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Originally posted by Mr Mephisto
I've heard that mentally and physically seperating your "working room" from the rest of the house is important.
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Quite true, and for two reasons: You want to be able to "leave work" when you need to be the guy at home, and you want to be able to "go to work" when productivity is paramount. Some people do better when they can physically close the door, no matter what side of the door you're on. You certainly don't want to be having dinner with the 'fam, and look over and feel guilty about not getting work done. This is the curse of the "home-based contract worker" without a formal home office.
My only other thought as to the placement of your home office would be to consider "how reachable do you have to be during the day?".
i.e. if you've got children, maybe you don't want your office to be clear across the house if you're going to have to help out with the caring for them during your workday. Same goes for the second (third, fourth) family computer. It might bode well to have a second study for the fun stuff, and to keep your stuff out of their way, and theirs out of yours.
At any rate, sounds like you've got a good thing going here. Good technology, a good forum to talk about your upcoming office, and a great job that you'll love working at, from home. Best of luck!