I’ve been planning for a long time to convert a spare room (that was a playroom for my kids when they were younger) into an office.
The setup is: MacBook Air M1, 32" LG Monitor, iPad Pro 12.9", iPad mini (5th gen), Brother AWS-100W Scanner, Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock, 6TB LaCie HDD, Bose Sound Bar, HomePod, Jabra Mic, Logitech Webcam.
I’ve had it a couple of years and it is really comfortable. I’ve also a sofa to the left of the image that I use for reading and relaxing. I’ve always had a sofa in my office as I think it’s good to be able to chill at regular intervals.
The light is only a problem at certain times of the day (I live in a country with lots of sun so this is everyday), so I have an external blind on the window and lighting for that 1 hour or less of the day when it the sun is coming directly in. Other times of the day are fine for videoconferences, the window is completely out of view so it doesn’t cause issues when there is no direct sunlight on me.
I’m going a conversion myself. I’m chunking the traditional titanic wooden desk in favor of three 24x72 powered desks for a horseshoe. my working back be to the wall. I need the room and the freedom to move about within the space. its a fung shui thing somewhat, but practical as well.
M1 MacBook Air, iPad Air4, and a couple of monitors will be the “system”.
Hil the place has potential I would put some shade on the window some photos on the wall and work on cable management-under the desk andmaybe some lights