How to Design the Perfect Home Office, According to North Shore Designers

Kim and Mike Nugent each had a desk in the attic of their Newburyport home. When Covid hit they became full-time office mates, though the situation was short-lived. “Our video calls annoyed each other quickly,” Kim says. The solution? A wall. Holly Gagne, who the couple hired to help problem solve, has received numerous such calls since March. At first, clients were asking for quick fixes. Now they realize more drastic measures are in order. “It went from ‘just get me through this,’ to features that will be permanent parts of the house,” Gagne says. Photograph by Tamara Flanagan Shelby Littlefield, senior project manager

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How to Design the Perfect Home Office, According to North Shore Designers

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