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Found-Space Home Offices

You don't need to have a dedicated home office. Nearly any space can be adapted with a little ingenuity.
James A. Hufnagel
Loft Space
Enlarge Image The custom-made desk mixes black laminate with bird's-eye maple. "I love to be here," Helmi says. "It's away, but I still know what's going on. I'm not stuck off in a dark corner by myself."

When Helmi and Ron Banta built their new home in Indianapolis, they incorporated a compact, but well-engineered, work station for Helmi in otherwise unusable loft space overlooking the family room. Here she can work and still stay on top of activity downstairs.

Enlarge Image From files to fax machine, everything Helmi needs to translate English product guides into Spanish is at her fingertips.

Helmi is a translator who transcribes support materials for products headed to Mexico. She also takes care of household business here and shares daily e-mail with her family in Panama.

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"It's convenient," Helmi says. "I can answer the phone, type, and print without moving. I'm more comfortable here than I would be if I had more room, and I feel connected to activities in the house."

Continued on page 9: Second-Stories, II

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