Top 10 modern home offices

Rock the block

Colour blocking is a great way to create visual impact with standard high-street box files. Dymo tape labelling systems lend a neat and tidy retro edge to your filing (especially if your handwriting isn't up to scratch).

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Keep it separate

Stop admin, gift wrapping and craftwork encroaching on the rest of your home by creating a purpose-built station - under the stairs or in an alcove, say.

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Art attack

Striking art positioned above your desk will instantly give your home office presence. Black furniture set against white walls creates a feeling of minimal modernism.

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Bright accents

Get your home office to stand out by choosing a piece with a small colour detail, such as this lamp with a bright flex, then maximise the effect by mirroring the colour elsewhere, such as on a rug border or blinds.

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Booked up

This simple-yet-stylish home office features a wall length bookcase to provide lots of storage.

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Express yourself

Self-adhesive tiles have been used to create a distinctive memo board in this home office. The oversized scissors add another quirky element and a sense of fun.

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All for floral

A deep green botanical fabric adds interest to the white furniture and white-painted flooring in this home office. Flower-shaped rugs add a quirky touch.

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Hot and cold

Hot orange accents like the desk lamp and the paint inside the open shelving are used to spice up this all-grey scheme. Quirky accessories like the book-ends complete the look.

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Stripe off

Create a relaxed look by hand-painting stripes with visible brush strokes so they don't become too formal. To achieve equally spaced stripes, draw vertical lines in pencil then use the width of your brush as a guide.

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