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Enlightened employers have been championing the idea for years; Covid fast-tracked it into a reality. Millions of us are now working remotely, and suddenly, the home offi ce has been elevated to the most important room in the house. Judging by the acres of editorial dedicated to the subject, it’s become the new shed; it might even be in a shed. A glass-fronted one, if you’re lucky, with a woodburner, Eames chair and a few sheepskins. The shedless have had to make other arrangements, hastily converting box rooms or annexing corners of communal living areas to create a space that’s fi t for purpose. If you do have a separate room to spare, styling it up is an enjoyable challenge; the only criteria is that is should be somewhere that you’re thrilled to sit in all day, and which inspires you to be at your most productive. See overleaf for a selection of accessories to create your ultimate offi ce; some completely inessential, all highly desirable.

Now all that’s missing is cake from someone in accounts’ birthday, mix-ups over the ownership of the lunchtime tupperware, arguments over the air con, bants from sales, the occasional offi ce aff air... Photo: Ikea Bristol