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Four Features Every Well-Equipped Home Office Should Have

7 February 2018 by Lucas Cox

If you're in the process of setting up an office in your home for the purpose of going into business for yourself, you're probably experiencing an edgy combination of nervousness and excitement. However, nany in your position make the mistake of treating their home office as an afterthought -- and you can get your business off to a great start by avoiding that pitfall. Following are four features that every well-equipped home office should have.

Charging Stations

Your home office should have enough charging stations to service each of your devices -- even if you've got charging stations in other parts of the house. These not only provides optimal convenience, but helps create a necessary degree of separation between your business and your residence as well as keeps your devices safe from being damaged by curious children. State-of-the-art office furniture often comes with built-in charging stations, and you can also purchase standalone stations. 

A Fire-Safe Box

Even if you're planning on having a paperless home office, there will always be certain documents where you'll need a hard copy. Examples include property deeds, insurance cards and policies, business licenses and permits, correspondence between your business government agencies such as the IRS, promissory notes, and annual reports. If your home business is an Limited Liability Company, you may be required by law to keep these items.

Real Office Furniture 

Although many people furnish their home offices with castoffs from other rooms in the home, this often results in a haphazard ambiance that's anything but professional. Even if you don't plan on having customers visit your home office, good office furniture can still help your business thrive. Household furniture is made with relaxation in mind and is not ergonomically suited for working, while today's office furniture is constructed with optimal ergonomic in mind. If pricing is a concern, you can pick up used office furniture fairly easily -- and as an added bonus, most of this is new or newish-looking because office furniture doesn't take nearly the beating that furniture used in the home does. 

Custom Blinds

A good pair of custom blinds, such as from AAA Blind & Shutter Factory , puts just the right finishing touch on any home office. Not only do they provide a final layer of polish on the overall ambiance of your office, they'll help you work better by shielding you from exterior distractions when necessary and providing your with privacy. Custom shades are adjustable so that you can decide the exact amount of light you want in your work space, and they come in a huge variety of colors and textures to complement any office decor. 

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