Creating a bedroom office hybrid offers a practical solution for combining work and rest within the same space. By carefully selecting the right layout, furniture, storage, lighting, window treatments, and decor, you can effectively tailor both small and large spaces to suit your needs and style preferences.
Check out these bedroom office ideas for inspiration.
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of 45Create Separate Zones
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This Scandinavian office bedroom from Fantastic Frank has zones for sleeping, working, and lounging. White walls keep it feeling light and airy, while neatly styled open shelves and a gallery wall add a decorative touch.
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of 45Elevate the Decor
Credit: Design by Jess Bunge and Styled by Emily Bowser for Emily Henderson Design / Photo by Sara Ligorria-Tramp
Working from home means you can work in your pj’s if you feel like it, but there’s no reason your bedroom office can’t be dressed up for work. This office bedroom designed by Jess Bunge and styled by Emily Bowser for Emily Henderson Design is nestled in a bay window, outfitted with sculptural furniture, an antique chandelier, and floor-to-ceiling drapes to create an elegant space that reconciles bedroom and office without compromising on style.
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of 45Maximize Natural Light
Credit: Design by Neva Interior Design / Photo by Picthouse – Patrick Mancliere
This all-white Paris bedroom from Neva Interior Design has a simple wooden wall-mounted desk in the corner that benefits from the natural light of a window to the outside, and an interior window that lets light flow through the spaces, creating a peaceful setting for focus and concentration.
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of 45Consider Desk Layout
Credit: Design by Alvin Wayne
This NYC bedroom office from interior designer Alvin Wayne positions the desk in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows with a wide-open view of the city skyline. A large plant helps to create a sense of separation with the nearby bed. When positioning your desk facing a window, it’s important to have options for regulating light and glare, from simple solar shades to curtains depending on your needs and style.
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of 45Paint a Small Office Pink
Credit: Design by Caroline Andreoni Interior Design / Photo by Sophie Lloyd
The walls of this Paris bedroom office from Caroline Andréoni Interior Design are drenched in a sherbet-y shade of raspberry pink that creates an uplifting glow. The narrow entry to the room is lined with floor-to-ceiling built-in bookcases that have an integrated desk and whose honey toned wood complements the warm palette.
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of 45Install a Murphy Bed
Credit: Design by Sonya Lee Architect / Photo by Mark Wickens
The easiest way to avoid feeling like you’re working in your bedroom is to hide the bed. On the ground floor of a Brooklyn brownstone, Sonya Lee Architect created a flexible bedroom office space that is divided from the rest of the apartment with a vertical white oak screen. A minimalist built-in desk and floating shelves allow light to flow through, and floor-to-ceiling built-in storage cabinets include a Murphy bed that can be stowed away during business hours.
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of 45Create an Attic Office
Credit: Design by Space Factory / Photo by Herve Goluza
This dreamy little bedroom office from French interior design firm Space Factory is nestled under the eaves of a historic Paris building. A small desk and midcentury lounger are located by the windows, while original beams painted out in white add a sense of separation with the sleeping area that is dressed in dark tones to promote relaxation and add contrast.
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of 45Hang Statement Wallpaper
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If you like working at home but miss seeing familiar faces in the office, cover your wall in abstract face motif wallpaper like this bedroom office from A Beautiful Mess.
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of 45Float the Desk in a Corner
Credit: Design by Caroline Andreoni Interior Design / Photo by Sophie Lloyd
This chic Parisian bedroom office from Caroline Andréoni Interior Design is equipped with a triangular-shaped desk and sculptural chair that floats in the corner of the spacious room and blends in with the sophisticated designer lighting and decor.
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of 45Paint the Walls
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Chocolate brown paint envelops the walls of this bedroom office from Fantastic Frank, a grounding, soothing shade that is conducive to both sleep and work. Using a smaller desk will keep your bedroom office from overwhelming when you’re off the clock.
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of 45Build In Seamless Storage
Credit: Design by Caroline Andreoni Interior Design / Photo by Laura Jacques
This bedroom office from Caroline Andréoni Interior Design makes expert use of every last centimeter of space in a micro studio in Paris. A seamless wall of built-ins hides clutter and holds a sleek wall desk that can be folded up when not in use. Soothing pink-toned shades of white, and a perfectly made bed create a sense of order and calm in this miniature but high-functioning urban bedroom office oasis.
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of 45Install a Sleek Wall Desk
Credit: Design by Emilie Fournet Interiors / Photo by Kasia Fiszer
This London bedroom office from Emilie Fournet Interiors has a discreet and minimalist wall-mounted desk that folds up as soon as you punch out for the night. The slim profile takes up virtually no space when in the closed position, leaving the focus on the feel-good pink walls, green velvet beetle chair, and tall plant.
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of 45Utilize an Alcove
Credit: Design by AHG Interiors / Photo by Nick Glimenakis
This spacious bedroom office from AHG Interiors includes a large desk nestled in an alcove that creates separation from the rest of the room. A pair of comfy armchairs with their backs to the desk area creates an additional relaxation zone.
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of 45Move the Desk to a Side Wall
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This Scandinavian bedroom home office from Fantastic Frank would work just as well in a spacious primary bedroom as it would in a studio apartment. With clear zones for sleeping, working, and relaxing, plus a soothing color palette of neutrals and soft shades of yellow, and a mix of modern and vintage furniture and decor, it’s a highly functional multi-purpose space that shows how simple it can be to create a homey bedroom office that invites productivity with effortless style.
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of 45Set Up a Desk Nook
Credit: Design by Caroline Andreoni Interior Design / Photo by Sophie Lloyd
Painting the walls of this bedroom office nook from Caroline Andréoni Interior Design creates depth that makes it feel larger. The dark paint contrasts with light golden-toned wood on the built-in desk and shelving for a sophisticated look.
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of 45Repurpose a Walk-In Closet
Credit: Design by Ashley Montgomery Design
If your bedroom has extra real estate like a spacious adjoining walk-in closet with a large window, consider adding a desk and chair. Ashley Montgomery Design chose furniture and accessories that blends into the rest of the decor with its soft hues, vintage floral illustrations, and antique touches.
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of 45Let Your Desk Face Outward
Credit: Design by Kara Mann
When designing your bedroom office, resist the urge to systematically push the desk against the wall. In this bedroom from interior designer Kara Mann, a transparent lucite desk and chair with a featherweight profile is positioned in the corner facing back toward the room, creating an airy feel and making it easy to give your eyes a break that you wouldn’t get by staring at a wall.
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of 45Wallpaper the Built-In
Credit: Design by Neva Interior Design / Photo by Agathe Tissier
This compact, stylish Parisian bedroom office from Neva Interior Design has a contemporary feel with hints of retro style thanks to a curved built-in desk and a black-and-white Art Deco fan wallpaper adding pattern and movement to the wall. If you’re a renter or fear the commitment of choosing a pattern, try a removable peel-and-stick wallpaper.
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of 45Repurpose the Vanity
Credit: Design by Will Brown Interiors
A bedroom vanity can be repurposed as a home workstation for those who find themselves needing to work from home for temporary or indefinite periods and don’t want to invest a lot of energy or money outfitting a full-fledged home office. This calming bedroom from Will Brown Interiors has a spacious vanity table that could double as a desk. If you don’t want to stare at yourself in the mirror while you work, move it up to just above eye level, or add some plants or leaning artwork to block the view.
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of 45Choose a Minimal Desk
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This space from Fantastic Frank is more bedroom than office, with the focus on warm khaki painted walls and soft neutral linens. A small, discreet desk and chair parked inconspicuously in the corner serves its purpose without calling attention to itself.
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of 45Use Cohesive Materials
Credit: Design by Becca Interiors
In this spacious bedroom office from Becca Interiors, the sepia-toned decor with its soft shades of white, beige, and brown, and natural elements is carried through to the desk, chair, and accessories to create a cohesive look that allows the desk to blend into its surroundings.
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of 45Opt for an Accent Wall
Credit: Design by Etch Design Group / Photo by Cate Black Photography
A colorful, graphic accent wall behind the headboard in this bedroom office from Etch Design Group creates a focal point that allows the all-white built-in desk and shelving to disappear into the adjacent white wall.
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of 45Set Up a Visible Space
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This bright mezzanine bedroom office from Fantastic Frank is removed from the main floor, creating a perch for sleeping or getting work done. This set-up is best for those who live alone or work better with the hum of background noise, or who don’t spend too much time on work calls that can become even more annoying thanks to the echoes of sound that reverberate in a mezzanine setting.
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of 45Hang Accent Wallpaper
Credit: Design by Sara Tramp for Emily Henderson Design / Photo by Tessa Neustadt
This office bedroom designed by Sara Tramp for Emily Henderson Design gives a charming workspace niche extra attention with Fornasetti cloud wallpaper, a vintage desk, and a space-saving sconce for working past bedtime.
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of 45Stick to Black and White
Credit: Design by Etch Design Group / Photo by Mia Baxter Smail Photography
This spacious bedroom office from Etch Design Group has a simple palette of black and white that allows the corner desk and chair to blend right in. Touches of blue and green echo the calming view of trees outside the windows.
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of 45Use What You Have
Credit: Design by Studio Peake
This charming room from Studio Peake is perfect for an older teen with its vintage touches and elegant canopy bed. And when the kid grows up and moves out of the house, the room can simply be decluttered and repurposed as a spare bedroom/office that suits a new purpose.
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of 45Incorporate Warm Wood Tones
Credit: Design by Yael Weiss Interiors
This comfortable NYC office bedroom from Yael Weiss Interiors has fresh white walls and plenty of warm wood tones from the flooring to the desk and vintage chair that create a tranquil and inviting feel. The desk and bed are positioned facing in different directions to encourage a separate feel.
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of 45Focus on the View
Credit: Design by O’Hara Interiors / Photo by Spacecrafting Photography
These days work follows us everywhere, and even those fortunate enough to have a vacation home might find themselves needing a quiet place to take care of unfinished business. This lake house bedroom from O’Hara Interiors has shiplap walls and cool neutral tones of white, green, and blue that bring the relaxed vibes. But it’s equipped for weekend work emergencies with a spacious desk and comfortable upholstered chair that faces a wall of windows with a view of the surrounding landscape.
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of 45Build a Bedroom Office Wall
Credit: Design by Michelle Berwick Interiors
This neutral-toned bedroom home office from Michelle Berwick Interiors is built for home-based workers who never plan to work in a cubicle again. The polished built-in workspace occupies an entire wall opposite the bed, providing ample closed storage for storing documents and hiding clutter.
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of 45Define Space With Wallpaper
Credit: Design by Caroline Andréoni Interior Design / Photo by Sophie Lloyd
Black-and-white palm print wallpaper defines the workspace and offers a hint of tropical escapism in this Paris bedroom office from Caroline Andréoni Interior Design.
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of 45Try Transparent Furniture
Credit: Design by AHG Interiors / Photo by Nick Glimenakis
This stealth bedroom office from AHG Interiors is perched on the mezzanine of a 1960s A-frame in the Catskills of New York. The acrylic waterfall desk and transparent Louis Ghost chair made from clear polycarbonate practically disappear, allowing all that natural light to flow through the space.
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of 45Commandeer a Nook
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Creating a built-in desk in an existing nook can be a wise solution for creating a place to work in your bedroom. But if you want to keep your options open, consider using freestanding furniture carefully chosen to fit the space instead, like this Scandinavian office bedroom from Fantastic Frank.
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of 45Source an Antique Desk
Credit: Design by Becca Interiors
This bedroom office from Becca Interiors in a Colonial home in New York State is outfitted with an antique writing desk and chair in the corner of the hand-printed wallpapered room that recalls the days when it was customary to have a small desk in the corner of a bedroom for writing letters by candlelight with a quill pen in hand, but can just as easily house a laptop for remote work.
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of 45Use Modular Shelving
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This light and airy Scandinavian bedroom office from Fantastic Frank features modular String shelving with a built-in worktop and Danish modern chair that complements the room. Touches of color on the bedding and gilded framed painting over the bed define the sleeping area.
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of 45Add Art Deco Flair
Credit: Design by Emily Henderson Design / Photo by Tessa Neustadt
This bedroom office from Emily Henderson Design includes a comfortable painted wooden desk and sculptural chair with graphic lines that is perfectly integrated into the spacious and airy Art Deco-inspired bedroom.
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of 45Hang Large Scale Art
Credit: Design by Emily Henderson Design / Photo by Tessa Neustadt
A large-scale piece of framed art over the desk in this bedroom office from Emily Henderson Design adds a colorful focal point that sets the workspace apart from the rest of the neutral-toned room.
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of 45Choose an Anchor Piece
Credit: Design by Studio Peake
This bedroom office from Studio Peake has soothing blue walls, a gallery wall of black-and-white illustrations, splashes of red on the tall table lamp and floral patterned upholstery on the desk chair. But the rich mahogany stain on the vintage desk is the anchor piece that pulls it all together, creating a homey home office designed to last.
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of 45Decorate with Mirrors
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This Ibiza bedroom office from Fantastic Frank has a mix of materials to add texture and interest, and a small desk in the corner with a mirror hung just above eye level that reflects light from the windows into the corner while providing views of the space that prevent you from feeling cramped while you work.
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of 45Add Midcentury Style
Credit: Design by Michelle Boudreau Design
This Palm Springs bedroom from Michelle Boudreau Design has a long built-in wall desk in the same warm wood tones as the nightstands and other midcentury style furniture, creating a cohesive look. A vintage gold-toned metal and glass lamp makes a change from the usual desk light, and allows the built-in desk to be styled like a sideboard when not in use.
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of 45Accent With Color
Credit: Design by Mid City Interiors
In this bedroom office from Mid City Interiors, matte navy walls are contrasted with an unframed abstract painting above the desk in warm shades of orange and red that adds a dose of stimulating color.
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of 45Set Up a Hot Desk
Credit: Design by Malcolm Simmons for Emily Henderson Design / Photo by Keyanna Brown
Even if you don’t routinely work from home, if the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that we should always be prepared to get things done from home base when circumstances require it. In this primary bedroom designed by Malcolm Simmons for Emily Henderson Design, a small desk with plenty of storage fills the space between the bed and the wall of built-ins. It’s a bedside table that can turn into an impromptu hot desk on a moment’s notice by bringing in a chair from the other room.
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of 45Employ a Vertical Desk
Credit: Design by Cathie Hong Interiors / Photo by Christy Q. Photo
In a minimalist space like this office bedroom from Cathie Hong Interiors, a tall, slim, wall-mounted desk with neatly styled open shelving and an upholstered swivel chair in the corner is all it takes to create a multi-functional room.
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of 45Try All-White Furniture
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This working bedroom from Casa Watkins Living is a celebration of color and pattern, with bright pink and white palm print wallpaper and pink and orange patterned bedding. A simple white bed frame, nightstand, desk and transparent desk chair lets the vibrant decor shine.
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of 45Choose Comfortable Pieces
Credit: Design by Emily Henderson Design / Photo by Sara Ligorria-Tramp
In this comfortable en suite bedroom office from Emily Henderson Design, a vintage-style painted desk, comfortable upholstered armchair, and sculptural table lamp create a functional workspace with warm and homey vibes.
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of 45Maximize Vertical Space
Credit: Design by O’Hara Interiors / Photo by Spacecrafting Photography
This bedroom office from O’Hara Interiors is equipped for work, sleep, and leisure time, with a loft bed that takes advantage of the extra tall ceilings, a spacious sofa for hanging out, and a desk on the far wall with its back to the rest of the space for crossing work tasks off the list.