The Top 10 Home Offices of 2022

10. High Style

Designer John McClain decorated this home office, which doubles as a guest room in his own Los Angeles home, with mixed patterns and black, white and brass elements to bring a touch of glamour to the multifunctional space.

A midcentury-style desk atop a faux zebra rug and a channel-back white sofa McClain bought on Houzz grounds the room in neutrals. “I needed to break the eye up from all the color in this home, so this is my ode to neutrality,” he says.

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9. Clever Built-In

This corner of a boy’s room in a Paris apartment designed by Bachmann Interior Design cleverly tucks in a built-in desk with shelving and drawers for storage. The dusty green is accented with leather cabinet pulls, and the design is further elevated with chevron-patterned wood flooring and a pendant light globe that contains a toy car.

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8. Times Two

When a husband and wife in Scottsdale, Arizona, needed a home office for running their family business, they enlisted designer Marlis Kapellusch of K and Q Interiors. Now it’s a glamorous space anchored by a dramatic black marble-look quartz desk with a waterfall edge and seating for two. The room’s black-and-white motif is defined by horizontal shiplap walls, plaid fabric chairs, black cabinets and a sculptural gold chandelier with black accents.

7. Closet Office

During the pandemic, some homeowners converted a closet into an office — dubbed the “cloffice” — as a way to maximize space. The designers at Florence Livingston Interiors tucked a built-in desk and shelves into this Tiburon, California, closet. Light wood shelving and white oak engineered flooring gives it warm style.

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6. Classic Styling

Designer Kelly McGuill helped a young family reconfigure its Concord, Massachusetts, home to create more function. In the office, where both parents work remotely, McGuill kept things uncluttered and bright with neutrals and blues the couple love. Behind the vintage-inspired wood desk, shelving and a built-in cabinet with a wood counter provide storage and classic style.

5. Daringly Dark

Light wood used for the desk, flooring and French doors stands out against moody charcoal-colored built-in cabinetry, walls and ceiling in this Edmond, Oklahoma, office by Kelsey Leigh Design.

3. Storage Standout

Floor-to-ceiling custom built-in cabinetry painted a pleasing gray (Chelsea Gray by Benjamin Moore) provides tons of storage in this Omaha, Nebraska, home office by Haven Design & Construction. Cabinets conceal a printer station and bins for hobbies. A marble mosaic inset in the wood-look floor acts as a resilient rug. And the green, hilly views foster inspiring moments of reflection.