WFH Office Design Trends, Part 1: Color, Architectural Details, Layers

With more than 35 million Americans now working from home, the home office has become a room worth designing properly. For Heather Weisz, principal at HW Interiors in Wellington, Florida, that begins with treating the space as an expression of its owner rather than an exercise in productivity.

“Whether through color, pattern, texture, or meaningful materials, designing a workspace that reflects who you are can foster creativity, improve focus, and make work feel far more inspiring,” she says. When a workspace is personal, “it becomes more than a place to work – it’s a place that fuels creativity every day.”

The feature walks through several HW Interiors offices: a Puerto Rico vacation home that “embraced bold patterns, natural materials, and custom details to celebrate the client’s personality and the island’s vibrant spirit,” a Palm Beach new build color-drenched in “a rich grey green to create a sense of focus and calm,” and a Boca Raton residence in mink browns and whiskey-toned woods that proves “a home office can be as luxurious as the rest of the home.”