Need idea for home office / formal dining room functionality

I did what you are doing for 12 months, then I got a rolling sit/stand desk. We have an additional front room that I use now, and I just roll it in a corner when not in use.

Well it sounds like your wife is being illogical (surprise!). You already don’t have room for stuff so let’s add more stuff to make for less available room, brilliant!

Could you possibly build out an office closet that you can keep open for the other 364 days out of the year then close and keep all your stuff connected when you formally dine?

Well, Hell. Sounds like she’s trying to burn it down.

Take over the living room. If she wants to live somewhere, she can live in the kitchen, the laundry room, the bedroom, the bathroom, the yard, or her parent’s, etc. etc.

I had a similar issue figuring out where to set up shop. I turned the fireplace room/study into my home office. It had four access points which was great for the floor plan. Not so much for a quiet place to be productive. I closed off one entry that led to the foyer. The others were the kitchen, laundry which leads to the garage, and a set of French doors that open up to an outdoor kitchen. Basically, the only direction I expect to be disturbed from is the kitchen.

The idea that something as important as your livelihood should be relegated to a custom designed desk or work surface that fits, or doesn’t stand out, in a room that you’ll seldom use with a wet bar you don’t technically need (which is a frickin awesome idea btw) for the sake of having guests sit down to eat in a formal dining area for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter is unequivocally ridiculous and unreasonable.



I’m sorry. I’m getting unreasonably mad at your wife now. I apologize.

Moral of the story:

I built a Murphy desk at the beginning of Covid when we were fully remote. I painted it and it sat about 7 inches off the wall when closed. Some good tutorials on YouTube. I’m back in the office full time now though.