67 Modern Home Office Ideas to Help You Get the Job Done in Style

Choose a Colorful Rug

Add a jolt of color to your home office space that won't be distracting while you work with a bright and colorful area rug. Louis Duncan-He Designs chose a bright turquoise rug in this light-flooded midcentury modern-style space.

Install Modern Barn Doors

Add a modicum of privacy and noise control by installing modern barn-style doors to close off your home office.

Jessica Nelson Design chose industrial glass-and-metal doors that allow natural light to flow through to the adjoining room.

Paint a Half Wall Border

Energize your home office with a painted half wall on the lower half of the room. Siham Mazouz, author of How the French Live, paired a warm terracotta paint accent with a midcentury modern desk, a vintage red Bukhara rug, and a painting by her daughter Inès for a personal touch in her eclectic modern San Francisco home office.

Float the Desk

While your first instinct might be to push your home office desk against the wall, you can give your workspace a light and airy feel by floating the desk away from the walls.

In this modern home office from Yael Weiss Interiors, a glass desk has a barely there quality that keeps the focus on the light, while wire chairs and a warm brown cowhide rug add a natural grounding element.

Layer Art and Wallpaper

Layer art and wallpaper to create a striking accent wall behind your desk. Louis Duncan-He Designs layered floral wallpaper and a retro magazine cover to add contrast with the clean lines and dark woods of this space.

Mix White Walls and Wood

White walls and wood furniture are a simple recipe for a modern home office that works every time. Cathie Hong Interiors added minimal decor such as a graphic wall calendar and a few hanging plants to keep it from feeling too sparse.

Add Extra Seating

Some of those who work from home need space to accommodate company or client meetings.

This polished home office from O'Hara Interiors has an extra pair of chairs and a soft palette of pinks and white, with black and gold accents to keep it sharp.

Set Up Side-by-Side Desks

Set up side-by-side desks if you both work from home that can double as homework stations when the kids get home from school.

Choose identical desks, chairs, lighting, and art to make a shared home office feel harmonious and cohesive, like this space from Desiree Burns Interiors.

Transform an Alcove

The best place for a home office is wherever you can find the space. This small, stylish home office from Candace Mary Interiors is tucked into an alcove in front of a window and off of a powder room that makes bathroom breaks quick and easy.

Personalize With Paint

While office buildings are designed to please everyone, your home office need only please you. This home office from JL Design is painted in a bold and assertive green that is a celebration of personal taste.

Install Black-Out Shades

One of the best things about designing your own home office is that it allows you to mitigate some of the common annoyances of a workplace environment.

Interior designer Rosanna Bassford of Eggshell Home installed black-out shades that can be closed when the natural light turns to a glare, or when you need to block out the world to make a deadline.

Use Vertical Space

Maximize vertical space in a narrow galley-style office by running built-ins all the way to the ceiling. Marie Flanigan Interiors added twin desks along one wall to allow for seating on the other side of this modern traditional home office space.

Divide Space Into Zones

Create a home office in a studio apartment by dividing the space into zones. This modern space from Fantastic Frank has a pale, neutral palette that unites the nearby sleeping, relaxation, and work areas.

Embrace High Glam

If you're a polished professional with a glamorous job, decorate your home office to match. Candace Mary Interiors outfitted this space with organic shapes, high attention to details, and mixed materials that create a sophisticated workspace.

Paint It Dark

Paint the walls and ceiling of a smaller home office space to create an enveloping feel that will help you focus. Marie Flanigan Interiors defined the desk area in this midnight blue office with a colorful patterned area rug.

Err on the Side of Sleek

For sleek modern home office ideas, look to this stylish space from Heather Hilliard Design. It ties together neutral tones, modern furnishings, black accents, abundant natural light, and a calming view.

Paint Walls Chocolate Brown

Paint your home office in an enveloping earth tone for a modern look. Blogger Niki Brantmark from My Scandinavian Home grounded her desk area with a cocoa brown accent wall that complements a light oak desk with midcentury lines, an ergonomic white desk chair, and a classic black Mantis BS3 Table Lamp.

Arrange a Gallery Wall

Create a modern home office lounge space with sculptural modern furniture, a modern pendant light, and a gallery wall.

Urbanology Designs painted this space in an all-over shade of grayish-greenish black that creates a grounding and calming feel that invites deep work and concentration.

Hang Some Wallpaper

Make your home office more personal by hanging wallpaper. This home office from Emily Henderson Design has gray-and-white plaid check wallpaper that is muted enough not to be a distraction.

Create a Guest Room Office

Dabito from Old Brand New says that he channeled his Asian roots as inspiration for this vibrant office guest room makeover.

The room mixes an antique Chinese rug, a hand-carved elephant souvenir from a trip to Bangkok, vintage framed photos of Thai King royalty, a custom desk, and traditional palm wallpaper from Milton & King.

Add Comfortable Seating

If placing your desk directly in front of the window causes eye strain or too much distraction, try floating it in the center of the room like this home office from Living With Lolo.

A seating area with a comfortable sofa provides a place to read or relax, and a large area rug unites the space.

Pick a Live Edge Desk

Dark blue wall paint, framed photos, a fiddle leaf fig tree, a patterned rug, a comfy upholstered leather desk chair, and a live edge desk give this home office from Emily Henderson Design a sense of warm modern style.

Hang Large-Scale Art

Create a focal point by hanging large-scale art. This home office from interior designer Breeze Giannasio has dark gray walls, a symmetrical desk and open shelving set-up, and a large-scale piece of art that helps the office area blend into the living room.

Build a Corner Desk

Maximize space with a built-in corner desk. This home office from Jenn Pablo Studio has an L-shaped workspace and a picture window with a view.

Add Some Coastal Flair

Choose a coastal decor scheme for a breezy feel. Tyler Karu Design and Interiors decorated this Maine home office with shades of blue and white and a mix of pale and weathered wood tones.

Try Nature-Inspired Colors

Nature-inspired colors like forest green will give your home office a soothing feel that is conducive to getting things done.

Christina Kim Interior Design contrasted green paint on the walls and built-ins with pale wood floors and a desk with natural caning details in this modern space.

Separate With a Screen

A decorative screen can play many roles in a home office, from blocking a view of something unsightly to hiding your desk set up at the end of the day if you live in a studio or small space.

Emilie Fournet Interiors helped define space in this London home office with a three-tiered arched screen.

Install Window Treatments

While having a view to the back patio from your spacious home office might seem like a luxury, there are times when the view is a distraction, or the light from the windows can produce an unwanted glare.

Jenn Pablo Studio installed floor-to-ceiling drapes that can be adjusted depending on the time of day, the weather, or your mood.

Incorporate Natural Greenery

You don't need a ton of plants to give your home office a natural boost. In this sleek black-and-white home office from Fantastic Frank, a single olive tree does the trick.

Include a Window Seat

Give yourself a space to read or take calls with a built-in window seat. Christina Kim Interior Design chose a standing reading lamp perched over the desk in place of a desk lamp.

Try Accent Wallpaper

Blend varying styles together to decorate a small home office. Neva Interior Design chose a built-in desk with an Art Deco wallpaper accent to define the space, adding open shelving for storage and display.

Focus on the Details

Personalize your home office with functional accessories. This home office from Fantastic Frank has a simple black-and-white palette and an attention to design details that makes it feel polished and effortless.

Build Custom Bookshelves

If working from home is a permanent condition rather than a temporary necessity, and you've got both the space and the budget, consider going all out.

Maestri Studio created a sense of grandeur with tall arched windows, a large pendant light, and floor-to-ceiling wrap-around custom bookcases in this suburban home office.

Camouflage the Desk

Hide your desk in plain sight by placing it behind a sofa to create a sense of separation in a living room.

Marie Flanigan Interiors chose a navy desk chair that blends in with the sofa and built-in paint color to help the home office space recede when not in use.

Create a Shared Space

Turn your off-duty guest room into a shared workspace. Leanne Ford Interiors hid the bed behind a curtain, painted the walls matte black, and added a large communal farm table that functions as a shared desk.

Consider a Front Office

If your home office is located steps from the front door, be sure that it blends in with the rest of your decor.

Christina Kim Interior Design painted this space in a deep eye-catching blue that contrasts with the all-white entryway, with a large framed photograph on the wall giving passersby something to focus on that doesn't scream "home office."

Add a Wall of Shelving

Set up open storage along the whole length of a side wall to maximize storage and display space. Lindye Galloway Studio decorated this roomy modern home office with shades of white and beige and wood finishes on the desk, floors, and shelving.

Incorporate a Living Wall

You don't need to work at a tech start-up to have a monumental living wall in your office. This DIY faux plant wall from A Beautiful Mess brings the outdoors in and creates an energizing feel-good feel that will spark your creativity.

Move Your Desk

While many people enjoy placing their desks facing the window, doing so can be distracting as well as create glare for those working on screens.

Take advantage of the natural light and airy feel of a large window by placing your desk perpendicular to it, instead, like this home office from Marie Flanigan Interiors.

Hide Clutter With Built-Ins

The easiest way to keep your home office clutter-free is to maximize closed storage.

A wall of built-in drawers and cabinets painted in an unassuming taupe makes this home office from Leanne Ford Interiors easy to keep tidy and organized, with supplies at the ready and a place to stash excess paperwork and non-essential items.

Turn Your Chair Around

Position your desk in a corner with your chair facing out into the room rather than facing the wall. This will allow your home office layout to breathe and make it easy to give your eyes a break, like this polished modern space from Marie Flanigan Interiors.

Optimize a Galley Layout

Try a galley-style layout in a long rectangular space. OreStudios oriented this modern home office around a large picture window, with a wall of shelving for books and papers that keeps clutter at bay on one side and a large desk on the other.

Mix Patterns

Decorative details like a bold patterned window shade and a contrasting wallpaper accent behind the desks will add a sense of modern style to a home office.

Britt Design Studio built shared workspaces along one wall of the room, with cabinets running up to the ceiling to maximize storage.

Add a Library Ladder

The whole back wall of this home office from Maestri Studio is a dark wood built-in home library, complete with a sliding library ladder for reaching the high shelves. A large pendant light with an amber glow adds warm lighting and an unexpected focal point.

Steal Unused Space

If you don't have or need a dedicated room for a home office space, set up a desk and a comfortable chair in a quiet unused corner that allows you to work from home when the need arises.

This top floor oasis from Marie Flanigan Interiors is furnished with a comfy upholstered chair and a French country desk to soften the white walls.

Choose a Curvy Desk

A desk with rounded lines will increase flow in a small space and make your home office feel personal.

Studio Peake topped a warm wood desk with a tall table lamp, painted the bookshelves in an energizing red, and added patterned curtains in this London home office.

Use Vintage Furniture

Save space and add midcentury modern style to your living room home office with a vintage modular wall unit that includes storage and an integrated workspace. Emilie Fournet Interiors painted the walls lavender wall for a personal look in this London home.

Add a Zoom Background

Create a built-in Zoom background by hanging a large work of art on the wall behind your desk. This moody home office designed by Malcolm Simmons for Emily Henderson Design has a wall of built-ins and a bold piece of framed art that is camera-ready for all of those work Zooms.

Mix Warm Tones

Choose rich wood finishes, soft furnishings, and copper accents to create a warm feel. Marie Flanigan Interiors complemented the warm palette with navy curtains and a patterned area rug.

Renovate the Attic

Limit distractions with an attic home office. Leanne Ford Interiors tucked this top floor space under the eaves of an old farmhouse, giving it a fresh, updated feel by using soft white paint on floors, walls, and ceilings, a pale wood waterfall edge desk, and minimal accessories.

Design a Personal C-Suite

Elevate your home office decor to reflect your boss status at work. Forbes + Masters chose a vibrant color palette, textural walls and floors, and bold sculptural furnishings and accessories that mean business in this CEO home base.

Accent With Pink

Create an upbeat feel with modern furniture, playful wallpaper, and bold color accents. Michelle Boudreau Design brightened this Palm Springs home office with a bright pink desk chair.

Throw in an Accent Pattern

A graphic window shade in a lively pattern will provide light control while making your space feel more home than office.

The desk in this home office from Tribe Design Group is positioned with its back to a large window outfitted with a diamond-patterned shade.

Try a Gray Palette

Shades of gray will create a tranquil feel in a modern home office. Lindye Galloway Studio balanced dark and light tones with warm gray paint and upholstery and pale wood tones, while a Beni Ourain-style rug and floor-to-ceiling drapes make the space feel cozy and help control noise and light.

Separate Zones

Use plants to separate a bedroom office workstation. In this New York City home office from interior designer Alvin Wayne, a wood desk with simple lines and modest proportions is facing away from the bedroom looking out at the city skyline, while a large plant between the bed and the desk area creates a subtle sense of separation.

Turn Walls Into a Mood Board

Use your walls to hang a rotating selection of inspirational images to spark creativity. The walls of this light and bright home office from Calimia Home are like a giant mood board, with photographs tacked up on every wall of the crisp all-white space.

Mix Modern and Traditional

Mix modern and traditional furniture and decor to give your home office a collected feel.

This dedicated home office from Marie Flanigan Interiors has traditional details such as glass wood-framed pocket doors, a wingback style chair, and coffered ceilings, with modern touches including a clean-lined wood desk, layered area rugs, and a central pendant light.

Select a Neutral Palette

The key to keeping an open office space looking neat as a pin is a stylish desk with plenty of built-in storage.

This home office from Leclair Decor blends in with the neutral space while adding interest with a black top and cane-front storage drawers.

Install Window Shutters

Install adjustable window shutters to control light in your home office, particularly if your desk faces the window.

Cathie Hong Interiors paired minimalist white shutters with pale gray walls, a few framed prints, a simple desk, chair, and matching bookshelf that provides open storage.

Create an At-Home Hot Desk

If your desk is located in an open-plan space, make it pretty to look at as well as functional. This home workspace from interior designer Alvin Wayne is dressed up and ready when you need it, but fades into the background when you don't.

Style Home Office Shelves

Create a focal point in your home office with a large wall styled with art and objects behind the desk. This modern home office from Michelle Berwick Design has French doors that provide a modicum of privacy while allowing natural light to penetrate the space.

Try Board and Batten

A DIY accent wall will give your home office an elevated feel. This home office from House of One has a modern green, white, and black color palette, with a bold accent wall accentuated with board and batten.

Build a Coworking Space

Matching desks will create a harmonious atmosphere in a shared basement home office.

This space designed by William Hunter Collective and styled by Emily Henderson Design has dark paint on the ceiling to create a graphic look that obscures wiring and other structural elements without sacrificing ceiling height by installing a dropped ceiling.

Choose Leather Seating

Upgrade your desk chair to give your home office a luxe feel. This classic home office from interior designer Rosanna Bassford of Eggshell Home has a classically formal look, with rich gray walls, dark furniture, and comfortable seating upholstered in cognac leather that adds warmth.

Use Midcentury Furniture

Midcentury modern furniture will give your home office a polished feel. This home office from Space Factory has midcentury furniture and lighting, and an accent wall of abstract floral wallpaper that steals the show.

Add a Touch of Elegance

Don't be afraid to add some bling to make your home office more enjoyable to use. This spacious home office from Charbonneau Interiors has soft colors, modern glam furnishings, and a large built-in display case that's lit for a close-up.

Build Out Your Mezzanine

Make remote work feel like a dream by choosing prime real estate for your home office.

This airy space from Emily Henderson Design is located on the mezzanine level of a spacious mountain home, with dramatic windows, wood-paneled A-frame ceilings, and furniture with simple lines and neutral tones.