Sooner or later, any great home office becomes a huge, disorganized mess! You can’t tell me otherwise because, well, you are currently reading a post with tips on how to fix that mess, get your home office organized, and finally find some peace for your soul.
An organized home office inspires you to be efficient, productive, and on top of your day!
The only thing a messy home office can inspire you to do is close its door and press that Netflix button on the remote control.
Let’s fix that! Not because you want to work but because you have to (bread and milk aren’t cheap anymore, and warm water is nice, too).
I will give you 40 absolutely ingenious home office organization items to stay organized and tidy. And it will be fun to see that the workspace finally looks good, right?
The Desk! The Chair!
Compact Standing Desk
Yes, it all starts with the desk and the chair. And if you work from home, you know moving around and staying active is a challenge. A standing desk can fix those problems. It's durable and can lift up to 275 lbs, has an adjustable range of 20'' (from 28'' to 47.5''), and you can customize it with a cable organizer and a desk drawer.
Ergonomic Chair
You need a chair with the most functions because whatever you decide to start with will change in a few months.
Yes, I've been working from home for seven years, and I know what I'm talking about.
With movable armrests, height, tilt and tilt tension, seat depth, and removable lumbar rest, this chair will be your ultimate rotting spot.
Kuyal Clear Chair mat for Hard Floors
If you have an office chair in your home office, think about your floors. Rolling around with this chair will ruin your carpet or hardwood floor in a matter of days. A simple chair mat will solve this issue and save you headaches and money.
BlissTrends Foot Rest for Under Desk
Don't ask me how, but feet do get tired, even while sitting. To improve blood circulation, place a footrest under your desk. Choose something small, adjustable, and comfortable, like this footrest.
Desk Organization Ideas for the Home Office
Use desk organizers for stationery.
You can go big or really minimalistic with this one. The idea isn’t to have something pretty on the desk (although that’s advisable), but to have a “station” that would collect all bits and pieces in one place.
1: Black 2-Tier Wood Office Desk Shelf Organizer – perfect for a few essentials, minimalistic and sleek look.
2: Adjustable Wooden Office Desk Organizer – The top bit slides to the right so you can expand it and use the space underneath, too. Very rustic and neat look.
3: Custom Desk Organizer – Perfect for file folders, and you can customize the wood color so it matches your desk perfectly.
4: Wooden Pen and Book Holder – This is for the true minimalists here. If you really use your laptop/computer only and you rarely need more than a piece of paper and a pen around you, go for something minimalistic like this pen and book holder.
5: Wood Desk Organizer with a Built-In Calendar – If you’re after a very rustic and tidy look, this is the one for you. I love the built-in calendar option, as it’s so fun to spin those wooden cubes. You have space for letters, stationaries, and a few notebooks.
6: Desk Organizer Concrete – Yes, you read that one correctly. It is a concrete desk organizer, and I think it would match any industrial or modern home office. You can customize the color free of charge.
Hide the cables
Hide. Those. Cables. You know you need an excuse to grab one of those fancy cable organizer boxes. Well, now you have it! Gather all cables in one spot and hide them in a box or mount an organizer just underneath the desk.
Pro tip: You can also hide unused cables that you have nowhere else to put, because you don’t know when you’re going to need them.
1: Steel Underdesk Cable Organizer – You can adjust the height on this one depending on how much junk you want to hide there.
2: Handmade Wooden Cable Management Box—You can customize the wood free of charge so it perfectly matches your desk.
3: Cable Management Organizer for Home Office – You can customize the finish of this organizer to be dark brown, natural, or whitewashed.
4: Wood Cable Organizer – Perfect for storing cables you don’t use and hiding the ones you actually use. You can customize the wood color free of charge.
Monitor stand with storage space
Regardless of the monitor you work on (laptop or a computer), the one rule you want to follow is lifting it up so it’s on eye level. This will improve your posture, reduce back pain and it’s good for your eyes, too. Therefore, picking the right monitor stand is important. Here are my ideas:
1: Wooden Laptop Stand – minimalistic, elegant, and useful; what more can you ask for?
2: Wood Monitor Stand with a Shelf – need a spot to hide your phone? Grab a monitor stand with a shelf, and you’re sorted.
3: Desk Stand with a Shelf – This one has two shelves, so you can fit your keyboard, mouse, planner, and your phone.
4: Wood Laptop Stand – You can choose a model and width, which is the perfect customization when you need a laptop stand.
5: Copper Pipe Laptop Stand – Perfect for any industrial or modern-style home office and a great gift idea for men.
6: Walnut Monitor Stand – You can hide a planner and a few paper clips underneath this monitor stand, or you could also keep the keyboard and the mouse there when you aren’t using them.
File Folder Organizer
You can go boogie on this one, but you can also get something useful and cheap and save that money for other home office cravings. Walmart has this file folder organizer for under $30, and it isn’t any more functional than that!
Drawer Dividers
Adjustable drawer dividers would help you organize your pens, paperclips, notes, and all the bits and bobs rolling around. The best part is that you can change the size of the small cubicles as many times as you need until you find the right combination.
Oh, so you are like me and want to make it all Pinterest-worthy, right? Well, these clear drawer organizers are the perfect set for you. 25 pieces you can move around and color code everything on your desk.
Pen Organizer
Home Office Organisation: Pen Cups
Stylish, minimalistic, functional, and affordable, this pen tray will sit perfectly on any home office desk.
Maybe you are after something more aesthetic. This white ceramic pencil cup with a gold frame will make your desk super cute.
This would look really cool on a white desk. Yes, it is a set of three, and that gives you enough space to divide your markers, pencils, and pens.
Desk Mat
They are functional and aesthetic, protect your desk, make it easy for you to scroll with your mouse, help avoid slipping, and you can personalize them however you wish.
This dual-sided leather mat holds up very well, gets extra points for aesthetic and the fact you can just flip it around and have it in another color makes this a deal to steal.
Paper and File Management
If you need something very minimalistic because your company has gone paperless, these are the perfect file folder organizers for you. They are minimalistic and aesthetic and save so much space. Plus, if you are a visual person who needs the stuff to be in front of their eyes at all times, this is a winner.
Yes, you can lock sensitive information inside this fireproof and water-resistant box and store it in a corner of your home office. It is spacious enough to fit plenty of documentation, and you can always just grab it and go instead of sorting through actual file cabinets.
If you have to deal with a hefty amount of documents daily, going for something bigger on wheels is a life-safer. You can place the printer on top and lock it if you need to keep the kids away.
If possible, go paperless! Grab one of these compact mobile document scanners and have everything stored safely on an external device.
One folder might be enough, and when it is, it better be something functional, durable, and aesthetic, like this leather binder.
Type it, tape it, label it, organize it! If you don't have a label maker, what are you waiting for? This tiny tool will bring so much joy and peace into your life. You can use it in your home office, but also in the kitchen, your kid's room, and your partner's hobby space, too.
Home Office Efficiency
If you find yourself scrolling through the web and finding nothing that suits your needs, design your own whiteboard. Customize it however you wish, adding as many or as few columns, boxes, and lines as you need.
Need something small and aesthetic to complement your monthly goals and motivation quotes? Forget the big whiteboards that cause anxiety; go for this soft and functional wall organizer.
A board that's not even there? Yes, the acrylic dry-erase board would give you a super minimalistic and aesthetic look, plus functionality.
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