Yes, the simplified method for the home office deduction is completely separate from the standard deduction.
What @AmyC is explaining is that if you use the actual expenses instead of the simplified method the IRS guidelines explain in the publication is that you do not enter any mortgage interest or real estate taxes on lines 6 and 7, enter them only on lines 14 and 15.
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