Did someone say “home office”?

I feel like in 2020 a home office is more prevalent than ever. Whether you have had to work from home, your kid has had to do school work, or maybe you just want some more home organization, a home office would be the answer for you.

Just because you hear the word office, doesn’t mean you have to have a whole room just for the office. Something just having a designated space for your stuff makes it that much easier.

Your first questions might be “where do I start?”

Well first you want to figure out what you want out of your home office. Do you need space for storage, for bills/mail, how many computers or screens do you need room for, and how much space do you actually need?

Once you figure out what you want out of your home office, you have to find the location for your space! Make sure it is large enough to include all of the items you listed in the first step. You don’t want to have a lot of needs for your office, and only have a desk that is 3 ft long.

Finally you can start to work on your design. Do you want the desk up against the wall, sitting in the middle of the room? Maybe you want an L shape desk that has a lot of counter space?

We have done several kitchens that have a desk area. This usually includes a knee-well spot, so you have the option to sit down on the computer or do paperwork. We also usually include a drawer stack that has a filling system in the bottom drawer to help with organization. We also include some kind of uppers above the desk as well. This helps to hopefully alleviate the desk being a “dump zone.”

I believe that if you create a space for everything in your house, than you are less likely to end up with a lot of “dump zones”

Finally, you have your space and you have your design. Now you get to organize it! There are so many options for organizing your desk area. To start, figure out what you’re trying to store and where.
You want to make sure you have enough space on top of your desk to read, write, and work. you don’t want to get through this process and feel like you’re always working over top of things. This might make some of the tasks you’re trying to accomplish more stressful. And let’s face it, we don’t need any more stress these days!
From there you can go shopping! (this is the most fun ;))

So you have decided to build a new house, or you want to revamp your current space. Congratulations! This is a very exciting time and while it might seem like a mountain of work now, I can tell you it is definitely going to be worth it.

We wanted this blog to just be a broad layout of the processes and in later blogs we will try to explain each in more detail… and with lots of pictures (:

Soooo you are ready to pull the trigger on getting some numbers and ideas together for you new cabinetry.

Step one is going to be a new design. This means that the one cabinet or appliance that you have always hated or you want it moved— you CAN move it!

After we nail down your design we will then want to move into the specifics of your cabinets. This is the fun part, but can also be a little stressful. You have to keep in mind flooring color, wall color, back splash, etc. (psssss. Tip: Pick your cabinet color and then pick your wall color and others to compliment your cabinet color)

Once we have the design and selections we send out our final estimate with a sign-off sheet so that the customer can make sure everything is exactly how they want it. We are more than happy to do this step at our showroom as well, just to answer any questions that could arise.

I also forgot to mention picking out accessories for your kitchen! Double trash? You bet! Spice pull-out? Now we are talking! Throughout the design process we will try to accommodate any accessories you want in your kitchen and place them in the most logical space.

Once we have the sign off we get to work! We want to schedule our date to come and do a layout, grab updated measurements and also set an installation date. Now if you are new construction versus remodel this part of the time frame can vary, but the most important part is cabinet installation date. The day we are set to bring you your cabinets!

Each job will vary from the design down to the timeline. We here at Sylvester want to make sure you are getting your dream cabinets. We are here to help from the beginning to the end. If you would like to inquire about new cabinetry visit http://sylvestercustomcabinetry.com/contact-2

As always thank you for reading and stay tuned for the next one! (: