Whether you’re moving into a new property and have no idea how to set up your office or fancy a change of scenery from within your own house, you’ve come to the right place if you’re looking for desk set up ideas. It can, indeed, be tricky to make a comfortable space that also feels optimised for you and your workload at home, that’s why we’ve put together a handy guide to help you out.
With everything you could possibly need to help you create your perfect desk set up, at Order Office Furniture, we have each item, from executive desks that will have you working in complete comfort to cheap office desks that are perfect for those on a budget. Assisting you in your latest domestic creation, this blog will list the best ways you can set up your desk when outside of the office.
Desk set up ideas that prioritise comfort
Working from home shouldn’t feel like torture; your desk set up should be designed to be as comfortable as the rest of your home. After all, if you’re uncomfortable, you’ll never get around to getting your work done.
Choose one of our fabric chairs that opt for a touch of classy comfort, or for total all-encompassing body support, our executive chairs are truly unparalleled. Indeed, using that stiff chair that came free with the house won’t be kind to your back, nor your performance at work, so ensure your own comfort with both a chair that supports your body as well as a desk that perfectly sculpts to your size.
Optimise your space
Every desk set up is different from the next, with one office being squeezed into the spare room, while another will take pride of place in a studio flat. That’s why you should optimise your space with the perfect desk for the respective room.
For example, if you’re wishing to set up a small office hub in a spare room, our commercial desks would be perfect. Meanwhile, if you have a smaller space to work with then our white office desks are ideal. It’s important to be realistic to the space you have on offer and work in a desk space that doesn’t obstruct from the ambience of a room.
Humanise your office
Work isn’t always the activity you’d like to be doing, that’s why it’s important to make it as creative, warm and inviting as possible. Indeed, your desk set up doesn’t have to be cold and basic, replicating the grey style of a metropolitan office.
Splash some colour on your set-up, brighten the area with some mood lighting and bring a bit of the outdoors, indoors, with house plants that uplift the atmosphere. Create an inviting space not just for you, but for friends and family, too, with an office sofa that creates an area for relaxation, discussion, collaboration and creativity.
Embrace minimalism
It might be tempting to get an extra three screens to create some sort of 360° workspace, and while this might work well for some creatives, for others it’s simply overkill. There is certainly beauty in minimalism, with some of the most pleasing desk set up ideas simply involving a laptop, mouse, desktop light and a coaster for your endless cups of coffee.
Our range of desk top power supplies will help you to achieve this goal, allowing you to neatly organise your workspace, with a tidy desk equalling a tidy mind. Scaling back and making your workspace infinitely more simplistic is certainly a no-brainer for some types of people.
Work on your feet
Improving engagement with one's work and reducing fatigue, much research has gone into the positive impact of working standing up, even when done just for intermittent periods. Such has been backed up by years of research by the team at Smart Work and Life, with their collated findings showing that everything from creativity to mood can be improved by working on your feet.
Catering to all types of workers, our electric desks offer you the flexibility to try working on your feet, while also offering the option to lower the height of the desk top and work sitting down, too.
Change your posture
We can all be guilty of adopting a bad posture after long hours of staring at our screens, but change is possible. Make sure your desk set up is optimised not only for your brain, but your back, too, with our range of chairs that will optimise your comfort while taking care of your body.
For anyone wishing to take their posture to the next level, our orthopaedic office chairs are ideal, offering adjustable armrests and headrests with a contoured seat, reclining mechanisms and much more. No matter what desk set up ideas are floating around your mind, ensure you make room for a back-loving chair in your equation.
Be ergonomic
Comfort and efficiency is everything when it comes to designing your new desk set up, with our range of desks and chairs being perfect for any kind of ergonomic office you’re looking to create. Optimise your desk space exactly to your height and preferences, with electric desks and comfortable mesh office chairs that can also be adjusted to perfectly suit you.
Build your desk set up carefully, ensuring you have ample leg room, arm support and a foot rest. On top of this, it’s also imperative that your monitor is at eye-level, meaning you don’t encourage your neck and shoulders to hunch over.
Everything at your fingertips
It can be frustrating when you’re locked into a piece of work, only to repeatedly need to get up and go somewhere to get a piece of stationary. When you're designing your new desk set up, you’ll want to consider creating a space that has everything that you need at your very fingertips, with ample desk space and storage for all your notes, stationary and more.
Our perfectly compact office pedestals are ideal for such a set up, giving you additional space underneath your desk, or, on top of it. Such will help you to create a small workspace hub where you can lock into your job without getting distracted.
Rework your wires
We’ve already discussed the beauty of a simple work space and rerouting your wires can certainly help to keep things neat and tidy. Even if your mouse and keyboard are wireless, your monitor, chargers and computer tower will need to be plugged into the mains, and if you’re not prepared this could mean a whole mess of bulky black and white wires.
Using our cable management products, such as our spines for sit-down or stand-up desks, you can take back control of your workspace and create the ergonomic desk set up that you’ve always dreamed of owning.
Get productive with a view
Bringing a bit of the outdoors, inside, has proven to increase productivity. This goes not only for filling your office space with house plant greenery, but also for placing your desk opposite a window that has a generous view over a garden or even just your road.
The consistent results throughout each relevant study in this area demonstrates that having such a view increases creativity, improves your task performance and even makes you a more generous colleague. Shape your new desk set up around your room's window and place your desk directly in front of its view.
Get in touch to build your dream desk set up idea
Setting up your new dream desk set up starts with purchasing your office furniture, so don’t hesitate to get in touch to discover how we can help you create your desired space.
We also realise that it can be difficult to know what you want until it’s right in front of you, so why not visit us at our showroom in Huddersfield to discover your new favourite desks, chair, office furniture and much more.
