OUTDOOR OFFICE SPACE HOW-TO GUIDE: 4-TIPS TO CREATING THE IDEAL OUTDOOR OFFICE SPACE

Tired of whiling away your working hours in the cramped quarters of your home or office? You’re not alone. Home offices and corporate cubicles are undergoing a revolution, migrating outdoors to provide a healthier, happier, more productive work environment. How can you transform your underutilized outdoor space into such a space? The path to capitalizing on unused space and adding an invigorating, functional outdoor office may be easier than you think!

How to Add an Outdoor Office Space to Your Home (or Business):

1. Find Your Ideal Office Location Take advantage of an existing deck or patio, adding essential features. Family? A double-duty space may better suit, with built-in, weatherproof storage for essentials to keep them safe from kids and pets. Blank canvas? Incorporate a covered deck or patio into your existing green space, or into an unused side yard for a private, distraction-free work zone. Tight on space? A rooftop or balcony addition may offer an ideal solution. You could even add an office space inside your existing pool enclosure.
2. Consider How Surroundings will Impact Your Space consider carefully the impact of the location’s irrigation needs on your space: Electronics and paper necessary for most office work does not mix well with water. Winning outdoor office spaces are surrounded by (or in-view of) trees, foliage, and greenery. A dreary, cinder block wall in a dusty, desolate backyard does not make for a satisfying work environment.
3. Ensure All-Season Efficiency For rain-or-shine use of outdoor office space, protect yourself with flexible shelter designed for maximizing outdoor enjoyment. With the 170-degree rotational flexibility of the Arcadia adjustable aluminum pergola, you’ll have fast access to sun, shade and shelter. Dial-in the perfect amount of shade on-demand, protecting your hard work with leak-free rain protection. Easily adjust louvers in seconds, maximizing comfort with the press of a remote control button. Overburdened? Outfit your adjustable pergola with the latest wind and rain-sensing technology for automatic, weather-driven response.
4. Add the Right Trimmings Ensure comfort and functionality with the perfect outdoor office accessories:
   • Lighting & Electricity Task lighting and safe, GFCI protected outdoor electrical outlets are integral to functional outdoor office space design.
   • Reliable Wi-Fi The inexpensive addition of a simply-added Wi-Fi signal booster may be all that is necessary to give your existing wireless internet coverage a boost.
   • Ergonomic Furniture Ergonomic furniture is key to comfort and productivity. Quality seating and plentiful counter space is essential, protecting your body from the aches and pains of cheap plastic lawn chairs and providing the space necessary to get things done.
   • Functional Additions Simple things such as a coffee maker, mini-fridge, and waste basket can help you avoid time-wasting trips indoors.
   • Motorized Screens The easiest way to keep pests at bay, screens are a great way to reduce glare for those putting in a lot of laptop screen time.
   • Outdoor Privacy Curtains Delineate space, gaining privacy from neighbors and family when you need it.
   • Comfort Solutions Create a space up to 30-degrees cooler in the summer when you add a fan and adjust your pergola, or warm up with an infrared patio heater on winter’s chilly days.
   • Secure Storage Keep equipment protected from the elements, reducing setup time and boosting productivity with built-in storage and cabinetry.

Reinvent your workspace. Take advantage of all the outdoors has to offer. Contact Amazing Pergolas today.

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