You Dont Need a Home Office to Work From Home – The Wall Street Journal

Eight years ago, Ojai, Calif.-based designer Vina Lustado created an off-the-grid tiny house so she could live a simpler, more sustainable lifestyle. The 140-square-foot home includes a workspace with a built-in wooden desk, and is furnished with storage units that nest inside each other and can be moved easily throughout the space.

While Ms. Lustado designed the tiny house for herself, the resulta seamless, minimalist living space for sleeping, cooking, eating and workingresonated with her clients. People asked me to design their homes and offices to maximize efficiency with a very minimal square footage, she says.

Fast forward to the coronavirus outbreak, which sent homeowners scrambling to configure their spaces for a new normal of working and schooling from home. Interest in a prefab, modular tiny home designed by Ms. Lustados firm, Sol Haus Design, soared. She will begin installing the outbuilding, which costs between $120,000 and $150,000, in backyards next year.

Having a backyard unit with dedicated office space is really in demand, she says.

The 260-square-foot module has ample storage within a simple, streamlined design. But for those without the budget or room to install an entire tiny home on their property, it can offer lessons on how to optimize space within close quarters.

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