When undertaking a home office project then you need to consider functionality vs design before you even buy any item of office furniture.

You need to plan to take full advantage of any extra daylight by ensuring your office desk is in prime position by the window. You need to check where there are power sockets and sort out wireless broadband to give yourself flexibility and fewer wires cluttering the place.

At home it is hard enough to find somewhere that is quiet sometimes. Once you have taken all these issues into consideration you will be able to organise your home office project very quickly and everything will start to fall into place.

Ask a few questions at the outset of your project:

• Do you have a facility to provide a portable air conditioning unit or heater in the winter if the office requires it?
  

• Is the size of the office desk right for your workstation?

• Are telephone and computer connections within easy access of the office desk?

• Is there enough shelving for storing paperwork or do you need a filing cabinet?

• Are there enough filing cabinets for your paperwork?