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Home Office Design: Everything You Need to Know About Planning, Organizing, and Furnishing Your Work Space

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Lots of good suggestions for the bewildered home office novice. New ideas for the seasoned office dweller as well. See also ERGONOMIC LIVING for some truly surprising insights on this subject.

I was sadly disappointed in this book. I was looking for lots of photos of typical home offices from which I could get ideas from. Instead, I got lots of pictures of dated commercial computer and home office furniture from the 1990s that are no longer germaine to the more modern, compact computer equipment and peripherals of the 21st century.

The book did briefly discuss office layout at its most basic level, but only in the most generic sense. I think the largest section was on out-of-date office furniture and ergonomic chairs.

This is the ultimate book for planning an office at home. These practical suggestions will inform and inspire. The examples pictured spaces are so inviting, you'll enjoy looking at this book even if you work elsewhere! Highly recommended.

I had hoped for the promised "hundreds of photos, floor plans, and drawings to inspire..." but instead got a book with grainy black and white photos of office equipment and individual pieces, with woefully few design layouts or floorplans to consider. If you are looking for an interminable discussion of chairs and lighting, then perhaps you won't be disappointed, but if you are looking for DESIGN, you will be very disappointed.