In my last flat I had a hallway wide enough to install home office. It was the central corridor hub where all the other rooms branched out of, so not exactly a long, traditional hallway. Instead, I opted to make our kitchen more like a coffee bar; wide countertops, barstools, plenty of outlets. Because in my single days those were the type of places I worked out of. So I modeled my "home office" after my "old office." And it's worked really well. Our son comes home and we work around the kitchen, together. Now, the kitchen has become our focal point, not the bedrooms, salon, etc.

I think the concepts of what I home needs has changed. They are more expensive than our parents generation so every part has to have a function. When I visit friends and see that they have 2 offices, one for each of them, I just think what a waste of valuable space. Like you have so many rooms you're inventing functions for them; what's next the gift wrapping room?