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The number of professionals work- ing remotely skyrocketed in 2020, when businesses were forced to close their offices in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. As the world transitions from the pan- demic phase to an endemic phase, many office workers also are transi- tioning back to their offices. A recent survey from the Pew Re- search Center found that 59 percent of workers in the United States are now working from home all or most of the time, while 22 percent are rare- ly or never working from home. In 2020, 70 percent of workers were working from home all or most of the time, while 17 percent rarely or never worked from home. Those figures re- flect that work life, albeit gradually, is returning to pre-pandemic norms. As individuals find themselves go- ing back to the office with increased frequency, they might be wondering what to do with their home offices. If space inside a home is at a premium, then repurposing a home office into a space that can be used more fre- quently is a great way to make better use of the existing square footage. The following are some ways home- owners can transform home offic- es created during the pandemic in- to more useful spaces. • Go back in time. Perhaps the easiest thing to do with a home office that is no longer needed is to return the room to its pre-pandemic state. Because the shift to remote work was so sudden, many homeowners were forced to turn washrooms, breakfast nooks or areas of their basements into home offices. Returning those spaces to their initial functions can make a home feel less cluttered and add more room for residents to relax and get around. • Create a new entertainment ar- ea. Many homeowners converted a spare bedroom into a home office during the pandemic. In such in- stances, guest beds and other fur- niture might have been moved into storage or even sold or discarded. Ei- ther way, that means the office was cleared of bedroom furniture. Now that the room no longer needs to be an office and now that homeown- ers have made due without the ex- tra bedroom, the room can be con- verted into an entertainment area. Swap out the desk for a foldout couch that can still accommodate overnight guests when necessary. Then mount a flatscreen television on the wall and utilize the room as a gaming room for kids or a film room/man cave for mom or dad. • Create an in-law suite. The pan- demic separated families, as people living in different households were advised to avoid gatherings to stop the spread of the virus. Individuals with aging parents may have felt par- ticularly heartbroken by this forced separation, especially if their elder- ly parents were living in nursing homes that were stretched thin by staff shortages and other challeng- es. In the aftermath of the pandemic phase, families may want to invite ag- ing relatives to live with them. Home offices can be repurposed into in-law suites so aging parents don't have to confront the isolation and loneli- ness many felt during the height of the pandemic. As professionals return to their offices with greater frequency, they can transform their offices into spac- es they're likely to use more often. What to do with a home office after going back to work