How to Share Your Workspace with the Family Room
Having your workspace in your home can be a challenge, particularly if you are sharing it with the family room. Here are a few strategies to help you easily transition from work space to family room.
Instructions
The best workspace is one you don't have to pack up and set up every time.
But at home, this can get messy and if you have kids or pets, it can be unsafe.
To keep projects ready but easy to pack away, I use small, flat plastic containers.
I use a separate container for each project and buy the same brand so they stack neatly.
Since they all look alike, I label each one to save time finding what I need.
Storage cubes offer plenty of space to tuck away supplies.
In the family room, they can be hidden under a shawl or decorative throw.
But at home, this can get messy and if you have kids or pets, it can be unsafe.
To keep projects ready but easy to pack away, I use small, flat plastic containers.
I use a separate container for each project and buy the same brand so they stack neatly.
Since they all look alike, I label each one to save time finding what I need.
Storage cubes offer plenty of space to tuck away supplies.
In the family room, they can be hidden under a shawl or decorative throw.
Another trick is to Invert tubs and use the lid as a tray to work.
When finished, just put the body back on top and your work is safely stowed and ready to go again.
The handles lock everything away from little hands and paws.
These can also be stacked, even though they are upside down, and covered with a throw.
When finished, just put the body back on top and your work is safely stowed and ready to go again.
The handles lock everything away from little hands and paws.
These can also be stacked, even though they are upside down, and covered with a throw.
Room dividers do a very good job of separating a space away from the family room and create a barrier to people interrupting you.
They can be folded away when not needed.
Home work spaces can quickly go from tidy to train wreck.
I always have an empty large tub which I can quickly cram everything into in case of unexpected visits by the landlord etc.
They can be folded away when not needed.
Home work spaces can quickly go from tidy to train wreck.
I always have an empty large tub which I can quickly cram everything into in case of unexpected visits by the landlord etc.
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