Avoid home office pitfalls

Don't get her wrong: In theory, Julie Marsh loves her work arrangement. The policy researcher has an enviable schedule that permits her to split the week between Rand Corp. in Santa Monica and her three-bedroom house in the Rancho Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. That's where the mother of two converted a walk-in closet into a home office outfitted with everything she needs.

By Alexandria Abramian-Mott

March 7, 2009