Top 3 must-have items for your home office

Your perfect home office setup

If you are like me, amongst the many people who had to switch to working from home in the last two years, then you probably know how important it is to create an environment that is nice to work in. What does the perfect home office look like for you?

After the novelty of working from home, having midday showers, and enjoying home-cooked meals every day wore off, I started wondering about my place. This wondering was largely influenced by my social media addiction and finding stylish home office pictures online with vintage faux leather chairs, Mac screens, and handcrafted office desks. I was jealously scrolling while sitting at the IKEA desk that I inherited from the last tenant, thinking I would never be able to create a truly beautiful place.

Until I realized, that the millennial dream can be achieved at an affordable price. I started looking for alternatives and found beautiful, stylish, and affordable furniture that made me want to rush to work again every morning. Into the room adjacent to my bedroom. The home office has become my favourite room in our humble little flat. 

It took me a long time to find the perfect pieces that would make a real difference to my day-to-day. But in the end, I did realize that affordability doesn’t mean bad quality, and you can have both! So I decided to share my top 5 must-have items that will make your home office a millennial paradise. 

Height-adjustable office desk

Suddenly finding yourself in a small, confined place after an office is a big change. Especially for your body. While eliminating the daily commute from our lives, and the pointlessly long walks to the tea station or the bathroom in the office are all great, our bodies get less exercise. 

A lot of people forget to stand up once every hour or struggle to motivate themselves to go for a walk or do any other kind of exercise. Sometimes it’s not even about motivation, but you simply do not have the time. 

Height-adjustable office desks are proven to help concentration, and standing burns more calories than sitting. Doing too much of anything is undoubtedly bad for you, and I often found myself sluggish and unmotivated after sitting for too long in front of my screen. Switching to a height-adjustable standing desk, however, was the best decision I made in a long while. When I find it hard to concentrate, I switch to standing, and it helps a lot. 

SHW Large Electric Height Adjustable Standing Desk The SHW 

Electric height adjustable standing desk is probably the most prominent piece of furniture that I have in my office. If you are familiar with the prices of electric height adjustable standing desks, then you probably realise that this desk has a very affordable price. And it doesn’t compromise on quality. 

This desk is sturdy, stylish and has a number of great functions that will make your work life that much easier. 

Memory preset option for easy adjustment 

The annoying thing with standing desks is that whenever you change from sitting to standing you lose your perfect setup. When you decide to sit back again you have to fiddle around to make sure you got the perfect height. You could memorise your ideal sitting and standing height, but who has the memory capacity for that? 

The SHW Electric Height Adjustable Standing Desk comes with a digital display handset that has four memory preset options for easy adjustments. So it can memorise not just your optimal standing and sitting position, but your partners as well. Or whoever might be sharing the desk with you regularly. 

Telescopic height adjustment 

The strong legs use telescopic adjustment and a fully motorised list to transition from sitting to a standing position from 28″ to 46”. 

Cord Organisation 

A must-have if you want a beautiful Pinterest-worthy office set-up is a good cord organisation system. The SHW electric height adjustable standing desk comes with built-in grommets to organise your cords. No more ugly cords hanging around the desk. 

Aothia Leather desk pad protector

A PU leather desk pad protector from Aothia is something that will really elevate the look of your desk, and make your whole office look more stylish, and professional, while giving your new height adjustable standing desk some extra protection. 

This desk protector comes in various colours, and it will not only protect your desk from scratches, spills and fingerprints but eliminate the need for a mousepad. 

Suitable for writing 

It’s large enough to fit your laptop, mouse and keyboard as well, and its smooth surface can even be used as a writing pad. It also provides wrist support while typing, writing, or using the mouse, and will not move once placed on a desk due to its non-slip backing.

Waterproof and easy-to-clean 

Made of water-resistant and durable PU leather, this desk pad protects your desktop from spillages, ink and the other liquid. To clean, just wipe with a wet cloth or paper.

If you’re still not convinced, Aothia is giving you a one-year warranty, which means if you are unsatisfied with this product (which I doubt you’ll be), you can get a replacement or your money back. This is not often the case at Amazon products, so put it in your basket and give your home office some special love today. 

Ergonomic and stylish office chair 

The third most important thing to bring your home office look together is an ergonomic office chair that also looks good! Before I dived into the home office restyling project, I thought there were two options for office chairs: ugly, but comfortable, or stylish and uncomfortable. I was wrong. There is a third category of beautiful office chairs that are comfortable and will make you want to live in your office. 

Unfortunately, the first picture is not of an affordable chair, but it was my inspiration to find one which is, and that is how I come across Arts Wish’s beautiful chair. 

Adjustable Brown Leather Office Chair with Wheels and Armrest for Home, by Artswish

This beautiful office chair by Art Swish is perfect if you are looking to create the ultimate millennial home office look with a stylish brown leather office chair that is also comfortable. 

Waterproof & Easy to Clean

The office chair surface adopts premium leather and delicate stitching, waterproof and easy to clean,  which makes it more durable.

High-quality Sponge Filled

The interior of the leather office chair seat is made of a high-quality sponge, softer and more comfortable even if sitting for a long time.

360° Swivel Wheels

The 360-degree rotating chair wheel has a smooth surface and low hardness, which will not cause damage to the floor when pushing the office chair.

While I recommend this chair with my whole heart, I understand that some people are looking for some more back support, and like office chairs with a taller back. If that is what you’re looking for, Arts Wish has you covered with their Executive Office Chair.

Whichever design you choose, you can’t go wrong with Arts Wish, and you will end up with a beautiful chair that will make you happy every day, you walk into your home office.