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Work From Home Essentials
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items The stuff that makes working from home easier: desk organization, comfort upgrades for long days, and the laptops and monitors worth getting. If you only want desk gear, check out my Optimized Work Desk list too. Some links are affiliate links.
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Desk Organization
Environmental Aesthetics and Comfort
Laptops, Desktops and Monitors
Desk Organization
Adds remote app control for all your devices. It integrates with Alexa and google home. Turn off all the lamps and music equipment on your desk when youre done working with voice commands.
GE CYNC Indoor Smart Plug White
Saves space on small desks or if you have alot of equipment already requiring desk real estate. Also creates a cleaner look overall.
Best Buy essentials™ 3 in 1 7.5W Magnetic Wireless Charger with Apple ...
Choosing a desk riser that fits your aesthetic will save alot of space. Any brand will do as long as you choose something that can fit at least two monitors.
Desk Riser
These will help when youre working long nights and dont have to have the overhead lights on in the room. It helps with lighting around your screen and desk area without being hard on your eyes.
Monster LED Duo Monitor Light Bars with Smart Color Control & Razer Chroma ...
If you work off a laptop, this turns it into a full desk setup with one USB-C cable. It runs two monitors over HDMI, adds extra USB ports and SD card readers, and charges the laptop at up to 100W. Works with most USB-C laptops like MacBook, Dell XPS,...
Acer USB-C Docking Station Dual Monitor (9-in-1)
A tall office chair for standing desks or drafting height tables. It has adjustable height, lumbar support and a footrest ring so your legs aren't just hanging. The armrests flip up so you can tuck it under the desk when you want to stand.
COOLHUT Home Office Chair with Flip-up Armrests for Standing Desk, Ergonomic Computer Office Desk Chair with Adjustable Foot Ring, Office Desk Chairs with Adjustab Lumbar Support for Workplanc, Black - Walmart.com
A big desk mat that doubles as a wireless charger, so your phone charges just by setting it down and that's one less cable on the desk. It has RGB lighting if you like that look, a water resistant top and a rubber base that doesn't slide around.
Wireless Charging Desk Mat
A good headset if you're on a lot of calls. The noise cancelling keeps background noise out of your meetings, and it's wireless so you can get up from the desk without unplugging anything. Comfortable enough for long stretches, and the volume and mut...
Zone Wireless - Bluetooth Headset with Microphone - Logitech
Environmental Aesthetics and Comfort
A small smart diffuser that fits on a desk or nightstand. You set the scent strength and schedule from your phone so it's never overpowering in a small room. Nice if your office is also your bedroom and you want it to feel like a different space duri...
Pura Mini Smart Fragrance Diffuser
The home office always seems to be the coldest room in the house. This heats up fast, has a thermostat and timer, and comes with a remote so you don't have to get up to change it. Small enough to sit right next to your desk.
DREO 1500W Portable Electric Space Heater
Fake plant, so no watering and nothing dies on you. It adds a little green to the desk with zero maintenance and it's small enough for a desk, shelf or corner.
Office Succulents: Artificial Plants and Potted Decor
If your feet don't sit flat on the floor or your back is sore by the end of the day, an under desk foot rest helps. This one is a soft pillow that keeps your feet up and takes some pressure off your lower back. Simple fix that you'll notice right awa...
Foot Rest Pillow for Under Desk at Work
This portable AC saved me when my central air stopped working on one of the hottest days of the summer. My room was getting unbearable and within a few minutes of turning it on it was livable again. It cools fast and is easy to move between rooms, so...
Air Conditioners
Laptops, Desktops and Monitors
A solid budget laptop for work, school and everyday stuff. It has an SSD so it starts up and opens apps fast, and it's light enough to carry around. Hook it up to a monitor and a docking station and it works fine as a desk setup too.
ASUS Vivobook F1404 14" FHD Laptop, Intel Core 5 120U , 8GB RAM, 512GB ...
A 27 inch monitor is the easiest way to get more screen space for multitasking. This Samsung is a good price, the IPS panel has good color and viewing angles, and 100Hz makes scrolling feel smoother. The stand only tilts, so pair it with a desk riser...
Samsung 27" S3 FHD IPS 100Hz Monitor: Home Adjustable Tilt Display
If you game or edit video on the side, a desktop gets you more power for the money than a laptop. The HP Omen 16L handles multitasking, editing and gaming without slowing down, and it has a clean look that doesn't scream gaming PC. Probably overkill ...
HP Omen Desktops | High-Performance Gaming Computers