Even if youve begrudgingly begun to schlep into an office on a regular basis, its likely that you still maintain some semblance of a work-from-home setup. In fact, according to the latest Gallup data, 53 percent of U.S. employees have hybrid schedules. If youre lucky, you have a spare bedroom or dedicated study at home where you can go for the daily grind, undisturbed. If youre a small-space dweller, however, its probable that your WFH cranny is doing double duty as your bedroom or living room, and thatnearly five years inyour chipped particle-board desk and ugly ergonomic chair are no longer cutting it. Dont you think its time for an upgrade? Office design is equal parts art and science, and small, multipurpose areas require different aesthetic and functional considerations. Theres a big difference between designing a dedicated home office and establishing a workspace within a room that serves dual purposes, such as being both a bedroom or a living room, affirms ELLE DECOR A-List designer Ghislaine Vias, whose firm designs private residences, commercial offices, and hospitality projects alike. For inspiration, weve turned to the ELLE DECOR archive, where weve discovered 30 clever small home office ideas by Vias and many more interior designers. Even if youre not the boss, after scrolling through these youll certainly feel like one.1Camouflage Home OfficeNoe DeWittIf you hate the ever-present reminder of work in your home, camouflage it! ELLE DECOR A-List designer Nick Olsen shows us how it's done in his thoughtful Sag Harbor home. Here in the den, the blue-painted desk blends in perfectly with the indigo mud cloth walls. Now you see it, now you don't! 2Arched Enclave Home OfficeGenevieve LutkinAll I want is to create good things that stand the test of time, ELLE DECOR A-List architect Miminat Shodeinde tells us. And what could be more enduring than a combined bookshelf-desk, which works hard even when you're off the clock? Herein a minimal London townhouseShodeinde created an arch-shaped nook for a computerand surrounded it by niches to display treasures and tomes. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below3Bold Rug Home OfficeWilliam Jess LairdNever underestimate the transformative power of a good rugand designer Mike Moser's Hollywood Heights bungalow is proof. Here, he perched a vintage desk and set of ultra-deep chairs onto a cerulean blue Art Deco carpet. 4Scenic Wallpaper Home OfficeFrancesco DolfoIf you're like us, your eyes will wander out the window when you're deep in thought. No window? No problem. Here, in his Milan flat, hospitality designer Eric Egan enveloped his living room in a gorgeous scenic wallpaper and tucked in an unobtrusive WFH zone. Talk about a successful merger! Advertisement - Continue Reading Below5Super-Curated Home OfficeAdrian Gaut"Intentional spareness" was the goal for this Miami vacation pad designed by Martin Brl. So in lieu of desk clutter in this home office, you'll only find super-curated finds. including a vintage desk, an Isamu Noguchi table lamp, a Larry Sultan photo, and vintage rope chairs by artist Christian Astuguevieille6Neat Niche OfficeKelly MarshallTalk about carving out your professional niche! This office alcove, expertly created by ELLE DECOR A-List designer Tiffany Howell for writer and director Mara Brock Akil, is its own mood, thanks to a dusty blue paint job, a vintage lamp, a floating desk, and an abstract artwork by Peter Beard. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below7Pretty and Pink Home OfficeAnnie SchlechterHostess-with-the-mostest Rebecca Gardner wedged a home office into the corner of her pink living room, though youd barely notice thanks to all of the maximalist accessories. The glass-topped table provides a chic perch for a laptop but also does double duty as a console table when guests arrive for cocktails. 8Moody Blue OfficeSharyn CairnsBlink and youll miss this sexy study, in a Melbourne home designed by Powell & Glenn. A deep turquoise coat of paint and boudoir-like furnishingsincluding a Cassina chair and a Gubi mirrormake this area feel equally suited to gussying up as it is to bossing around. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below9Green Lacquered Home OfficeChris MottaliniWant true work-life separation? Then hide your office. Here, in a Miami Beach apartment designed by Charlap Hyman & Herrero, the desk area virtually disappears thanks to a coat of slick emerald lacquer (Benjamin Moores Alligator Alley, for your information). Using one color or material everywhere sublimates forms, blurring the edges of a room and the pieces of furniture within it, explains firm co-founder Adam Charlap Hyman. The effect is something expansive, even infinite.10Nautical Home OfficeStephan JulliardIn this sweet studyin the French vacation home that ELLE DECOR A-List designer Jean-Louis Deniot shares with his sisterthe out-of-office message is loud and clear, even though its residents may not be. A regal, blue-upholstered chair is pulled up to a pint-sized Peter Lovig Nielsen desk, while a rattan lamp (which ties in nicely with the whimsical rope details on the floor lamps and door trim) and sunny Slim Aarons photograph are reminders of the dreamy seaside setting. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below11Office with a ViewRead McKendreeStudies show that access to light and nature is a key ingredient to workplace productivity, so if you have the opportunity to place your desk near a window, take it. For this soothing setup in a Pebble Beach, California, home, the designers at Workshop/APD oriented a CB2 desk toward the stunning ocean view. 12Memphis-Inspired Home Office Matthew WilliamsJust because your job is all work and no play doesnt mean your home office needs to be too. Case in point: this fun-loving office in a Wisconsin lake house designed by Victoria Sass of Prospect Refuge Studio. The postmodern-inspired look includes a floating custom desk, a diminutive blue desk lamp from the Future Perfect, a primary-colored chair from Dims, and a playful rug from Cold Picnic. Next stop, happy hour! Advertisement - Continue Reading Below13Modern & Minimal Home OfficeNicole FranzenMany of us dont have the luxury of a dedicated room for a home office. If thats the case, use art and accessories to delineate your work area in a way that complements the rest of your home decor. In the Brooklyn home of Calico Wallpaper founders Rachel and Nicholas Cope, a study nook in the living room gives off a distinctly midcentury vibe, with its Danish rosewood desk and a fun magazine rack by designer Arthur Umanoff. A mobile by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio and a painting by Leon Benn provide artful touches. 14Glamorous Home OfficeEma PeterEvergreen-hued velvets define this dramatic bedroom in a mother-daughter pad designed by Vancouver firm PlaidFox. The study space (or vanitydepending on the time of day) blends in with the mood perfectly, thanks to a matching Juliana Vasconcellos chair, a custom burlwood desk, and a funky vase by Gaetano Pesce. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below15Bohemian Home OfficeVictoria PearsonHome offices should feel grounding, not chaotic. And a good way to create calm is to surround yourself with objects that you know and love. In this cool-and-collected bohemian beach house, designer Schuyler Samperton designed a small living room work area around the clients stunning 18th-century Chinese painters desk. Similarly soulful objects were layered into the vignette, such as the owners prized 1948 Greta Magnusson Grossman lamp and a 1930s French armchair. A terra-cotta-colored grass-cloth wallcovering, paisley curtains, and a patterned rug make the look extra embracing. 16Neutral Oasis Home OfficeDavid MitchellLike many home offices, this WFH area in a house designed by Timothy Godbold is in a bedroom. The vintage Danish teak desk, sculptural lamp, artworks, and chubby NOOM chair meld with the neutral decor of the room, ensuring thatthough home offices are physical reminders of a 9-to-5this look isnt one to lose sleep over. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below17Wallpapered Home Office Serena Eller VainicherAn attractive Zoom backdrop is a must in this day and age, and nothing makes you look more erudite than a curated bookshelf. In their Rome apartment, architects Massimo Alvisi and Junko Kirimoto backed their custom shelf with a delicate floral wallpaper and displayed a series of sweet sculptures by Giuseppe Palermo atop the antique mantelpiece. 18Midcentury OfficeWilliam AbranowiczLike the Ed Ruscha artwork suggests, this Los Angeles home office is elegant without taking itself too seriously. Cliff Fong, the designer behind the ELLE DECOR A-List firm Matt Blacke, selected midcentury classicslike the 1967 desk by Peter Lovig Nielsen and the Arne Jacobsen chair behind itbut kept it all from looking too Mad Men with a glamorous vintage French chandelier and an all-white paint job. Home offices are a Mighty Topic indeed! Advertisement - Continue Reading Below19Patterned & Playful Home Office Guido TaroniIf the thought of a corporate-looking WFH setup crushes your soul, then patterns are your new office bestie. Here, in a stately Rome home, art historian Carolina Vincenti eschewed a desk for a 19th-century table and an antique cane chair. Colorful textiles, like the Isabella Ducrot abstract polka-dot wallhanging and the floor-skimming curtains in a GP & J Baker fabric, add whimsy. And never forget: Flowers are a surefire way to brighten up the workday. 20Patterns and Plants Home OfficeMiguel Flores-ViannaIts no surprise that Nathalie Farman-Farma, founder of the fabric house Dcors Barbares, surrounds herself with vibrant prints in her bohemian London home office. Here, she slid a Napoleon III stool beneath an antique Danish rolltop desk and topped it all off with a coordinating textile and an unruly zigzag cactus. Anna FixsenDeputy Digital EditorAnna Fixsen is the deputy digital editor of ELLE DECOR, where she oversees all facets of ElleDecor.com. In addition to editing articles and developing digital strategy, she writes about the worlds most beautiful homes, reviews the chicest products (from the best cocktail tables to cute but practical gifts), and reports on the most exciting trends in design and architecture. Since graduating from Columbia Journalism School, shes spent the past decade as an editor at Architectural Digest, Metropolis, and Architectural Record and has written for outlets including the New York Times, Dwell, and more.