6 Ways to Make your Home Office More Productive & Enjoyable

Want to know 6 ways to make your home office more productive & enjoyable? Yes! As much as the kitchen is the most used space in your home, these days so is our home office.

Since the pandemic and even since we start to maneuver out of that, remote work and virtual learning have become increasingly popular, we need a space that allows us to be productive and less overwhelming.

By creating a more productive space, you are able to separate your “work-life” and your “home life”. This is important to do as mixing the two can cause unwanted stress on your mind and body. Balance is needed in life. If you have kids and you are working from home, you know how crucial that is.

1. Cost of Adjustments

In order to start making your home office productive, you will also need to set a budget or come up with finances to make it happen. It may not be so easy to save up for such a renovation and this is where a Home Equity Line of Credit can come in handy for all your upgrades and necessities. It will help you take your home value and turn it into cash because it provides you with an approved amount to use for your renovation and upgrades.

2. Proper Lighting

Your home office needs to have the right type of lighting in order to have a productive space. In fact, it can make or break a space if it is not done right. Here are some things to consider when looking for the right lighting for your home office:

• Natural Lighting – it improves your mood the best. However, I know not all spaces have the luxury of having windows so getting yourself a “happy light” is a great alternative.
• Best lighting for focus – Cool Blues and White Lights.

3. The Right Ambience

It can be hard to not be able to focus because of noise from your window, neighbours or even just your family down the hallway. It can get so frustrating so you need the right kind of noise that is beneficial for your home office.

For me, I love using devices that can cause a white noise effect. In my case, I love simply having a fan on in my room or putting focus music through my noise-cancelling headphones. Living in a small apartment with a multi-generational family, headphones or a fan provides me what I need to get my creative juices flowing and my to-do list complete.

Here are a few more ideas you can use:

• Sound machine
• Blue tooth speaker (this is the one I have!)
• White noise machine (this is the one I have!)

4. Setting the right room temperature

Nothing is worst than trying to finish something but you are either too cold or too hot. When this happens we can get distracted looking for things to keep us cool or warm. Instead, why not find a room temperature perfect for your productivity ahead of time.

Did you know that 77 Fahrenheit is considered to be best for optimal productivity levels? According to a Cornell study, it is!

For newer homes make sure that you have an upgraded HVAC system. Nothing is better than the ability to improve your office temperature by using a smart thermostat.

However, if you have a much older home with older systems, you should think about investing in an upgraded HVAC system or switching to a zoned ductless system that can allow you to adjust the temperature in your home office without disrupting the temperature in other rooms of the house.

The addition of this upgrade could save you money on your utility bill. It is always best to protect your investment by updating your home warranty to cover any incidents surrounding your new HVAC system.

5. Alternative Ideas

There are other ideas that can also help you be more productive in your home office and that is getting yourself blue light filtering glasses. You won’t need a prescription lens to wear these and they help reduce eye strain and glare when staring at your devices for long periods of hours.

6. Declutter

Once you have everything sorted out, there still could be one more obstacle in your way and that is clutter. Believe it or not, clutter can be a huge distraction that can waste your precious time simply because your space is not organized.

Make sure that you take the time to put items away when you are done using them for the day, and remove used drinkware and any garbage. That way each day you start with a clean desk.

Final Thoughts

I hope that you enjoyed reading this post about ways to make your home office more productive. The tips I shared today don’t only work in your home office but in other parts of your home as well. Tell me, how do you stay productive? Do you have any tips to add?