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HOME OFFICES to inspire productivity

Flexible, stylish, stimulating, inspirational, health boosting and comfortable: these are just some of the things a home office needs to be these days. Years ago it was considered a luxury to have a designated study – instead, it often got repurposed as multifunctional space, sharing square footage with kids’ playrooms, the family snug or even the communal dumping ground with a computer pushed into the corner. However, with so many of us needing to create a fully functioning work area, now is the perfect time to take this space a little more seriously.

What was once a temporary measure has been replaced with one of more permanency. Remote and hybrid work life is here to stay, which means our demands for a fully functioning office environment in the home are now very real. Choosing where and how to create this purposeful space for the best,

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