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Collection by Kate Gregory

Compact Home Offices We Love

Whether you're returning home from a long summer away or preparing for school, these efficient home offices will inspire you to organize the space that collects clutter most.

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This 450-square-foot apartment includes an origami-like desktop that unfolds to reveal a perforated-steel divider that allows the passage of computer cables hidden inside the office compartment. This transformer-like cabinet helps maximize limited square footage.
This 450-square-foot apartment includes an origami-like desktop that unfolds to reveal a perforated-steel divider that allows the passage of computer cables hidden inside the office compartment. This transformer-like cabinet helps maximize limited square footage.
Taking cues from local barns and silos, this rural Wisconsin home is a kind of modern observatory for watching the seasons change. A ladder in the study leads to a roof deck.
Taking cues from local barns and silos, this rural Wisconsin home is a kind of modern observatory for watching the seasons change. A ladder in the study leads to a roof deck.
Working with a limited footprint, a daunting slope, and killer views, architect Bruce Bolander went vertical with a secluded canyon house in Malibu. He designed the custom steel desk as well as the bedside table, fashioned from a speaker tower base and a slab of white oak.
Working with a limited footprint, a daunting slope, and killer views, architect Bruce Bolander went vertical with a secluded canyon house in Malibu. He designed the custom steel desk as well as the bedside table, fashioned from a speaker tower base and a slab of white oak.
Nederhof and his son Scott sit at a Tulip table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in the flexible office area. The chairs are by Friso Kramer for Ahrend, and the Corona pendant light is from Established & Sons.
Nederhof and his son Scott sit at a Tulip table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in the flexible office area. The chairs are by Friso Kramer for Ahrend, and the Corona pendant light is from Established & Sons.
In the office, the ash floor gives way to slats that turn skyward at a 90-degree angle to form the balustrade.
In the office, the ash floor gives way to slats that turn skyward at a 90-degree angle to form the balustrade.
Iason Vassiliou, Maria Voutsina, and their daughter, Angeliki, relax in a landing-level office at their apartment in Athens, Greece.
Iason Vassiliou, Maria Voutsina, and their daughter, Angeliki, relax in a landing-level office at their apartment in Athens, Greece.
For this tiny house in the Belgian forest, a little extra square footage comes in the form of a glassed-in addition with a stellar view. The added space is home to an office.
For this tiny house in the Belgian forest, a little extra square footage comes in the form of a glassed-in addition with a stellar view. The added space is home to an office.
In the office, a Tolomeo desk lamp from Artemide rests on a desk that Stock designed and built in her university days. The Static shelving is by Lundia.
In the office, a Tolomeo desk lamp from Artemide rests on a desk that Stock designed and built in her university days. The Static shelving is by Lundia.