Whether you're both working remotely or you're starting a business together, if you need a comfortable workspace for the two of you, then these tips and ideas shouldn't be missed. So you can ride a setup for entrepreneurial couples at IKEA.
Work with your partner from home
Coexistence is complicated and that is something we all know, after all we are all different and have our own needs. Even so, if living together seems complicated, imagine too work together and do it from home.
During the confinement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many experienced this in their own flesh and the consequences were the most varied. Some reaffirmed that it was better to recover normality and each one to their job, while others discovered that it was not bad at all. What's more, some of these seconds even considered starting a business with their partner.
If you were one of them and you still don't know how to work comfortably from home or would like to, then this may interest you. They are basic tips, but it never hurts to remember them again to avoid future problems:
- Work together, but find alone time. No matter how good you are with the other person, it is necessary to have moments of intimacy in which you can only listen to yourself or do what you like so much. As is often said in other cases: disconnecting helps to connect better later
- Respect the needs of the other. Everyone has a series of needs when working and it is important to respect them. If one likes to work listening to music and the other doesn't, we'll have to find an intermediate point or use true wireless headphones For example. And so with the rest of the things that could generate differences and discomforts, because knowing how to adapt is important to have a good environment.
- Create a suitable space. In the same way that when you work alone from home it is important to have a comfortable work space, when you work as a couple it is even more so. Creating an area that helps this and even differentiating leisure from what is work helps
From here we could add many tips, some of them identical to when you only work from home. However, taking into account that many depend on the attitude of the person, we are going to focus on the last point. Because there we can help you with specific things so that you can build a Ideal setup to work as a couple.
Work side by side or face to face
Depending on the space of the room where you have decided to work together, you can establish one type of desk or another. So let's put ourselves in the situation where you work side by side or face to face.
Wide desk to work side by side
If your room allows you a wide enough width to fit two desks side by side, and that's not a problem for either, then go for it. In addition, you can easily create your own table.
You can choose, for example, for the IKEA kitchen countertops. You can place these on top of some Alex type drawers or similar. Depending on whether you use one with a maximum length of 246 cm or two, you can place several drawers.
Of course, as advice, if you put drawers or not, you will have to help yourself by using a leg so that the countertop does not give in the center or the ends due to its own weight or that of the equipment that you place on top.
For example, you can put two narrow Alex drawers on the sides or one of the wide ones in the center and legs or an easel where there are none. It is already a question to see options and storage needs if there are any.
By the way, in terms of chairs, feel free to choose the one that is most comfortable for you. After all, there are many options and it will depend on the time you spend in front of the desk, if you maintain a more active or relaxed posture, etc.
Desk to work face to face
In Ikea there is no desk as such for place two jobs, but there are some tables that, due to their width and depth, could allow two users to be placed, one in front of the other. The only problem is that they would still both be a bit uncomfortable if they need a little extra space.
Therefore, the best solution is to combine two individual desks of the many that exist or two tables that allow you to work standing and sitting. The latter can be very attractive to change posture.
In the same way, you can use some screens that IKEA sells and that allow you to separate one position from another. In this way, possible distractions are avoided or advantages such as a place to place notes or even write by using a white board with indelible markers are added.
For example, the TROTTEN panels are one of these options that on the one hand allow you to click notes and on the other take notes with a marker. So it's a matter of seeing how to take better advantage of them.
Functional lighting for everyone
The lighting needs are not always the same for one person or another, hence having one for each one plus the general one is interesting. A gooseneck is always the best option for this and the IKEA TRIAL They are the most functional that you can find at the same time as cheap.
If you accompany these lamps with smart bulbs that you can regulate in intensity and even color, all the better. Although if you take a look at the lighting section you will see that there are other types of LED lights that might be of interest. However, our favorite has always been this one.
A multiple wireless charging pad
Taking into account that wireless chargers have become very popular and that devices that support this type of charging already range from mobile phones to true wireless headphones, having one never hurts.
If you are going to place a Qi charging base on a desk where two people work, it better be a multi-person one. That way you avoid a second base. IKEA has a wireless charging base XNUMXPS that you can take advantage of for mobile phones, headphones, etc.
Order on the desk
When sharing a desk, whether it is working with someone next to you or in front of you, it is important that there is order so that no one is affected by it. For this reason, some boxes with several compartments or drawers that are placed on the table can be useful.
An example that also fulfills the function of a screen riser is this monitor base with drawer ELLOVEN. It is quite practical, takes up little space and allows you to organize small everyday objects and even store the keyboard when you are not using it and save space.
Other accessories for working as a couple
From here there are many accessories that are valid for both individual and couple workspaces. The important thing is that everything that is going to be placed can serve both, thus avoiding duplication. For example, charging bases as we saw or storage spaces for common materials.