In small homes, rooms often have to serve double duty. That’s why Brittany Goldwyn Merth was looking for a way to maximize the efficiency of the office space in her two-bedroom home. “Before we started working on this room, it was just an office space for my husband,” Brittany says. “He had his desk and a bookshelf down here, as well as a brown recliner that we’d already sold by the time I took this before picture. This side of the room was really underused.