A Wiser Use of Space: How to Set Up Your Home Office

Part Two of a three-part series on home offices: Tips for choosing an optimal spot and staying organized.

By Jonathan Blum • Oct 20, 2010

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Part One

Home Sweet Home Office
Finding the right tools to maximize efficiency and minimize pain.

Part Three

Open for Business: Designing a Home Office for Clients
The final installment of a three-part series on home offices: welcoming visitors.

The home office ideal: Take calls in your pajamas. Files never more than 10 steps away. Work whenever you feel like it.

The home office reality: Never enough room. Nothing ever organized. Distractions, distractions, distractions.

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