March is the best time to celebrate women! Whether you’re a career-driven gal working your way up the corporate ladder or the hardworking breadwinner of the family, you deserve to spoil yourself with the good things. Want something a bit more practical? Take out your wine glass and let’s start planning a redesign for your home!
We bet you know just how desperately working girls such as yourself need some peace and quiet, especially after a day’s work. If you’re one of the many who has to work from home, what you need is a house with an excellent working space indoors—one with a clearly drawn line between work and home.
Whether you just bought a new place or have one in dire need of some revamping, you need interior design ideas to achieve a modern home design that’s perfect for the working woman of 2022. Where else can you get the best tips if not from the home interior design experts themselves? Read further to get modern home design ideas from IEO Interior Design & Construction.
1. Make your living room look inviting for guests
Remember that your home will be your place of work as long as your job requires you to take on remote work. You won’t avoid having colleagues (or even clients) come over to your home, especially if Zoom meetings aren’t enough to plan the important quarterly marketing initiatives.
Stick to classic home interior design themes to make your home, particularly your living room, strike a balance between comfortable and sophisticated. Choose dark wooden furniture and top it off with house plants for that minimalistic, earthy home interior design that suggests your space may be homey, but you still mean business—at least in these areas of the home.
The use of blacks and metallic finishes in decoration can also give a modern vibe to a rustic home interior design. This can be applied in the light fixtures or in furniture as well. Throw in a white, fluffy rug in the center for added texture and a cozy feel.
2. Choose a bright, airy room to serve as your home office
Working at home is just like being at the office. If you’re being completely honest, work hours become even more extended than your regular 8 to 5 especially when you’re in the zone. Because of this, you need a dedicated room to keep your focus on your work—preferably with a window.
A window is perfect for bringing in natural light that’s helpful in reducing eye strain and drowsiness, improving the mood, and boosting one’s creativity. Being able to appreciate the outside view is also an added bonus and a welcome break.
If you don’t have a window, you can play with “brightness” through a monochromatic home interior design. The use of white or gray in every element of your home office can be conducive for work.
Of course, try not to go for the hospital-inspired shade of white, unless that really is your jam. Play with different shades and textures of a light color to give the room dimension and depth. You can still show your personality with interior design trends or a pop of your favorite color in one corner. Remember, it’s your workstation, so you need to decorate it with your own style that will make you feel inspired.
3. If you don’t have a dedicated home office, that’s okay
A lot of people are investing in small homes as the more economical option, so you will have to be more strategic with your home interior design to find a section that’s going to be perfect for work.
A high kitchen bar with an equally high barstool mimics the ambience of a coffee shop. That may be just what you needed to finish that week-ender report.
You can mount a table on the wall in the corner of your bedroom to serve as your work desk. This technique will keep your floor space open that gives the illusion of more space where there isn’t. Just add a stylish cork board to place your to-do list in, then you’re good to go!
4. Don’t forget to fix your bathroom up
Did you ever find yourself coming up with the best ideas while brushing your teeth or taking a shower? If so, you deserve a bathroom that will not only help you look fabulous for the office, but also relax you enough to help you cook up those amazing ideas.
Avoid scattering your makeup and skin care products on your sink counter. Have dedicated storage for them instead.
Add proper accent lighting on each side of your bathroom mirror to help you glam up. This is also helpful in making your bathroom appear bigger. Use gold metallic finishes on these fixtures to add a luxurious feel that will complement the rest of your house.
Make aromatic diffusers or scented candles handy on one corner to give yourself to help you better shower the day’s stress away.
5. Turn your bedroom into your personal slice of heaven
Of course, nothing beats the comfort of being in your own bed and snuggled with your plush blanket after a long workday. Do that bedroom makeover that you have been pushing back so that you can have the utmost relaxation and happiness you deserve.
The first order of business is throwing out that old mattress in favor of a new one. You need to invest in a quality mattress, pillows, and linens to help you get the restful sleep necessary to recharge your body for the next day’s hustle.
Mount a TV on your wall just across where your bedroom is to give yourself the time to unwind with a glass of wine, just before bedtime.
Add spacious floor-to-ceiling cabinets to house your favorite clothing items.
Choose a dimmable light fixture to help set your mood—a bright light to finish up that last work email or a muted light to help you sleep.
Items with sentimental value can be the perfect decorative elements to make your bedroom feel cozy.
Work and Play the Right Way
Every working Filipina needs a home that exudes luxurious comfort—a home interior design that IEO Interior Design & Construction is best known for. Need help with making your home fit your busy lifestyle? Let us do the hard work for you. Contact us to learn more.