Over the last few years we've seen a big shift in what homeowners want from their closets. It used to be all bedrooms and pantries. Now? Home offices. And specifically, the closet inside the home office that's been used as a dumping ground since you started working from home.

You probably spent money on a good desk, a monitor, maybe a standing desk converter. But that closet three feet behind you is stuffed with old files, holiday decorations, random electronics, and a printer you used once in 2023. Sound familiar?

The office closet is prime real estate

In most homes, the office is a converted bedroom with a standard reach-in closet. That's 6-8 feet of wall space with serious potential. Instead of wire shelves holding boxes of who-knows-what, imagine a system designed specifically for how you work: printer shelf at the right height, file drawers, supply storage, a spot for your headset and chargers, and enough organization that your background on video calls doesn't need a blur filter.

PHOTO: A before/after of a home office closet conversion. The "before" chaos vs. the organized system.

What we're designing for WFH clients

Every home office closet I design is different because every person works differently. But the most common requests I see:

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The "cloffice" trend is real

Some homeowners are going even further -- converting the entire closet into a mini office. Remove the door, add a desktop, task lighting, and shelving above. We've done a few of these and they work surprisingly well for small homes where a dedicated office room isn't an option.

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It doesn't have to be complicated

Most office closet projects are simpler and more affordable than a full walk-in closet. You're usually working with a standard reach-in space. The design session is quick because the use case is focused: work stuff, organized, accessible, out of sight when you don't need it.

If your home office closet is still the junk room, it's worth 15 minutes to talk about what else it could be.

Want to make your home office actually work?

Let's talk about your space. Most office closet projects are simpler than you'd think.

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