You’ve probably heard this one by now – it doesn’t feel like working from home anymore, it just feels like living at work. Here are four ways to make your home office work for you:
1. Get the most out of your home office wifi by staying close
Even if you have a fast connection to your home, sitting too far away from your router means glitchy video calls. Your router is like a speaker for wifi – if it’s in another room, you can’t hear the music.
2. Get the right lighting
Natural light aids productivity, so try to position your desk so you can benefit from the sunshine, without getting glare on your screen. If you prefer early mornings or late nights, invest in a good desk lamp or upgrade your ceiling lights.
3. Colour sets the mood
They say blue calms us down, red gives energy, and yellow stirs the emotions. We think the best colour for your home office is the colour you like the most. Update the wall in front of your desk with your favourite colour or with a wallpaper you like.
4. You’re going to sit there all day…
… you might as well get comfortable. Invest in a good office chair and desk. If you cannot find the right desk for your space, why not get a pro to make a custom desk for you?
Find a pro
- When you share more details about what you need, Kandua will put you in touch with up to five service providers near you, so that you can get quotes to compare.
- Give the contractor as much information as possible. The more details they have the more efficiently they can quote on the job and also offer their professional advice.
- Once you’ve gotten quotes from different Pros, you can look up their profiles on Kandua to read their reviews and see pictures of their work.
- Choose a Pro that has a good track record and solid recommendations from previous clients.
- Read the quote carefully. Make sure you double-check everything so you know exactly what you are getting yourself into.
Remember, it’s not always about finding the cheapest option. Stick to these tips and take the entire package into account: Reviews of our Pro, your experience in dealing with them and then, of course, the cost.
Suzette Meyer is the lead author and content creator for Kandua.com, South Africa’s #1 marketplace for home services. She researches and writes the Kandua Advice articles, Cost Guides, and the Kandua Email Newsletter, drawing on the expertise of Kandua’s base of over 40 000 pros across more than 100 services, and the data gathered from the 100 000+ home service projects facilitated through the platform.
Home improvement can be daunting, and it is often difficult to find out if you are paying a fair price for your products and services. Suzette has made it her mission to help homeowners with advice on all aspects of home repair, maintenance and improvement, including how to choose the right handyman and how to make smart upgrades that improve your resale value or save costs.
