Avoid these common mistakes while planning your shared home office, and you’ll each have a peaceful space to work from. Cramped Workspace Working in a confined home office is less than ideal. It makes the work harder than it needs to be. Especially if both of you are constantly moving things around to make space for a notebook or keyboard. But it’s not just about the size of your workspace. The question is whether your home office actually meets your needs. The Fix: A well-thought-out workspace for two can make a world of difference to your level of comfort. Start…
Author: Francesco Riganese
Francesco Riganese
Francesco is a maker, engineer, and 3D printing enthusiast passionate about building tools and spaces that inspire creativity. With a background in software development and hands-on hardware projects, he explores the intersection of digital fabrication, productivity, and modern workspaces. When he’s not designing or experimenting, Francesco shares insights to help others create smarter, more efficient environments for work and making.
A dedicated home office, even if it’s just a tiny nook, has been directly linked to productivity in several studies. Working from a bed or sofa might seem comfortable but actually, it’s not a good idea. This area is normally associated with sleep — and our mind is trained to expect relaxation rather than work. That’s why even in small spaces, an area designated for WFH leads to increased productivity. The reasons being that there are fewer distractions, less cognitive load on our brains and as a result, a more focused working environment. The problem is that many WFH employees…
Name: Roland Austria Location: Saitama, Japan Occupation: Government employee Room size: 13 m² (140 ft²) — living space & home office Cost of the setup: $2,7K including all the tech (¥300,000) Social media: Instagram, GuruShots Hey, Roland! Tell us a bit about yourself Konnichiwa, I’m Roland. Born in the Philippines in the late 80s, a kid of the 90s, and in my teens by the early 2000s. I am of a generation that witnessed the transition of everything going from analogue to digital. The change fascinated me constantly and ultimately sent me to pursue a degree in software engineering. After…
Name: Conor Butkovic Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Occupation: Graphic Designer Room size: ~18,6 m² (200 ft²) Cost of the setup: ~$8,8K (includes everything) Social media: Instagram Hey, Conor! Tell us a bit about yourself I’m a recent college graduate who studied graphic design. Currently, I’m available for both freelance and in-house work. To be honest, it was somewhat of an accident that I became a designer. After high school, I struggled to figure out what I wanted to do, and “graphic design” just stood out to me. In the end, I’m thrilled I chose this career path because it surrounds…
Name: Olja Lobkis (Andotherlawstories)Location: Nordfriesland, GermanyOccupation: Law StudentRoom size: 11 m² (118 ft²)Cost of the setup: $1,4KSocial media: InstagramHey, Olja! Tell us a bit about yourselfI’m a 29-year-old law student from Germany. I live by the seaside in a Swedish-style cottage with my boyfriend and my pug Bella.Until August 2015, I had been working as a full-time paralegal in a large firm specialising in intellectual property.Despite my love for the legal profession, I felt unchallenged as a paralegal. I was hopelessly bored and didn’t enjoy my job at the time.Other “Study With Me” accounts have rarely resonated with Olja. As…
Name: Bogdan Patraucean Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania Occupation: Software Engineer Room size: 25 m² (270 ft²) Cost of the setup: ~$4,5K Social media: Instagram Hey, Bogdan! Tell us a bit about yourself I work as a software engineer for a private company in Romania. We do a lot of things, from apps for banks to factory automation, AI, etc, mainly for the German market. To be more precise, I’m a full-stack web developer. Full-stack means that I’m dealing with the frontend part (HTML, CSS, Javascript, Typescript, Angular, etc.) and also the backend part (.NET platform in my case). I create complex…
Name: Ulrich EschLocation: Cologne, GermanyOccupation: Communication ConsultantRoom size: 15 m² (161,5 ft²) Cost of the setup: $2,7K including a MacBookSocial media: InstagramHey, Uli! Tell us a bit about yourselfThanks for having me! I’m a communication consultant by day and content creator by night (or, more precisely, after my children have gone to bed).For three or four days a week, I spend about 2-3 hours creating new content. One evening is usually reserved for shooting new content, another one for editing the shots, and then, on the third evening, I prepare posts.Uli works for an agency that helps companies with their…
Name: Ben Garratt Location: Westcliff-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom Occupation: Digital Product Designer, Co-Founder of Fare Studio Room size: 4,95 m² (53,28 ft²) Cost of the setup: $2,5K — without tech (desk, peripherals, paint, chair etc.), £11,2K — with tech (PC, Mac, Hifi + the above). Social media: Instagram, Twitter Hey, Ben! Tell us a bit about yourself Hey, I’m Ben, I am a digital product designer who’s recently moved from East London to Westcliff-On-Sea in Essex. Leaving London was something we had never considered until remote working became much more normal for people in the tech/design world. I feel really…
Weather is out of human’s control, yet creating the right atmosphere for deep focus is as easy as turning on the background noise of rainy days or snowy nights. Rainyscope By using the natural sounds of rain pouring and birds chirping, Rainyscope creates a distraction-free background for highly focused work. You can also easily schedule work breaks on Rainyscope by using the website’s timer feature. Website: rainyscope.com Snowy Escape Developed by James Pistell and Joseph Fusco, Snowy Escape is a free ambient noise website that plays the heart-warming sounds of a roaring fireplace during a winter snowstorm. Snowy Escape seems…
Name: Eve G.Location: Amsterdam, NetherlandsOccupation: MSc Brain and Cognitive Science studentRoom size: 14 m² (151 ft²)Cost of the setup: ~$3KPersonal blog: academiceve.comSocial media: Instagram, TikTok, YouTubeHey, Eve! Tell us a bit about yourselfI am Eve, a blogger and digital content creator behind @academic.eve.I am originally from Lithuania, but after finishing my bachelor degree in Psychology, I moved to the Netherlands. That was due to my desire to pursue a research master’s in Brain and Cognitive Science at the University of Amsterdam. I am about to graduate in a couple of months!I am a full-time graduate student, and I have been…