| The centerpiece of your work area has to be a desk. | | | | typing. Accompanying the desktop should be a |
| To prevent any space issues down the road, I | | | | complete printer and fax machine. |
| recommend buying a large, encompassing desk. This | | | | You'll also want to have some sort of document |
| will serve your storage and open space needs as well | | | | storage system. Whether this involves filing cabinets or |
| as keeping your organization at a premium. | | | | stacks or drawers on/in your desk is up to you, but |
| With every good desk, there is a complementary | | | | you must be able to account for all your papers, files, |
| office chair to provide seating. If you know you will log | | | | and mail. The better your filing system, the easier and |
| significant time at your desk, buy an ergonomic office | | | | faster it will be to recall certain papers. |
| chair to keep you comfortable for hours on end. The | | | | To complete the productive yet relaxed setting, try |
| ergonomic design will help alleviate pressure from joint | | | | adding a leafy plant near your desk to give off energy |
| and back areas. This will help you not only be more | | | | and life. Also, placing your home office in a room with |
| comfortable, but also more productive. | | | | a window can offer free light and the sun's glow while |
| No modern home office would be complete without a | | | | you work. Additionally, a soft carpet underneath your |
| top notch desktop computer to work at. Buy a | | | | feet is an underscored but definitely appreciated asset |
| computer with a large screen so your eyes don't have | | | | to the home desk worker. |
| to work overtime every time you're researching or | | | | |