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Find the Right Shelves
More people than ever are working from home, making home offices a necessity. One key piece of a small home office is useful shelving. The kind you need depends on the size of your office, your personal style and whether you’re allowed to mount anything on the walls.
You can DIY box shelves, hang floating shelves, or get a standing unit to organize your office supplies. Consider how they’d fit around your desk or, if possible, on your wall. And keep in mind what tools you need for work and how to store them when not in use.
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Get Creative with Surfaces in a Small Home Office
Having a small space means being creative with your available surfaces. It’s hard to get any work done when your desk is too cluttered.
Consider what other furniture you need, and what decor you’d like. Then see if any of it can hold some of your necessities. Maybe you could place extra paper for your printer or some of your notepads on top of your file cabinet.
This is also a good time to consider what supplies you actually need day-to-day. Do you absolutely have to have 15 pens at the ready? And if so, can you store them all in one cup?
