Whether your job role has only recently been changed into one, which means you will predominantly be working from home, or else you have wanted to improve your home office layout for some time now, then either way, you have definitely clicked on the right article.

Here are the top four tips for a conducive working from home environment. 

1. Introduce Some House Rules

Ideally, your home office would be based in an entirely separate room from the rest of the house and thereby minimize any distractions or unwelcome, or indeed, welcome, interruptions from other members of your family. 

In addition, you should also strive to always or at least, when possible, take your elected lunch breaks just as you would in a traditional office setting and moreover, make sure you leave your home office and go outside for some fresh air and to stretch your legs. 

2. Your Office Chair

The best thing for your back, neck, and shoulders, and overall levels of comfort, is to invest in a high-quality and ergonomic office chair, especially if you spend many hours each working day sitting at a desk.

However, providing you have adequate space, you also need to have an alternative seating option when taking calls or making notes to give your body a break and a chance to stretch your muscles. By far, the best choice would be to treat yourself to one or more cheap bean bag chairs, which will also add an element of color to the study too. 

3. Smart Loungewear

Frankly, if you were to ask a group of people from different parts of the country and indeed, in entirely different professional careers, what the best thing about working from home is for them, most of them would definitely mention not having to dress in a three-piece suit for five days a week.

However, whether or not your job involves making sporadic video calls on Microsoft Teams, you should dress each day for work and, ideally, brush your hair and make-up (if so desired) regardless. The time has come, therefore, to take yourself shopping for that niche type of clothing affectionally labeled ‘smart loungewear’ by most high-street stores, which will simultaneously ensure you are comfortable, yet still dressed appropriately for the working day. 

4. Focus on the Lighting

The hugely dramatic difference proper lighting can make to any space, be that at the office or at home, is truly astounding, and not only will good and clear lighting mean you will be able to concentrate on what you are doing, but it will also help with motivation and also be better for your health.

You may or may not already be familiar with blue light, which is the light automatically emitted from computer, laptop, smartphone, and tablet screens. Even though there is much debate about how harmful blue light is to the eyes, it has been proven repeatedly that blue light in a dark room can make you feel lethargic and unmotivated.