10 Must-Have Home Office Products
by Karina Martinez-Carter Editor {View Profile}
Accessories from A to Zen
Your home office should resemble a sanctuary—not a corporate cubicle.
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Your home office doesn't need to be drab. Add color and personality to your space with these productivity-promoting products.
A Treat for Your Seat
“I’m a big proponent of having a good chair,” says home office author Lisa Kanarek. “I cringe when I see people sitting at a kitchen table chair.” Ergonomics can have a huge impact on your health—especially when you’re seated all day. Cultivate comfort on the cheap with this OK! Office Chair by Umbra ($49).
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Your home office doesn't need to be drab. Add color and personality to your space with these productivity-promoting products.
File in Style
Sort, separate, group and, dare we say, look forward to filing with these Filex File Folders ($10 for a pack of six) from See Jane Work.
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Your home office doesn't need to be drab. Add color and personality to your space with these productivity-promoting products.
Eye Spy Storage
Home office expert Brandie Kajino is a fan of russell+hazel’s collapsible Collater ($30). Place it on your desk or hang it on a wall to open up your workspace.
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Your home office doesn't need to be drab. Add color and personality to your space with these productivity-promoting products.
Stack It Up
Save floor space with this durable, vertical organizer, says Kanarek, who recommends this product for a small home office. The separate drawers on the 7-Bin Storage Tower, $249, are also an organizational tool. You can group supplies as well as documents.
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Your home office doesn't need to be drab. Add color and personality to your space with these productivity-promoting products.
Shred Session
Personal information constantly flows in and out of your home office. Protect yourself from identity theft with this ruby red paper ripper ($69.99) by 4WRK Go Shredder. It’s portable and strong enough to cut up credit cards.
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Your home office doesn't need to be drab. Add color and personality to your space with these productivity-promoting products.
Set Up a System
Or just use the one Peter Walsh developed. Walsh’s modular [In]Place line (prices vary) fits Post-It’s, binder clips, file folders and more into one portable unit. Kajino is a fan of the clear, flexible material Walsh uses: it’s basic and efficient, but never boring.
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Your home office doesn't need to be drab. Add color and personality to your space with these productivity-promoting products.
Reusable Storage
Repurpose a small terra cotta planter as a pen holder or store your receipts in KASSETT CD boxes ($6.99 for two), a tip from home organizer Janet Taylor of Totally Organized.
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Your home office doesn't need to be drab. Add color and personality to your space with these productivity-promoting products.
The Benefits of 4-in-1
Multitasking printers that copy, scan and fax save time and space, Kajino says. Try this wireless, 4-in-1 Lexmark version ($129.99).
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Your home office doesn't need to be drab. Add color and personality to your space with these productivity-promoting products.
Make Room for Miscellany
Stow software manuals, magazines and miscellaneous literature in magazine holders. This decorative Brocade Magazine File from See Jane Work ($24) is one of the company’s bestsellers.
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Your home office doesn't need to be drab. Add color and personality to your space with these productivity-promoting products.
Pencil It In
A chic writing implement can inspire great style and creativity. Kajino loves these STRASS Swarovski-topped pencils from the Crystal Pencil Collection ($72 for 12). We’ll take any excuse we can get to make work more fun.
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First published June 2009
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