Creating Custom Home Office Furniture: Designing Storage Solutions

Does your home office look like a riot? Do you have files and papers strewn about and a laptop perched precariously on a stack of open books?  Do you have to clear a path to the printer?   Clutter can easily overwhelm you and your workspace.  Instead of adding the mess from your office to the mess inside a generic closet, find a CustomMade artisan near you who can help you create custom home office storage solutions.  Custom cabinets, storage spaces, and shelves are essential pieces of custom home office furniture and deserve the same design consideration you would give a custom desk.  When you discuss your storage ideas with your artisan, consider the following four questions:  Is your home office a dedicated space or a multipurpose room? What kinds of files, projects, or objects do you need to store? What do you need close at hand while you work? What special requirements do you have for your custom office storage?

Storage Space for Any Room

Storage solutions for a full-time home office can focus strictly on your workspace needs.  However, if your workspace is only a part-time office and has to double as a guest bedroom or family room, you can still design custom storage that will organize the room no matter what its function.   This built-in desk by Coastal Wood Masters was custom made for a home office that doubles as a spare bedroom and provides storage space for both uses.  The upper cabinets were designed for storing blankets, while the lower cabinets were designed for housing files and a computer.  The built-in looks right at home in either an office or bedroom and can keep you from uprooting your workspace when company spends the night.

Built-in Desk by Coastal Wood Masters at CustomMade.com

A Place for Everything

Retail office supply stores are filled with cabinets of all sizes for your files.  Are they strong enough for your files? What if you don’t work with files?  What if you’re an artist or researching old documents or maps?  Custom cabinets can be designed around the projects on which you’re working. “The Last Cabinet” by Johns Workbench LLC was designed to hold a tax season’s worth of documents.  This beautiful maple cabinet was the final and correct answer to a CPA’s quest for quality, durable custom storage.

"The Last File Cabinet" by Johns Workbench LLC at CustomMade.com

If you need to store items flat, a custom engineer’s paper chase by Fred Miller Custom Woodworks could be your solution.  Artworks, fragile documents, or blueprints can be secured with hinged paper flaps located inside the drawers.

Engineer's Paper Chase by Fred Miller Custom Woodworks at CustomMade.com

Everything in its Place

Do you want your desk drawers to hold important files so you can consult them quickly as you sit at your computer station?  Do you need to find your electronic devices quickly? There are custom home office storage solutions for keeping whatever you need at hand. R.E. Higgins-Steele, Inc., will create unique pieces for your home office requirements.   The desk drawers for this custom home office may look traditional but were designed to house chargers for electronic devices, a hard drive, a sub-woofer, and a printer.

Home Office by R.E. Higgins-Steele, Inc., at CustomMade.com

Perhaps you just need to find a pen quickly.  If you like having your office supplies visible and on your desk, this beautiful custom handcrafted walnut desktop accessory set by Jim’s Cabinets Shop can help keep you organized.

Walnut Desktop Accessory Set by Jim's Cabinets Shop, available at CustomMade.com

Special Requirements

You can harmonize your custom home office furniture with the style and décor of your home.  Phi Home Designs built Asian-influenced Arts & Crafts office cabinetry with cherry, birch, ebony, and sapele wood for a home with strong Eastern styling. That style is evident in the custom built-in office bookshelves and window bench seat as well as the desks.

Asian-Influenced Arts & Crafts Office Cabinetry by Phi Home Designs at CustomMade.com

Whether you use your home office for business or a hobby, you can relish the unique ambience of your home while you work.

As long as you can find what you need.

Think about your custom office storage and home office furniture needs.  A CustomMade artisan can design the storage solution that’s right for you.