Home Offices & Bookcases
Create a productive and inspiring workspace with custom shelving and cabinetry that keeps you organized and focused, designed to fit the room you have.
4.9 from 110 Google reviews
Can you do this in my room?
Even unconventional rooms work: bring your designer the objects that have to be stored and the dimensions follow from them. Built-in desks and work surfaces and upper cabinets for daily items, lower cabinets for concealed storage are both on the table.
Nothing is manufactured until you have seen it drawn. You approve the layout, the finishes and the price first, so the only surprise is how much room you get back.
What's possible
Available Features
- Built-in desks and work surfaces
- Upper cabinets for daily items, lower cabinets for concealed storage
- Filing drawers sized for letter and legal documents, with locking options
- Library and display shelving, integrated with the cabinetry
- Concealed printer cabinets and cable management
- Underused closets converted into supply, file and equipment storage
How we design home offices & bookcases
The first question in a home office is where the desk faces, because that decides everything else. Facing a window gives the best light for video calls but no wall for shelving; facing a wall frees both flanks for storage. Once the desk is placed, we build outward, file drawers on the dominant-hand side, closed cabinets for the printer and supplies, open shelving above for reference material and display.
Two details make a built-in feel professional rather than improvised. The first is cable management: a grommet in the work surface and a channel behind the desk so power strips and chargers stay out of sight. The second is a dedicated home for the printer at a height you can load standing, with clearance behind it for paper trays and cables.
Rooms that double as a guest room or a second workspace get planned that way from the start, a wall-hung desk with open floor beneath makes room for a daybed or a second chair, and shelving stops short of the wall a bed needs. All of it is drawn in 3D so the shared use is settled before anything is cut.
Home Offices & Bookcases we have built
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What home offices & bookcases clients say
“We recently created an apartment and Diplomat created the interiors of our closets for optimal use of space as well has a complete built in chest of drawers to fit the décor of our room. We moved in right before the holidays and everything was completed in very short time ! We recommend them highly…”
“Incredibly easy to work with and we love the built-ins in the laundry room!”
“We had beautiful built ins installed for my husband’s home office. Everyone who sees the office compliments the built ins. Thanks to our designer Laura Bryan for listening to our needs and wants and making our vision a reality. With the design process, the incredible organization of the order and i…”
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Investment
What a home office costs
Every home office is quoted per linear foot by the level you choose. The price is fixed before we build, so you are comparing real numbers rather than guessing.
Get a fixed price for your roomEssential Workspace
$589/lin. ft.
Simple desk surface with open shelving or limited base storage; white melamine; minimal doors and trim.
Standard Office
$685/lin. ft.
Desk plus base cabinets and upper shelving; basic doors/drawers; standard countertop and hardware.
Premium Office
$991/lin. ft.
Finished backs; shaker/raised fronts; filing drawers; crown/base molding; soft-close drawers; more complete wall-to-wall cabinetry.
Executive/Luxury Office
$1,589+/lin. ft.
Premium woodgrain finishes; integrated desk cabinetry; upgraded countertops; glass or specialty doors; decorative trim, display storage, lighting preparation, and premium hardware.
The highest office tier reflects dense cabinetry and specialized functions, not simply a longer desktop.
Start to finish
How your home office gets built
01
We Listen.
One of our skilled designers will connect with you and simply listen. We understand that your time is valuable and do our best to be efficient, gather all pertinent information and begin the design. Whether it's a simple reach-in, a garage reorganization or a lavish dressing room, we treat each opportunity with the same enthusiasm and attention.
02
We Design.
All of our consultations are FREE. Our team of designers works hand-in-hand with each customer to tailor a solution particular to their needs and budget. We provide detailed 2D and 3D renderings of each space, so you can visualize exactly what your newly organized area will look like.
03
We Manufacture.
Our production facility uses cutting-edge technology to give you a product that not only looks great but withstands the test of time. The advantage of having our own facility is simple, our quality is higher, our turnaround times are faster and our flexibility is greater.
04
We Install.
We believe every client deserves a white-glove experience from start to finish. That means respecting your home, keeping the space clean during installation, and making sure every surface is polished and perfect before we leave, and we're available afterward for questions and future projects.
Home Offices & Bookcases questions, answered
How much does a built-in home office cost?
Home offices and bookcases are quoted per linear foot across four levels: Essential Workspace $589, Standard Office $685, Premium Office $991 and Executive $1,589 and up per foot. A desk with flanking file drawers is a small footprint; a full wall of library shelving with closed base cabinets is a larger one, and the drawings make the difference clear before you commit.
Should the desk face a window or a wall?
It is the first decision, because it sets everything else. A window gives the best light for video calls but no wall for shelving; facing a wall frees both flanks for storage. Once the desk is placed we build outward, files on the dominant-hand side, printer and supplies in closed cabinets, open shelving above.
How do you handle cables and the printer?
A grommet in the work surface and a channel behind the desk keep power strips and chargers out of sight. The printer gets a dedicated shelf at a height you can load standing, with clearance behind it for trays and cables.
Can the office double as a guest room?
Yes, and it should be planned that way from the start. A wall-hung desk with open floor beneath leaves room for a daybed, and shelving stops short of the wall the bed needs. The shared use is settled in the 3D renderings before anything is cut.
Further reading on home offices & bookcases
Get a quote for your home office
Tell us about the room and a designer will follow up to schedule your free in-home consultation. You will see 2D and 3D drawings, and a fixed price, before anything is manufactured. No sales pressure, no obligation to move forward.
Prefer to talk? Call 610-431-3500.
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Where we install home offices & bookcases
- Downingtown, PA
- West Chester, PA
- Malvern, PA
- Exton, PA
- Chester Springs, PA
- Kennett Square, PA
- Phoenixville, PA
- Wayne, PA
- Bryn Mawr, PA
- Ardmore, PA
- Media, PA
- Newtown Square, PA
- King of Prussia, PA
- Blue Bell, PA
- Collegeville, PA
- Doylestown, PA
- Newtown, PA
- Wyomissing, PA
- Cherry Hill, NJ
- Moorestown, NJ
- Ocean City, NJ
- Wilmington, DE
- Newark, DE
- Hockessin, DE
- Middletown, DE
- Smyrna, DE
- Dover, DE
Begin your project
Let's start with a conversation.
A designer will visit your home, measure the space and show you what's possible, with no obligation and no sales pressure.