Summary: Desks, computers, bookshelves and file cabinets are all essential home office furniture. Learn more in this free educational video series.
Shana Bethune is a video editor and sound engineer with a BA in architecture from Barnard College. She lives in Boston, MA, where she keeps a home office for her freelance work. ...read more
"Hi this is Shana Bethune on behalf Expert Village. I'm going to talk to you about choosing furniture for your home office when you're considering your furniture needs. First take into account of what you already have. Because buying brand new furniture can be the difference between owning a new desk and owning a new computer. So it really doesn't make much sense to spend a lot of money on new furniture if the stuff you already have works perfectly well. First consider your storage space. You have to make sure you have enough room for paper files, pens, pencils, anything else that could be just sitting around your desk. But you really want to make sure that your pack rat by any nature you don't have too much storage space because then you could just end up keeping stuff that you really don't need. So think about how much space you need and plan accordingly. Another thing you want to consider is desk space if you're going to be writing a lot by hand. You want to make sure that you have a place to write as well as a place for your computer. And also a place to store notes or any that sort of stuff that you need right out in the open so that you can access it easily. You want to make sure that everything in your office has a place and your furniture can accommodate for this and it's also important to make sure that your office is presentable. Because even if you're the only one who's there most of the time, it's possible that someone can stop by expectantly. Remember the key to using furniture for your office is figuring out what you already have and what it is what you really need."
eHow Article: Choose the Perfect Office Furniture