Before her home state of California established stay-at-home orders in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic , interior designer Jessica McCarthy spent her days flitting between her office and her apartment.

Now, like many of us, her home is both her workplace and her living space, 24/7.

Its been challenging to find a balance, especially as a designer where I depend on the outside world to bring me inspiration, McCarthy, the owner of JAM Creative Studio, told HuffPost. I live in a studio apartment, so it makes it extra difficult to do this!

Come Friday night, McCarthy again, like many of us is finding it hard to transition from the workweek to the weekend. Its understandable; when your poor, put-upon living room is acting as your workspace (and if youre a parent, the kids classroom), its increasingly hard to see it as a space for maximum relaxation.

How do you make your home seem more like a getaway come the weekend? Its a challenge, for sure, but with imagination and a few small tweaks, you can make your apartment or house almost feel like new on Friday night. Heres what McCarthy and other interior decorators recommend

1. Put away your office stuff. Then, subtract, dont add.

The number-one tip for making your home feel weekend-y (or resort-y if youre feeling really ambitious) is not to add but to subtract, said Lucie Ayres, an interior designer and owner of 22 Interiors in Studio City, California.

Take the last nice hotel you stayed at as inspiration.

You know how nice that feeling is when you arrive in a hotel lobby and then walk into your room? Everything is tidy, theres no stuff anywhere, she said. Creating that feeling of space and cleanliness has to be one of the best ways to get into a weekend mood.

Shove the accessories to your work-life your laptop, paperwork and any other odds and ends in a drawer or in your computer bag. Those things dont need to occupy space in your life come Friday.

While youre in a tidying mood, declutter your bathroom countertop, your nightstand and your coffee table. (This step isnt much fun, but it makes step number two possible, so its worth it.)