With the recent changes in the economy and having a home so close to where my office already was, I recently decided that with some do-it-myself renovations and the right look, I could easily implement a home office that was suitable for clients and coworkers to see. It would be just as accessible as my original office, but far less money!

On top of all that, I could tackle household chores and spend time with my family during my downtime; in my old office, no use running home to load the dishwasher or the washing machine. Noise reduction, accessibility, and professionalism were the three obstacles/goals that I had for the big move; and so, my project began.

First of all, I scoped out a space in my home that would be a viable option. Somewhere that the rest of the inhabitants could easily avoid when they were feeling a little noisy, but somewhere that was easily accessible from the front drive and street parking.

Next, I came up with a few simple solutions for how to make it more of an “office.” I positioned the desk so that the door to the rest of my home was behind me, closer to me than where clients and coworkers would be sitting.

Finally, I got a reliable and fast home network installed-voila!-a home office was born. I even joked with guests that I would be able to whip up some cookies for them while we discussed upcoming projects-something that was impossible in my old office space.

I had the whole family trained on “office hours,” and created a pretty foolproof system for them to text or instant message me with questions or things they needed when I was in a meeting, unless of course there was an emergency.

Think that’s all the noise I would have to put up with in my new home office? Nope. But I’m a solution-oriented person. First of all, there was my neighbor’s dog, who received brand new toys to play with in their yard.

Next up, there was the barrage of washing machine noise that interrupted my meetings. It just so happened the “perfect location” I picked happened to be very near the laundry room, and happened right around the time my washer and dryer started to speak up.

The final piece of the puzzle-washing machine pads or “Silent Feet” under the machine that absorb the washing machine noise and vibration. Now I can switch over my whites during a conference call and the group will be none the wiser.

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