• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary navigation
  • Skip to footer

Chris Jeub

Writer, Teacher, Entrepreneur

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Books
  • About
  • Contact
  • Jeub Family
  • Speech & Debate
  • Business
  • Teaching
  • Co-authored
  • Edited
  • All Books

The Most Important Consideration in a Home Office

November 10, 2012

 

What should you consider when building a home office? I posted a whole list of them when I started my home office project a couple weeks ago, but I think I missed the most important. I guess I didn’t realize it till now:

The most important consideration in a home office is MOOD.

Yep, the mood. It has to deal with atmosphere. I need to get things done, and the old office solutions just weren’t cutting it. The walls weren’t soundproof, the kids would run through the office to get to the garage, my feet would get cold in the winter and I’d sweat in the summer…

Enough complaining, because my new office is close to being finished. I spent good money on three things that contributed significantly to the mood I was trying to create. These were:

  1. Pine tongue-n-groove walls. Drywalling would have taken 1/5 the time at 1/10 the cost, but I love working in a cabin-like atmosphere.
  2. Picturesque window. I had a window already. It was old, but it would have done fine. I bought a new one and the view lights up my room.
  3. Carpet. This is being installed next week. For all practical purposes I’d put in wood flooring. But I want carpet for the mood.

I’m still about a week or two out from completion, but I have my desk moved in. Work (the kind that makes me and my family money) has been neglected lately. Still on the to-finish list: (1) as mentioned, the carpet, (2) lighting, (3) bookshelf, (4) some more trim, and (5) closet shelving. For now, enjoy these pics – and let me know what you think by posting below.

Facebook0Tweet0Pin0

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: home office, remodel

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Footer

Podcast Episodes

  • Podcast 007: Facing Hate (Chapter 1: The Jeub Family) October 5, 2020
  • Podcast 006: Easy Entry (Part 5: Tournaments) April 20, 2020
  • Podcast 005: Easy Entry (Part 4: Debate) April 13, 2020
  • Podcast 004: Easy Entry (Part 3: Speech) April 6, 2020
  • Podcast 003: Easy Entry (Part 2: Schools and Leagues) March 30, 2020

New Blog Posts

  • Search & Rescue
  • Review Copy of “Facing Hate” (Limited Free Offer)
  • Afterword v. 2 of FACING HATE (Unedited)
  • Help Me Choose a Cover to “Facing Hate”
  • Why I’m Deleting My Facebook (and perhaps all social media)
  • Am I Crazy, or Am I Being Shamed?
  • Review My Book “Facing Hate”
  • Hunter Shaming (and What to Do About It)
  • The Social Smearing of Trump and His Supporters
  • Chapter 12: Love in the House

Archives

Follow Me

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Email

Other Websites

  • Monument Members
  • Monument Publishing

Copyright © 2021 by Chris Jeub · Author Pro on Genesis Framework · Log in