| For those lucky (or smart) enough to work from home, | | | | If you're short on space, a good corner desk is a great |
| or the rest of us who are just looking for an area to | | | | way to maximize the room you have to work with. |
| pay bills, play on the computer, or get some extra | | | | There are plenty of these corner units that will work |
| work done, a home office serves an important role. It | | | | with both laptop and desk top set-ups. Plus, if you are |
| needs to be a place where organization rules and | | | | stuck with an old, bulky monitor, these corner units are |
| where concentration is king. You work on keeping the | | | | best suited to handle the extra "junk" that goes along |
| kids out and we'll give you some ideas on how to | | | | with them. Even if you have a little more space to |
| improve your home office. | | | | work with, a compact corner unit is still a great option. It |
| First off, as with any other room, you can only do so | | | | might leave you enough room for a nice comfy sofa |
| much with your allotted space. Measure it out | | | | or futon you can use to "recharge your batteries" after |
| accurately and pick out the ideal place for your desk | | | | a tough day. |
| or work station. If you have a laptop, or plan on getting | | | | If you have a lot of peripheral equipment, don't try to |
| one, look into smaller desks. You obviously don't need | | | | cram it all into one desk unit. Many models feature |
| a compartment for a bulky CPU and don't need quite | | | | add-on extensions and peninsulas to house your |
| the desk top space an old monitor requires. Make sure, | | | | printer(s), scanner, additional hard drive, etc. The trick is |
| though, you have space for a printer or scanner if you | | | | to plan ahead and make sure you have the space for |
| use these peripherals. If you do have a standard desk | | | | all your gear while still leaving you some work space |
| top computer with an old, bulky monitor, look into | | | | and additional storage. Another great option is a tall |
| getting a new flat panel. The price of these | | | | narrow book case that can sit adjacent to your desk |
| space-savers has dropped considerably over the past | | | | to house media, paperwork, books and office supplies. |
| couple of years to the point where it's almost foolish | | | | These inexpensive pieces take up almost zero space |
| not to have one. | | | | while adding invaluable storage area. |