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A Home Office Makeover With Zita

This home office makeover with Zita Bushell highlights how to create a fashion-forward and practical study that is great for working from home. With a love of modern interiors, Zita wanted to build an office that would complement the rest of her home and allow her to work productively in a space that is calm and neutral. With inspiration from Scandi schemes, Zita has created a tranquil environment thanks to her grey cabinetry that balances timeless shaker design with an on-trend grey scheme. This mix of old and new ensures Zita’s home office renovation will stand the test of time and tie into the wider home decor.

Before and after

Empty and unused

Used solely as a space for dumping household items, Zita wanted to refurb her garage into an office area that created a productive zone for home working.

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Empty and unused

Zita’s garage connected to her home and was previously a place to store the extra belongings that accumulate over time. When faced with working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she decided to put the room to good use by converting it to a home office. With an empty shell to work with, Zita had complete flexibility in creating a sophisticated neutral design, using grey cabinetry, providing plenty of storage for her office essentials.

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Cosy and characterful

Inspired by soft shades, Zita wanted to extend the cosy ethos of her home interior with dove-grey, shaker fronts and a single-wall design.

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Cosy and characterful

Zita opted for dove-grey cabinetry in her new office, which offered a similar palette to the rest of her home. The shaker-style doors provide a cosy and calming look that nurtures Zita’s creativity, as well as ample storage for paperwork and office equipment. Working closely with her trade professional, she configured the layout on a single wall, which creates a focussed working zone where work items are within easy reach.

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The design details

Find focus with grey

Zita wanted to create a home office that represented the classic style of her existing interior, which is why the Fairford dove-grey collection was a sure choice.

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Find focus with grey

In Zita’s new home office, she wanted to create a calming backdrop that would aid her concentration and creativity, that was vital for her job. The dove-grey shade, paired with the shaker style of her Fairford Dove Grey doors embodies Zita’s sophisticated style, while also touching on current trends to make each working day feel comforting and cosy.

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- Stack up on storage
  
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  Stack up on storage
  
  A combination of drawers, wall, and base units meant Zita had made the most out of space in her single-wall office design. Maximising the entire length and height of the wall creates a mass of valuable storage to house office supplies, which will enhance a clutter-free environment necessary for working. Zita also added a decorative touch with open shelving, incorporating her style and personality into the design with a display of her favourite accessories.
  
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- Work harder with wood
  
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  Work harder with wood
  
  Inspired by minimal Scandi interiors , Zita decided on a solid wood work surface to ground her home office design. The natural woodgrain pattern complements the shaker doors to tie the aesthetic together and offers an organic approach to a functional workspace. Solid wood is also durable and wears well with age, so Zita knew that her high-use office area would continue to look new for longer.
  
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Working with Howdens

- Product choice
  
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  Product choice
  
  Zita dreamed of an on-trend colour palette that complemented her classic taste, and she knew that Howdens had a wide selection of products that would do just that. She felt confident that the Fairford Dove-Grey collection was the right choice for her makeover as it enhanced her chic, modern aesthetic, as well as being a relaxing shade that would age well too.
  
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- Installation
  
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  Installation
  
  Home renovations can often be stressful, especially for those living around the rubble. As Zita was also working from home, she needed an efficient process that would allow her to concentrate while work was carried out. Thanks to her fitter’s expertise, he was able to complete the installation in a few days so that Zita could get straight to work in her new office.
Design service

Armed with ideas, Zita worked with a designer at her local depot who put forward features that would make the single-wall layout highly functional.

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Design service

Zita had her heart set on a single-wall office layout and was really pleased when the designer from her local depot had plenty of ideas to make the space across the one wall more valuable. Recommending different storage options that utilised all available room, Zita’s final design was packed full of functional features, while encompassing her requirements to keep it neat and organised.

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