Home Office Design Ideas with Wood

Photo of a transitional study room in Phoenix with white walls, a built-in desk, grey floor and wood.

Inspiration for an industrial home office in Bengaluru with grey walls, a built-in desk, beige floor and wood.

"study hut"
Design ideas for a mid-sized modern home office with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a built-in desk, brown floor, wood and wood walls.

Designed to maximize function with minimal impact, the studio serves up adaptable square footage in a wrapping almost healthy enough to eat. The open interior space organically transitions from personal to communal with the guidance of an angled roof plane. Beneath the tallest elevation, a sunny workspace awaits creative endeavors. The high ceiling provides room for big ideas in a small space, while a cluster of windows offers a glimpse of the structure’s soaring eave. Solid walls hugging the workspace add both privacy and anchors for wall-mounted storage. Towards the studio’s southern end, the ceiling plane slopes downward into a more intimate gathering space with playfully angled lines. The building is as sustainable as it is versatile. Its all-wood construction includes interior paneling sourced locally from the Wood Mill of Maine. Lengths of eastern white pine span up to 16 feet to reach from floor to ceiling, creating visual warmth from a material that doubles as a natural insulator. Non-toxic wood fiber insulation, made from sawdust and wax, partners with triple-glazed windows to further insulate against extreme weather. During the winter, the interior temperature is able to reach 70 degrees without any heat on. As it neared completion, the studio became a family project with Jesse, Betsy, and their kids working together to add the finishing touches. “Our whole life is a bit of an architectural experiment”, says Jesse, “but this has become an incredibly useful space.”

Mid-sized traditional study room in Novosibirsk with green walls, medium hardwood floors, a freestanding desk, brown floor, coffered, wood and decorative wall panelling.

Photo of a contemporary study room in Raleigh with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a freestanding desk, brown floor and wood.

This is an example of a contemporary home office in Dallas with white walls, a freestanding desk, grey floor, vaulted and wood.

Small country craft room with white walls, vinyl floors, a built-in desk, brown floor, wood and planked wall panelling.

Large asian study room in Other with beige walls, medium hardwood floors, a built-in desk, beige floor and wood.

Photo of a traditional study room in Other with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a freestanding desk, brown floor, coffered, wood and decorative wall panelling.

Transitional study room in Other with brown walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, brown floor, wood, panelled walls and wood walls.

Design ideas for a large transitional study room in DC Metro with wood, exposed beam, no fireplace, a freestanding desk, brown floor, dark hardwood floors and blue walls.

Photo : Yosuke Harigane
Small contemporary study room in Fukuoka with white walls, light hardwood floors, a built-in desk, wood and wood walls.

This is an example of a midcentury study room with brown walls, carpet, a built-in desk, grey floor, no fireplace, wood and wood walls.

Large tropical study room in Other with white walls, light hardwood floors, a freestanding desk, beige floor and wood.

Photo of a contemporary home office in Dallas with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a built-in desk, brown floor, exposed beam, vaulted and wood.

Ripplevale Grove is our monochrome and contemporary renovation and extension of a lovely little Georgian house in central Islington. We worked with Paris-based design architects Lia Kiladis and Christine Ilex Beinemeier to delver a clean, timeless and modern design that maximises space in a small house, converting a tiny attic into a third bedroom and still finding space for two home offices - one of which is in a plywood clad garden studio.

Small contemporary study room in Vancouver with white walls, porcelain floors, a freestanding desk, white floor, wood and wood walls.

Nice place to do a bit of work or studying in Loft area with warm wood walls , ceilings and window casements showing off masterful craftsmanship
Mid-sized contemporary study room in Orange County with medium hardwood floors, white walls, a freestanding desk, brown floor, wood and wood walls.