| Don't have a separate room you can
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| | comfortable office chair.If you have a
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| designate as a home office? You can
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| | CPU for a monitor, make sure the depth of
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| create a comfortable and functional
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| | the closet will accommodate the CPU; or
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| computer work station in remarkably
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| | consider upgrading to one of the newer,
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| little space. A corner of your living
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| | compact flat screen monitors. Or use a
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| room or bedroom, even a spare closet, can
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| | laptop -you'll have room to spare. You
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| provide plenty of room.First measure out
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| | might also consider building or buying a
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| the amount of space you can allocate for
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| | rolling cart for your printer that can be
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| your work station. Then, start to plan.
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| | stored in the closet when not used, and
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| You need a surface for your computer
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| | pulled out while you're working. Also
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| monitor or laptop, and room underneath
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| | consider a pull out work surface or a
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| for your hard drive. If you have a
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| | folding table which can be tucked into
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| printer and/or a scanner, this also needs
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| | the closet when not in use. Additional
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| a work surface, ideally with storage
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| | storage space can be built along the
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| space underneath for printer paper and
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| | sides of the closet.You'll need both
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| other supplies. You may also want space
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| | electrical outlets and a phone jack (or
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| for an additional external backup hard
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| | cable outlet if you use Roadrunner) in or
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| drive. Measure all your equipment and
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| | near your work space. If you can install
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| furnishings and play with a floor plan.If
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| | them, great; otherwise you'll need to run
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| you can find a ready-made work station
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| | extension lines in from elsewhere. Make
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| that fits into your space, great. If not,
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| | every attempt to provide easy access to
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| make one. A 24- to 30-inch core door
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| | all outlets and jacks; having a surge
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| thrown over a couple of two-drawer filing
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| | suppressor with several plugs attached to
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| cabinets makes a handy desk, but takes up
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| | the back of the closet right above the
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| quite a bit of room, and it may or may
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| | work surface should make life much easier
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| not be comfortable for you depending on
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| | for you. If you have to run extension
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| your height when seated. An alternative
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| | cords over a high traffic area, run them
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| would be to check home improvement stores
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| | through protective conduit that allows
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| like Home Depot for components like
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| | you to put them underneath carpet without
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| counter tops, shelving, and legs that can
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| | causing accidents. Don't run unprotected
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| be assembled in a number of
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| | cords underneath carpeting; a worn cable
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| configurations. (Check the kitchen
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| | can create a fire hazard, and people can
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| section of the store!) Assembling a desk
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| | trip over the bump!If you've managed to
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| with an L- or U-shape allows you to
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| | renovate a spare closet, all you need to
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| spread out your work. If you want an
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| | do is close the doors to hide your office
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| L-shape, make sure the extra arm is to
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| | space. If it's in a corner of the bedroom
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| the right of the monitor if you're
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| | or living room, think about setting up an
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| right-handed, to the left if you're a
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| | ornamental folding screen to block off
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| leftie.You'll need shelving to store CDs,
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| | your view of the office; remove it when
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| computer manuals and other reference
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| | you're using the office, or leave it up
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| books, computer accessories and supplies,
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| | for some privacy.Take a few moments
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| project files, and inboxes. Magazine
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| | during the planning phase to think about
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| holders make great containers for
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| | the look of the work space. Your choice
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| computer manuals and other documentation,
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| | of materials, colors, and design
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| and can be filed on a shelf along with
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| | accessories go a long way to creating an
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| reference books. Use bookcases as
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| | attractive area that's an enjoyable,
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| boundaries for your office and as
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| | comfortable place to work.Aldene
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| additional storage space. The tops of the
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| | Fredenburg is a freelance writer living
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| bookcases can also provide additional
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| | in southwestern New Hampshire and
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| work space in a pinch, or display space
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| | frequently contributes to Tips and
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| for personal items to give the area a
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| | Topics. She has published numerous
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| homey touch.If you have a closet you can
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| | articles in local and regional
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| spare, remove the doors and replace them
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| | publications on a wide range of topics,
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| with louvered doors that can be folded
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| | including business, education, the arts,
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| out of the way while you're working.
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| | and local events. Her feature articles
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| Install a work surface spanning the
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| | include an interview with independent
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| length of the closet, and then build
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| | documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and a
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| shelves above it. You can also create
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| | feature on prisoners at the New Hampshire
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| storage space beneath the counter, but
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| | State Prison in Concord.
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| leave an area open to slide in a
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