Working at home brings its own set of challenges – distractions lurk around every corner. I’ve found that it is essential to have my own space … One where I can feel inspired while being removed from the rest of the world.

For me, surrounding myself with beautiful things is the key to letting the inspiration flow.

The first step to creating a serene home office is finding the perfect desk–one with character, charm and functionality that will release my creative muse.

Rhapsody writing desk

Hooker Furniture has the perfect desk to anchor your home office – no matter what your style.

With colder temperatures outside, I find my eye drawn to heavier furniture and darker wood tones … like those one might see in an upscale cabin or farm house. The new Rhapsody Collection from Hooker Furniture is perfect for this look.

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Electronics have almost become the heartbeat of the home, possibly surpassing the kitchen. Businesses are thriving beyond the front door and all members of the family have the skills and interests that bring them to the computer desk.  With such a humming environment, how can it still be the place we all want to come home to? Here are some ways to keep everybody happy and productive in the home office.

Trinidad Home Office

Respect for work: Mom’s a writer; dad’s an accountant. Yes, they are just steps away, but everyone in the family has to understand that needless interruptions are costly. So it’s a good “business” plan to set limits. Surely no one wants draconian rules, but maybe a family meeting with [...]

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In the next few weeks, thousands of young adults will be embarking into the brave new world of college dormitories for the first time, or returning as upperclassmen to a dorm or apartment. How well I remember when I moved in to my first dorm room. I had sheets and a pillow. That’s it. Suffice it to say that the concrete blocks of my first “home away from home” made for a less-than-homey environment.

Aura Desk

Do your young adult a favor and help make his or her dorm room a place that is comfortable and relaxing with youth furniture.  Going off to college is stressful and overwhelming enough, so it’s important for young adults to have a place that makes them feel good about this new chapter in their lives.

Maximizing comfort and organization in a small space with teen bedroom furniture [...]

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The two-piece suit…ideal for small home office furniture!

It there’s no empty room waiting to be transformed into a full-fledged home office in your house, take heart. You don’t need to renovate, relocate or rent space to get your work done (or get organized). It’s never been easier, in fact, to carve out a great workspace… thanks to two trends: the streamlining of our technical gadgets and clever new small home office furniture set-ups.

Felton Home Office

A two-piece small corner computer desk is one of those clever set-ups. It connects a simple writing desk with a storage cabinet, creating an L-shaped home office furniture desk that can be placed anywhere. The simple geometric shape of the Felton workstation by Hooker Furniture  is inspired by the efficient work cubicle found in offices across the world, where there’s no room for small space [...]

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If you live in a house built before 2000, chances are you have a small room near the front of the house originally designated as a formal living room or sitting room.

As most lifestyles have become more casual and oriented around technology, the formal living room has become a thing of the past for many. So how can you reinvent that space to create a room more relevant to how you live?

Gayle Cook of Waller, Texas, the winner of our Moccato functional living room table in the recent Hooker Furniture contest, has happily reinvented her former sitting room into a multipurpose room that she describes as “my favorite room of the house.”

“I find the room very inviting and functional,” Gayle said. “In the room I have my computer and exercise equipment, watch TV and entertain comfortably, all in a cozy, small [...]

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Can high-tech and high-taste really co-exist in home office furniture?

After a long “attraction” from afar, we think these “ opposites” have finally come together in a marriage of form and function in our Mélange home office collection. Four Mélange home office furniture desks and a lateral file are set for introduction at the spring 2011 High Point Market. This high-tech/high-taste truce also features three new TV consoles.

Leading the way is a glamorous (we’re talking Hollywood) fluted kidney-shaped desk with a soft silver metallic finish. The drawers are lined with exquisite silver floral wallpaper, and there’s even a deep purse drawer along with a utility file drawer.

The idea of Mélange Home Office is to bring designer looks, trend-forward style and feminine appeal to this functional category. Since the Mélange home office collection is designed by two young women, they know how to [...]

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Want to know what family togetherness looks like in 2011?

Husband surfs the internet while wife sorts through files and pays bills. Middle schooler does homework on the computer while Mom helps. Dad and son review an online college application together.

Cherry Creek Partner's Desk

Based on your input in Hooker Furniture’s recent “Dream Home Office” contest and iPad giveaway, you are looking for home office furnishings to accommodate more than one person computing or working. You also asked for home office furniture desks, hutches and bookcases to organize supplies, cords & books and for PLENTY of places to store and charge multiple portable electronics.

“Partner’s desks are a huge trend right now,” said Stephanie Gee, who is the winner of our iPad giveaway. “People are looking for home office solutions for families to go in family rooms or bonus [...]

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A fresh start toward simplicity

Reflecting on my aspirations for the New Year, there is one thing I want more of and one thing I want less of in 2011. I want more simplicity and less stress. As far as stress goes, we really can’t control a lot of the factors that cause stress. But what we can control is becoming more organized. If you’ve ever been 5 minutes late for a meeting or lunch date and desperately trying to put your hands on an important paper, bill or your phone, then you know about the kind of stress that organization can prevent.

Danforth Smart Hutch

Every home needs a home office,  family communications center or “command central.” The right home office furniture  can help you turn piles into files and get magazines and books off the floor and into bookcases. Many of [...]

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In the next few weeks, thousands of young adults will be embarking into the brave new world of college dormitories for the first time, or returning as upperclassmen to a dorm or apartment. How well I remember when I moved in to my first dorm room. I had sheets and a pillow. That’s it. Suffice it to say that the concrete blocks of my first “home away from home” made for a less-than-homey environment!

Do your young adult a favor and help make his or her dorm room a place that is comfortable and relaxing with youth furniture. Going off to college is stressful and overwhelming enough, so it’s important for young adults to have a place that makes them feel good about this new chapter in their lives.

Maximizing comfort and organization in a small space with teen bedroom furniture is one [...]

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