Arranging an office under the stairs: what to think about?
Whether it is a teleworking station or a space intended for occasional use, an office must above all be functional. Before setting up your office under the stairs, it is therefore important to check the feasibility of your project. The key point: electricity. It is essential to have suitable lighting, as well as at least one outlet, in order to be able to use your computer.
As part of a renovation or a construction, you can call on a craftsman to make a set combining the staircase and the office. Making the choice of tailor-made is both a practical and aesthetic choice: you have the assurance of making full use of the available space and of enjoying an ensemble that matches your tastes.
Some specialized brands offer elements compatible with their ready-to-install stairs, in order to more easily fit out your office area.
Before embarking on setting up your office under the stairs, take the time to consider different configurations.
Usually, the office is nestled under the stairs, parallel to the wall. Depending on the location, shape and dimensions of your staircase, it may be wise to orient the office differently. To make your choice, make sure you have easy access and feel comfortable in the office.
A well-thought-out small office
To organize your office under the stairs and choose the most appropriate furniture, it is above all a matter of thinking practical:
- Do you plan to use your desk under the stairs for day-to-day work or just to do one-off tasks?
- Do you need storage space for your files?
- Do you work on a computer or do you often need to write?
The layout of your office under the stairs must indeed take into account both the space you have available and your work habits!
This office nestled under the stairs takes its ease. Numerous and varied storage spaces allow full use of the space located under the staircase itself. The desk plays the extensions along the perpendicular wall, exploiting another lost space, under the window.
In this office area cleverly hidden under the stairs, there was a lack of space to install storage. Never mind ! The desk has gained a little height, and a high stool replaces the traditional chair. And here is what allows to cram more storage modules.
Space is limited, under this straight staircase! The desk is discreet, to make room for XL storage, skillfully installed on the section of the wall with the greatest height. We snatch the idea of the large basket, which allows you to fit a few things at the base of the stairs.
Canon, the suspended staircase. It comes with a large-format worktop, which offers flexible space. Depending on the needs of the moment, you can work there as a couple, or even as a family, or transform it into shelves and store trinkets, books … or the TV!
The staircase is frequently located in the living room. If you don’t want to set up an authentic office area there, but you need to be able to put down your tablet or laptop from time to time, opt for a hijacked piece of furniture – console, cabinet, or small sideboard – associated with a designer chair.
The office under the stairs on the decorative side
The staircase is often a prominent feature. If you want to set up the office there, it is therefore important not to neglect the aesthetic aspect.
The corner desk is the ideal option for setting up a space suitable for teleworking, as it allows you to combine good storage capacity and a generous worktop. If you want to place it under the stairs, beware of open models, equipped with niches and shelves: choose facades, which will hide your files!
A comfortable office chair is essential if you want to protect your back! If your workspace is under prominent stairs, however, it is a good idea to opt for a discreet color. Here, we opted for a total immaculate white look, which allows the office area to be discreet.
Depending on the size of your staircase, it is possible to fit out an authentic small room. The good idea: equip it with hinged or sliding doors, in order to completely hide your desk when you are finished working.
Smart, the niche under the stairs! It allows to set up a cozy and very decorative office area. Here, we combined a desk with facades and a few shelves, which keep the space neat.
In this ultracontemporary interior, the desk located under the stairs is in tune: in white and steel, it blends in perfectly with the living room decor.
Do you have a taste for theatrical decoration? Let yourself be inspired by this desk under the stairs, which is staged in red and black. The idea to steal: the bars and spots placed on the furniture, which allow optimal lighting.
A few storage cubes, pretty facades, and here is a straight staircase cleverly hidden! The office area is all the more cozy.