With 3 little ones our house can be pretty hectic. The girls often leave a trail of destruction wherever they go. We have also accumulated so much stuff over the years. Clothes, toys, furniture. Sometimes I feel like I am drowning in stuff.
When my husband started working from home one day a week we knew we needed to create a place for him to concentrate and get some work done. A calm haven away from the chaos. A place he can relax, take work calls and ultimately have a moment to think.
So our study was born. We started by finding a sofa bed, perfect for when family needed to stay and also ideal for when my husband needed to step away from his desk. However, finding one to fit into our small space was no easy feat. I had the perfect sofa in mind but all the ones I loved were far too big! We eventually found one in Asda Home, a modern dark grey couch, which I think, when accompanied with a few colourful scatter cushions, looks really cool.
Our next task was a desk, my husband had been using an old kitchen table to work on for as long as I can remember so he was really excited about finding a perfect desk. We didn’t look far, trusty ol’ John Lewis had the most beautiful desk and, whilst it was a little more than we wanted to pay, we knew it would last us for years. After an office chair had been selected from Argos and some storage from Ikea, our study is almost finished – we just need some cool prints for the wall. I am always pretty rubbish on the finishing touches for a room although I do realise that they actually make all the difference – I am determined to fully complete this room!
Although the study is very much a room for me and my husband right now (more so my hubbie – I’m more a laptop on my knee curled up on the couch kind of girl!), we often find the girls pottering around in there which is fine, I know in the future they will be using it to do school work. Whilst they are so young it is important that I ensure that our study is kept as safe as possible, especially now we have Alfie. I have made sure that all cables are hidden and that our storage shelves are attached to the wall to avoid any accidents. There are many other hidden office dangers which you can check out in this graphic produced by Accident Advice Helpline.
Now our study is almost done I’m looking forward to those cosy Autumn evenings, snuggled on our couch with a candle burning, reading a book whilst my husband finishes his work. Bliss.
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How great that you could find a space to make into a comfy study for your husband. Like you I’m a laptop on my knees on the sofa kind of girl.
I’d love to see a picture, I’m always nosing around others homes! Mich X
Ahh I think it’s important to make a comfortable place to work so that you want to go in there and actually do some work! We have just done our study and it’s so much more inviting to me, I just wish it wasn’t as inviting to the kids!
I’m a work from home person too and it really does make such a difference when you have a great space to do it in. It can be really difficult to focus otherwise! I’m a bit sad that I’m about to lose my office once Ben moves out of our room – I think we’ll carve out a little space in the dining room. Like you, we splashed out on an expensive desk, so it would be a shame to hide it away in storage!
This sounds fabulous, it’s so nice to have a nice place to sit down and work. We’re moving house soon as it have it’s very own study, I am very much looking forward to accessorising it!
My husband works from home once or twice a week and we are in the middle of sorting out his study area in our 4th bedroom. He needs space away from the girls playing to get his work done. I’m a laptop on the sofa girl too x
I would love some kind of space to call mine or a little office x
I love having space to work – to stop from the distraction of everything else in the home. Asda always have great things!
I have an office for my corporate job, but tend to blog on the sofa too. Otherwise Hubby and I would probably never get a chance to talk to each other!! Love the sound of the sofa bed.