floral delight can instantly perk up a dreary home office. This home office in a nook keeps things bright and modern with an all-white theme. The magenta chairs complement the colourful wallpaper to bring in a sprightly fun vibe.
4. Cool Coastal
Cool and bright, this modern home office features white walls, floors, and ceilings. Its cool blue and grey accents disrupt the starkness of white and add a cool seaside ambience. Completing the look are the faux hide rug, blue rattan chair, and shiplap walls.
5. Green Glam
A surprising combination of greens and blue. The interiors are dominated by several shades of green – fern green desk, olive rattan chair, and chartreuse accented curtains. The white walls heighten the bright colours, while the ashy blue rug softens the glare.
6. Timeless Grandeur
Stunning, impressive, and grand! This luxurious home office features dark grey walls, gold accents, and timeless furnishings. The classic light blue Persian rug, golden chandelier, and leather couch bring in the classy and opulent air to the room.
7. Bright Bohemian
Bright and pretty, trendy and sprightly! This modern home office features white interiors accentuated with bright and beautiful bohemian accents. The colourful Persian rug, potted greens, a rattan chair, pouf, and Macrame wall décor add colour and invigorates the interiors.
8. Quirky Closet
A closet home office is becoming more and more common thanks to digitalisation, micro homes, and minimalist movement. Make the most of your closet home office by giving it the grand makeover it deserves! This close home office feature polka dot wallpapered accent wall, a red bucket chair, and enough space from it three shelves.
9. Mid-century Minimalism
Perk up your minimalist home office with colours! This quirky home office managed to keep its minimalist styling despite the colourful upgrade. The bright mid-century shades on the cabinet doors are all that is needed to perk up this rather dour home office.
10. Fancy Ceilings
Dressed up the ceilings will instantly convert a boring room into something spectacular. This pleasant yet run-the-mill home office gets its wow factor from its stunning ceiling. The blue ceiling with intricate white accent. White walls, a crystal chandelier, and wood surfaces complete the elegant design.
11. Statement Art
Highlight your home office with a single piece of art. A stunning, eye-catching, and spectacular piece that will capture everyone’s attention and dominate the room with its allure. This tiny home office is made grand by the striking artwork accent on the wall.
12. Love for the Bottle
Fill your home office with the things that you love! This imposing and masculine home office features its love of the bottle. Large, framed bottles on the wall and the real ones on a gold-framed caddy. Complement the look with a classic leather couch, elegant rug, and sophisticated carpentry.
13. Charming Attic
Turn your attic into this beautiful and cosy home office. Filled with charms and character, the interiors and layout are well-thought. The built-in desk faces a pair of large skylights, taking advantage of the natural lighting. The sloping ceiling is wood lined that sets up the naturalist theme of the space.
14. Blue Elegance
The timeless elegance of blue is highlighted in this stylish home office. The blue and white theme gives off a hint of a warm Grecian vibe. The elegant navy-blue walls are complemented by crisp white curtains, white furnishings, and gold accents. The stunning white and blue rug completes the design.
15. Do the Dots
Dots are fun, adaptable, and timeless. Adding a wall of cheetah dots to your home office will bring in a fun, adventurous, and fierce vibe. Complement your cheetah wall with a natural rug like this weaved jute rug. A pair of pink chairs seals in the fun and fierce elements of the design.
16. Colourful Farmhouse
This charming farmhouse home office ups its allure by adding bright colours! The prominently white interiors come with pops of vivid colours. The back of the wall shelving is painted with pastel mint green. A pair of yellow chairs and a bright orange sliding door complete the colourful design.
17. Pegged and Exciting
Adding a pegboard will convert a blank boring wall into something useful and exciting. This modern minimalist home office gets a fun and unique character with the addition of a pegboard wall panel. Instead of a blank wall, it now has an exciting and functional wall for display and storage.
18. Boho Nook
Transform a nook into a cosy and charming home office. This home office nook features a wide glass window, built-in benches on all three sides, and two wall bookcases. A bevy of bright and colourful pillows give the space a quirky and fun boho look.
19. Outdoor Whimsy
Enjoy the warm sun and brightness of the outdoors while working in your home office. This sun-filled office features a glass roof, giving the impression of being outdoors. Bring in some potted plants and you get yourself a bright and magical garden office.
20. Shapes and Patterns
Play with shapes and patterns when designing your home office. This colourful and playful office includes a lot of colours, shapes, and patterns to create its amazing and quirky design. The farmhouse trestle table desk features carved legs. The colourful rug and wall feature complete the fun design.
21. Office Shed
An office away from the bustle and hustle. Enjoy added privacy by building or converting a shed into an office. Clean up, add a desk shelf, rugs, and a couple of chairs, and decorate as you please. Work from outside the house, enjoy the garden environment and stay away from the main house traffic.
22. Dramatic Hues
Go powerful, imposing, and bold! Strong colours represent a fierce and courageous personality. Let this reflect in your office design. This remarkable home office features dark and strong colours. Strategic lighting provides the needed illumination, while personalised accents drive in its unique character.
23. Orange Delight
This is one perky and fun home office! The bright and charming home office features a delightful orange theme. Orange-accented wallpaper, carrot lamps and seat cushion, and apricot roman shades. The wheat chair and tumbleweed rug help the transition from orange to white.
24. Shabby Sophistication
This is the chicest and most colourful home office fit for somebody who goes strong on style and class. Bright shades of purple, magenta, and lavender complement the more sedate tone of heather, brass, and wood. A dazzling rendition of the charming farmhouse shabby chic.
25. Box Shelves
Don’t always go for the usual and expected. Jazz up your home office with a few surprising elements. This modern home office features concrete walls, steel lighting and accents, and sensible white desk and chairs. The box shelving is unusual, eye-catching, and adds a little quirky touch to the very sensible design.
26. Vintage Brick Wall
Exposed brick walls add a nostalgic and edgy vibe to any room. Its warm red tones give the room a wonderful colour variation, while its natural texture brings in nice contrast to the modern smooth surfaces. Complement the edgy and rustic look with wood flooring, wide windows, and a faux hide rug.
27. Elegant and Quirky
Combine elegant styling with a lot of quirky elements and you get a home office that is unique, personalised, and beautiful. This home office features timeless elements like neutral walls, clean surfaces, and a heavy wooden desk. Quirky art pieces, copper sconces, and patterned wallpaper accents give the room a unique and quirky air.
28. A Green Office
Green, refreshing, and beautiful. This home office gets fun and quirky styling from its multitude of potted plants. Indoor plants are known to purify and freshen the air and their vibrant colouring adds to the perky vibe of the room. Filling your home office with potted plants is a win-win!
29. Preppy Bright
Proper, elegant, and bright! This sophisticated home office gets the lighter preppy look from the bright yellow couch, the jute weaved rug and ample lighting. While the stunning drum chandelier, clean white walls, and classic work desk mean business.
30. Shiplap Closet
Transform a closet into a space-efficient home office. First, the doors and shelves are removed. Then an accent shiplap wall is installed together with floating shelves for storage and display. Add a shelf that will serve as the work desk. Lastly, paint the closet/home office with your preferred colours.
31. DIY Addition
Personal creations are the ultimate add-ons to make your home office really your own. DIY projects will reflect your personality and craftsmanship. This home office features a DIYed desk, a quirky inverted bucket light, and a three-tiered recycled iron basket tray. A charming and cosy space to work in.
32. Two-Tone Winner
Designing an office for two but can’t decide on a common colour scheme? Take the fun way to resolve your dilemma with this funky two-tone home office design! Two distinct offices in one room. So, you both get to enjoy your design preferences and the company you love.
33. Wall Murals
Adding meaningful and stunning murals is a great way to jazz up a staid home office. This Scandi home office maintained its modern minimalist look while rocking an impressive wall mural. Murals are also specific and highly customisable. Thus, the ideal design you will love is always possible.
34. Chic Patterns
It doesn’t need much space for this chic home office to look fabulous! The miniature home office has just enough room for a built-in desk and a chair. An uncovered window lets in natural lighting. Elegant and small bric-a-brac add sophistication, while the chic black and white wallpaper gives the space a posh air.
35. Vintage Glam
This attic home office is a beautiful amalgamation of modern and vintage. The cool grey walls, wide windows, and featured artwork give the room a sleek modern look, While the scuffed wood floors and vintage furnishings bring in a vintage glam vibe.
36. Playful Elements
Get playful and have fun with your home office finishes. These ‘broken shelves’ shelving is fun, creative, and a great conversation piece. The surprising element will certainly reflect your personality. This can also be a fun DIY project.
37. Personalised Chair
Your office chair is the most personal and intimate item in your home office. Many people commission for a personalised chair. Everything from the size, materials used, and design can be customised. Getting a personalised chair will not only showcase your style and personality but will also ensure a perfect fit and optimal comfort.
38. A Reading Nook
Take a respite from long hours of work by adding a comfortable reading nook to your home office. This window seat is snug and perfect for reading, napping, or just relaxing. The sides and underneath the daybed/bench can also be used as storage.
39. Dazzling Maximalist
Bold, bright, and dramatic! This unapologetically colourful home office showcases a fierce, creative, and daring personality. The glossy retro tile floor, red upholstered chair, zebra-striped bench, and bright accents all contribute to a loud and beautiful maximalist design.
40. Navy Accents
Jazz up a stark white home office with a colour accent that will complement your style and personality. This airy modern home office is in an all-white theme with gorgeous navy-blue accents. White and blue patterned wallpaper line an accent wall and a matching area rug on the floor. Office chairs and items in similar shade boost the colour and styling.
41. Glam Scandi
Glam up your staid Scandinavian home office interiors and you get this fabulous work hub. White and steel blue patterned wallpaper with a Prussian blue accent wall. Glossy white desk with gold frames that match the golden globe chandelier. And a vintage white and blue rug to complete the glam look.
42. Boho Chic
Bright and sassy, creative and beautiful. This stunning home office design features the colours of the desert – white, sand, copper, and tawny. Potted cacti, dried pampas, macrame, and copper tins provide natural and stunning colouring. A bright red area rug is the highlight of the room.
43. Modern Cubicle
Recreate the traditional office booth in your home office with a bright and colourful cube. The surprising and fun element will not only create home office boundaries but also brightens up the space and injects a lot of fun into your workspace.
44. An Artsy Wall
Showcase your quirky and artsy personality with a wall full of art pieces! It can be your own works of art or of your favourite artist and genre. A wall of art will bring colours, character, and drama to your home office.
45. Fun Fantol
Have fun with this minimalist and space-saving desk model – the fantol. It is fun, trendy, and efficient. The sleek and modern desk design is ideal for smaller homes or apartments where space is limited. It is also easy to move from one location to another.
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