Does anyone share a home office with their partner? We're going to be living in a 2x2 and will be converting the spare bedroom into an office + guest bedroom -- does anyone have recommendations on how to optimize the space?

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Yep, we have our desks in the same room. We just accept that sometimes there's background cross-chat on our calls... after all, there used to be that in the office / team room, too!

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My partner and I have this exact set up. Idk how big your 2BR is, but we were able to get a queen bed and desk from Amazon in there no problem. We also mounted a TV over the desk set up. The bed is along the wall on the long side of the room. If you have a 10x8-9 room it should be enough for the set up described.

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As crazy as it may sound, look into modern Murphy bed options. We converted our guest bedroom into an office and the bed is hidden by a bookcase so my background looks office-y but we still have functionality to have guests over. My desk isn’t particularly large and my chair can easily roll away so when guests are here it’s more of a bedroom.

Now as to how my partner and I distance from each other while both on phone calls? Well one gets the office and the other prefers couch/bed/non-office so we are never in the same room while both on a call.

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We actually love the idea of having a Murphy bed! We didn't want to get one because we are likely just going to live in this apartment for 1-2 years tops.

We have the same set up and are about to get a sofa bed from Article, the one that you can pull out to make a bed. We don't like sharing the same room due to calls so the other person usually works in the living room.

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