9 Modern Small Home Office Ideas

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Are you finding yourself working at home on your kitchen table? Finding it hard to be productive without a dedicated home office space?

This article will help you carve out a stylish AND small home office – all at an affordable price with convenient online shopping. You will first learn how to find the perfect spot for your office, and how to make sure everything fits. Then, we’ll give you 9 small space desk and chair combos to make a highly efficient & modern office space to get your stuff done – like a boss!

First, find a good spot for your small home office

The first thing you need to figure out is where you can place your home office (if you, like me, don’t have a dedicated room to use as an office).

You need at least space for a small desk and a chair, at a minimum. A bonus would be room for a bookshelf for things like a printer, and room for a filing cabinet or storage would be ideal, if possible.

Some ideas for locations would be:

• A spare bedroom
• A finished basement
• In the kitchen or dining area
• In/near your living room
• In your bedroom or a kid’s bedroom
• A wide hallway or breezeway

We decided to set up our small home office in our guest bedroom. Our office area now shares a room with a little twin bed.

The desk is from Target – the Paulo Basic Desk from Project 62. See my full review of this desk here.

The ladder-style bookcase I cannot remember where we got it, but this one on Wayfair looks pretty similar. We are using a dining chair for now but getting the Sauder Harvey Park Occasional Chair in grey (listed below in Combo 1) to complete the look.

Next, measure up

Measuring is critical to determine how big or small of a desk you can fit, and also if you have room for a bookcase or filing cabinet. When buying furniture online, one of the biggest mistakes I made is not measuring my space, and not looking at the product specifications.

Measure twice and make sure whatever furniture you pick will fit in the space.

Check the Specs (Specifications)

Next, make sure to look at the product specifications page for all the measurements of the items you pick to make sure they fit in your designated space. Here’s 2 more helpful hints:

• Look at the specifications for each furniture piece you want to buy and try to figure out if they will work with each other size-wise.
• You also may want to measure doorways or stairs to make sure you can get the desk in/out of the room.

Check out my post – How to Design a Room – for a step-by-step guide on how to create a cohesive look for your small home office. This is especially useful if you are trying to incorporate your office space into an existing guest room or living room (like we did).

9 Modern Small Home Office Combos

Now’s the fun part! Here are a ton of desk and chair combos to get you thinking about what would look good together. All combos are less than $400, and some are less than $250.

Combo 1: Natural Wood and Grey

• Desk: American Trails Freedom USB Ports Desk – $168
• Chair: Sauder Harvey Park Occasional Chair – Grey – $138

Combo 2: White, Wood, & Grey

• Desk: Homfa Writing Computer Desk – $130
• Chair: OFM Core Collection Modern Fabric Upholstered Office Chair – $158

Combo 3: Black

• Desk: Ameriwood Home Paxton Campaign Desk, Black – $122
• Chair: Armen Living Summer Chair in Charcoal Fabric and Walnut Wood Finish- $94

Combo 4: Mahogany and Slate

• Desk: Belham Living Carter Mid Century Modern Writing Desk – $225
• Chair: Rivet Alfred Mid-Century Modern Wide Curved Back Dining Room Chair – $163

Combo 5: Natural Wood & Black

• Desk: Makeup Vanity Table Office Desk, Simple Modern Style Work Station – $83
• Chair: Armen Living Monte Dining Chair – $74

Combo 6: Wood, Metal, and Cognac

• Desk: Poly and Bark Ralston Writing Desk – Standard Height – in Walnut – $60
• Chair: AmazonBasics Modern Adjustable Low Back Armless Ribbed Task Desk Chair, Brick Red, BIFMA Certified – $73

Combo 7: Grey on Grey

• Desk: Safavieh American Homes Collection Wyatt Grey Writing Desk – $263
• Chair: Armen Living Monte Dining Chair in Grey Faux Leather and Auburn Bay Finish – $58

Combo 8: White and Metal

• Desk: 55″ Large Size L-Shaped Computer Desk,Workstation with Storage Shelves – $180
• Chair: Flash Furniture High Back Office Chair, White LeatherSoft Office Chair – $118

Combo 9: Natural Wood and White

• Desk: American Trails Freestanding Ladder Desk With Drawer, Natural Maple/White – $156
• Chair: Flash Furniture Alonza Series White Plastic Chair with Wooden Legs – $70

Final thoughts…

OK, so we went through finding a small area to put your home office, then we covered the importance of measuring and looking at the product’s specifications for the perfect fit.

We gave you 9 different desk and chair combos to make a modern & affordable home office, which I hope you found inspiring. Make working from home a happier and more productive experience by using these ideas to carve out your own personal office space.

For full in-depth reviews of (almost) all the chairs, check out my post, 11 Most Comfortable Desk Chairs for Modern Decor.

Or, you can check out my step-by-step guide to make your small home office look great in any room, How to Design a Room (for beginners).