The Best Furniture Choices for Working From Home (For Now)

More Americans are working from home than ever before, and that trend was gaining force even before COVID-19. With this article, we’re going to look at the best furniture options for Floridians who are working from home right now, no matter what the reasons may be.

Whether you’re limiting your hours for maternity, practicing social distancing, or putting it all on the line as a first-time entrepreneur, we’re going to cover the best furniture choices for your home office. From desks to storage to quality lighting, these pieces will be durable, professional, and could transition smoothly into your home as time goes on.

Your most significant home office investment will likely be a desk, so let’s start there.

How to Choose the Right Desk for Your Home Office

Depending on your goals, there are two ways to consider your home office desk. You’ll want either:

• A lightweight, temporary solution that can evolve into other uses in another part of your home, or
• A full-blown traditional desk, complete with drawers and storage

Temporary Work From Home Pieces

If your telecommuting is likely to be temporary, we’d steer you towards the Riverside Home Office Writing Desk. It’s simple lines and neutral colors make it appropriate for any room, and any decorating preference. In the future, this desk could transition into a student’s workplace, a vanity in your guest bedroom, a craft table, a sewing table, or just a pleasant place to do your monthly bookkeeping.

• If you’d like a similar piece in a decidedly more masculine style, check out this Postcard Writing Desk. It’s ideal for small spaces, temporary apartments, and will happily re-home into your man-cave later.

Perhaps you’re looking for a more substantial piece. If you plan on working from home forever, or if you’re launching a new business and intend to move your furniture into a genuine commercial space later, you need a mightier desk!

Home Office Desks That Make a Statement

Your customers, staff and connections will all make assumptions about your business based on your furniture choices. If you are hosting any of those in your home office, we’d recommend:

• The Riverside Home Office Double Pedestal Desk. It makes a powerful-yet-refined statement. This desk will serve you proudly in your home, and transition into a respectable office outside, too.
• Or, consider the Riverside Home Office Writing Desk, a casually elegant piece that will be a gorgeous focal point of any home office space.

Now, these desks are just ideas to get your design juices flowing! At Matter Brother’s Furniture stores, we have dozens of other desk options available. Check out our showrooms or contact us for more great ideas. Once you’ve chosen a desk style, we can help you select the perfect home office chairs to go with it.

The next issue you’ll need to tackle in your home office is storage.

File Storage for Your Home Office

You can choose file cabinets that match your desk in identical material and style, or go rogue! Either way, you’ll appreciate the John Thomas Home Office Rolling File Cabinet. It’s completely customizable and will roll effortlessly from one room to the next as your career evolves.

• If you plan on working from home for a long time, even forever, you’ll need more storage! We’d point you towards the Magnussen Home Office Lateral File, or similar filing system.

Find the Best Furniture Choices for Working From Home

Finally, consider the lighting and decor for your new workspace. Your work area needs to be functional, comfortable, and not overly distracting. If you’re not a professional interior designer, this might seem like a monumental task.

But have no fear, the Matter Brothers Furniture professional design team is ready to help you design the perfect home office in Naples, Sarasota, Ft Myers, and surrounding areas at no extra charge. Whether you need one particular item for your home office, or a complete turnkey design service, our designers can help you create the home office of your dreams, even if it’s only a temporary one. So let’s talk!