When home is office
Jun 10, 2006
VERY often, people find themselves having to bring work home for various reasons. Either they don’t want to work late at the office or they are setting up a new business on the side and most common – have lost their jobs and are trying to get back to their feet.
By Roger Mugisha
VERY often, people find themselves having to bring work home for various reasons. Either they don’t want to work late at the office or they are setting up a new business on the side and most common – have lost their jobs and are trying to get back to their feet.
To this, many have opted to turn their homes, however small, into a centre of business, but not eliminating the homely aspect.
Although the home office phenomenon is still new in Uganda, in neighbouring Kenya and other countries like South Africa and the UK, it is slowly growing, especially for single mothers and young graduates.
Edmund Ssesanga, an interior designer with Kitchen and Office Concepts, says the first step is to evaluate your space.
“If you will only be using the computer on weekends or a few days a week, transforming an under-used closet into a computer station is enough. Make sure the closet door gives you a reasonable amount of room to work at the desk,†he says.
“It is wise to place the computer in one corner, creating more space on both sides. Another important factor is the choice of wall paint and lighting to be used in the room. Colours that inspire moods like light-blue, cream matched with dark mahogany furniture would be perfect.
But for those who expect to have regular visitors, using the balcony would be better,†advises Kaleel Rahman, the general manager of Biplous Ltd.
VERY often, people find themselves having to bring work home for various reasons. Either they don’t want to work late at the office or they are setting up a new business on the side and most common – have lost their jobs and are trying to get back to their feet.
To this, many have opted to turn their homes, however small, into a centre of business, but not eliminating the homely aspect.
Although the home office phenomenon is still new in Uganda, in neighbouring Kenya and other countries like South Africa and the UK, it is slowly growing, especially for single mothers and young graduates.
Edmund Ssesanga, an interior designer with Kitchen and Office Concepts, says the first step is to evaluate your space.
“If you will only be using the computer on weekends or a few days a week, transforming an under-used closet into a computer station is enough. Make sure the closet door gives you a reasonable amount of room to work at the desk,†he says.
“It is wise to place the computer in one corner, creating more space on both sides. Another important factor is the choice of wall paint and lighting to be used in the room. Colours that inspire moods like light-blue, cream matched with dark mahogany furniture would be perfect.
But for those who expect to have regular visitors, using the balcony would be better,†advises Kaleel Rahman, the general manager of Biplous Ltd.