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Re:My failed attempt at using a closet as an office by bearsnowstorm on Thursday December 21, 2023 @06:17AM (#38719113)
Not quite the same but when we were rebuilding during COVID we knew we wanted two good WFH spaces but really only had room for one (tiny) office - as our second we built a shelf in our bedroom wardrobe that lifts up to reveal a work surface and a 32" monitor - inspired by this guy's work on ikeahackers:

https://ikeahackers.net/2020/10/fold-out-desk-home-office-pa...

Works really well and given the cost of space for a second desk it was a very cost effective solution - only minimally affects the utility of the wardrobe as a wardrobe. (We didn't build the laptop holder this guy describes, the laptop just gets sat on top of the clothes in the drawer below that shelf with attention to make sure we're not blocking a fan intake. We had a powerpoint and a ethernet port put into the back of the wardrobe but actually we just end up using Wi-Fi mostly.)

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Re:My failed attempt at using a closet as an office by pamelafox on Thursday December 21, 2023 @08:39AM (#38720236)
Nice! I think we’re going to turn the closet office back into a closet, add built in shelves, but make sure one of the shelves is at desk level and that others are removable. That way we still have a backup desk.
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