Small Home Office of an Anglophile in Georgia, US
Name: Rochelle McNally
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Occupation: HR Talent Analytics
Room size: 4,5 m² (48 ft²)
Cost of setup: $910
Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself
My husband and I purchased a house a year ago and have been working to bring it up to modern times.
It was originally a three-bedroom, one-bathroom home, but the previous owners had converted the third bedroom into a master bathroom and left a small 12×4 ft room.
Initially, we didn’t know what to do with such a small room.
We considered using it as additional closet space but ended up trying to make it work as a home office.
I work from home, and my job focuses on analysing and synthesising large amounts of data, so I often need to work in complete silence to focus better.
When decorating the home office, my main goal was to design a tranquil and organised environment where I could fully concentrate while also making it a space where I’d enjoy spending eight hours a day.
I’m a huge Anglophile and have been to England many times, so one of the ways I personalised my office was by putting up all of the little trinkets I have gotten from England while visiting.
For example, I have a commemorative Platinum Jubilee plate from my last visit, a small plate commemorating Queen Victoria’s 200th birthday from another trip, some beautiful gold prints from a street art seller on the South Bank, and my personal favourite — a little Queen Elizabeth figurine that waves when the sun hits a solar panel on her purse.
These little touches personalise my office and make it feel like more than just a workspace.
Take us through your setup
| Item | Model |
|---|---|
| Laptop | Dell Inspiron (company-issued laptop) |
| Chair | Comhoma Office Chair |
| Desk shelf | Nathan James Theo 2-Shelf Wall-Mounted Desk |
| Accent chair | CANMOV Modern Accent Chair with Ottoman |
| Mouse | VicTsing Wireless Mouse |
| Mouse mat | LeadsaiL |
| Laptop stand | Soundance Laptop Stand |
| Webcam cover | MESMOS Laptop Camera Cover |
| Selfie ring light | GearLight Selfie Ring Light |
From start to finish, it took me about two weeks to redecorate my office.
I bought everything from Amazon.
I wanted quick delivery and was ready for my office to be more than just the one sad work desk I had been using for the year prior.
When I was looking for furniture for this room, I wanted a desk that saved as much space as possible and that I could easily scoot my office chair into when not in use.
My previous desk was too low, so my office chair couldn’t be pushed under it.
The desk and chair combo took up the entire 4 ft width of the room, which blocked half of an already tiny room from use.
To solve this issue, I purchased the two-shelf, wall-mounted desk by Nathan James Theo from Amazon.
It not only completely opened the room up for movement by having enough height to push my office chair under, but it also created a perfect use of vertical space with the wall shelves for storage.
I also have two cats that like to spend their time in the office when I’m working.
I initially considered getting a small cat tree for the window area, but instead decided to try finding a small but functional chair for both the cats and me to enjoy.
The CANMOV modern accent chair with an ottoman from Amazon turned out to be an unexpected winner.
It is one of the softest chairs I have ever sat in. It fits the space perfectly, even leaving enough room for a small accent table.
The chair is almost always in use either by the cats, my husband coming in to chat or by me when I want some alone time to read at night.
The main struggle we faced while furnishing this office was removing the furniture that was already in the room before we remodelled it.
The computer desk, computer chair, and large bookshelf were all far too large for this small room, and as a result, they ended up leaving several paint scratches on the walls when we moved them out of the room.