With many of us working from home, the home and office environments have been amalgamated together. Whilst some people do have a home office set up, quite often the availability of a separate room to where they’re living, eating or sleeping is not an option. It looks like working remotely is here to stay; businesses are seeing increased productivity and are also saving money by implementing the hybrid workspace.

At Store That, we wanted to offer our advice on achieving a suitable work life balance, when working from home. Our office storage London could be an easy solution to help you on your way.

Organisation

Try and keep your work area organised. This will optimise the living space you have, especially if you’re working in your dining room or bedroom for example. Take a quick half hour to declutter and clean each week. Keep any work-related equipment in its designated area, so that the separation between work and home is clearly visible. Investing in some small drawers or shelving units to keep your workspace tidy could also be an option. Simply stacking your documents neatly on your desk or table is better than having them strewn all over your living space.

Additionally, making the effort to go paperless where possible can help keep you organised and reduce mess. Convert paper files to digital to reduce the need for file space. Not only will it help prevent piles of paper taking up room, it also means your documents are easily accessible. If you seem to have a large quantity of files that you don’t use on a daily basis, but do need to keep hold of, consider renting one of our office storage London units. This will help to optimise space in your home.

The Home Office

Large desks, chairs, computers and paperwork are all things we’re used to having readily available in an office environment. Although everyone’s circumstances are different, bringing all of those items back home, in most cases, just isn’t an option. It’s important that you look at what you really need, in order to make space for the relevant items.

If your office equipment suddenly needs to take priority over say, a large cabinet in your living room, office storage London could be the solution you’re after. You can store what you’re not using but have it readily available for when you do need it. Remember, balance is now more important than ever, so prioritise what you’re going to need and make the space accordingly.

Separation

If you can, try and create a separate workspace as opposed to using your dinner table. Take a look around and see if there is any excess space that you could turn into a small office. Having as much separation between the home and workspace automatically means a better work-life balance. It’ll help you to be more productive during working hours, with less distractions around and more likely to switch off in the evenings.

Working remotely is still a fairly new concept to many of us. It’s important that alongside working from home, we are comfortable in our living space. If you’d like to learn more about how our Office Storage London can maximise your work-life balance, contact us today or call 0207 5151 300 to speak to the team!