Home YouTube Studio Design

Design a home office to serve as my full time office and occasional set for youtube videos and video conferencing.

Home Office Ideas

Primary: Transitional, Contemporary, Refined Industrial
Secondary: Mid Century Modern, Minimalist

I recently purchased a new home, and need to design a home office. I spend the bulk of my work time on my computer and on video conference calls, so need a comfortable, clutter free, workspace that feels good for me to be in, and provides a nice backdrop for video conferences, using the webcam in my laptop.

I also film a variety of videos. YouTube videos for my industry, professional presentations for clients, and contributor segments for TV business shows (CNN, GMA, CNBC). So I need be able to use the office as a set for these higher quality videos.

I need my video camera, lights, teleprompter, etc… to be able to live into the space to make it easy/appealing to film without a lot of setup.

I need ample storage, to make stuff easily accessible without being an eye sore. In my current condo I use a small den for storage (photography equipment, computer equipment, etc…), and a use a small bedroom as my home office, with my video camera and gear permanently sitting on my built-in L-desk.

Most of my videos should have a practical background (a bookshelf, plant, piece of art, etc.. something real but not too cluttered). Occasionally I need to shoot a video with a plain background or green screen. So I want to mount some roll-down backgrounds on a wall or ceiling to pull down when needed.

I’d love an option for soft seating (sofa or chair) to have a comfy place to work in addition to the desk.

I do need a decent amount of desk space, but instead of the permanent L desk I have now. I”d like to buy two desks to make an ad-hoc L, I’d keep my permanent office equipment (second monitor, video switcher, laptop stand and docking station) on one desk, but have a second desk that can be pulled away from the wall to be a simple clean desk in the middle of the room for filming. I’d like that send desk to be an adjustable standing desk for greater flexibility. I’ll mount my video camera behind it (or on a tripod behind it) rather than sitting on the desk as I do today. So the surface of the desk can be in my video shot when desired.

Oakdale_second.png is a floor plan of the second floor of the home we purhcased. The front bedroom will be my new home office (furthist from the primary bedroom).

IMG_0065.JPG is a photo of the bedroom now. You can see the vaulted ceilings.

Chicago, IL, USA

As soon as possible