With working from home and hybrid working becoming the norm for businesses across Australia, more and more people are delving into the world of home office setup. This can be a surprisingly tricky balancing act, as you need to create a space that you’re going to be really happy to exist within, but not one that’s too distractingly fun that you can’t get any work done.
At La Joie Living, we are passionate about providing Australian home and business owners with access to a beautiful selection of furniture and furnishing options to choose from. So, if you’ve set out on the journey towards creating a study sanctuary and you’re not sure where to turn, we have you covered with our range.
Designate Your Desk
Whenever you’re thinking about creating a new space, you need to think about the items that you’ll be using the most. After all, those are the furnishings and fixtures that are going to have the biggest impact on how you see and interact with the space, and for a study, that (hopefully) means your desk will be the most important choice in your journey.
When it comes to choosing between different desks, it is generally a toss-up between space and storage. A more streamlined desk will generally offer more open study space but at the cost of your storage. Meanwhile, a larger desk with several drawers, such as our Hamptons Style 180cm Timber Executive Desk, will be a little larger but will make up for it with additional space to store paperwork, files, folders, and other necessities.
Break Out the Bookcases
As we touched on, you want a place that feels uniquely catered to your preferences, but not one that is going to completely overstimulate you. This makes a study an excellent place to showcase your books, and what better way to do so than a tastefully curated bookshelf? A bookshelf is a fantastic opportunity to show the things you love, without them being front and centre, or distractingly perched upon your desk. Plus, for those who have very specific tastes when it comes to decor design, you can get very creative with your choice of bookcases.
At La Joie Living, our French Provincial and Hamptons-style bookcases are beautifully elegant additions to any space, offering a classic style that adds a significant amount of character to a room. The lovely woodgrain of our French Provincial bookcase in particular can provide your study with some much-needed texture that can keep the space from feeling too sterile.
Choosing Your Chair
The choice of your study chair may not seem like that complicated a question, but there are a lot of options available when it comes time to decide where you will be planting yourself for your studies. On the one hand, you could go for a more ergonomic option, going the traditional desk chair route. However, for those who are trying to meet a particular aesthetic with their study design, the standard gaming chair may not always be the most fruitful pick.
There are no specific rules when it comes to your chair, as long as it is comfortable when working on your desk. So, ideally, go for a chair that is suited to your height and the height of your desk. From there, you can look into pairing your chair with the rest of your design setup. Also, as a bonus note, consider the flooring situation of your study, as this will determine whether a wheeled chair would be the most practical option. For those that have shag carpeting or any other longer carpet variety, wheels may not be in the cards.
Consider Your Cabinetry
Cabinets are a classic of the dark academia look that many people lean towards with their studies, but they also offer many practical benefits, allowing you to have a proper designated storage option for your room. The type of cabinetry that will work for you depends on the size of the room that you’re working with, as whilst larger cabinets will offer additional storage, the wrong cabinet in the wrong room could create a sense of claustrophobia.
When choosing cabinetry, it’s important to know how big the space you’re working with. So, it’s time to map out your flooring space, ideally detailing the amount of floorspace you have down to the inch. This will give you an idea of the area you have near doorways, the amount of room that you can realistically give to cabinetry, and what floorspace will be left once it comes time to add in and install the finished products.
Shop With La Joie Living Today
Want to start your study space off the right way? Explore the wide range of study furniture options at La Joie Living, and see why we’re one of Australia’s finest spots for affordably high-quality furniture. Your new workspace is just a few clicks away.
