Design suggestion- perhaps rearrange the upper cabinets so that 1 double doored cupboard sits over each of the desk areas. Then consolidate the open shelves in the centre of the uppers. This will help to balance the wall and help the uppers to look less visually heavy.

Also if the style permits then a pegboard running across the wall between uppers and lowers. Ikea has a great range of accessories for peg boards if functionality and max storage is priority over aesthetics.

thanks for the suggestions. we have roller blinds on the left hand side which makes this abit more challenging to visualise.

Then the open shelves make practical sense if there is a roller blind there.

Hi ruby, I have attached photos of our home office setup. Similar to yours with desk. But I have installed drawers. The bottom larger drawer is the same size as a filing cabinet. I have placed filing carry boxes inside these drawers for hanging files. Hope this helps.