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"Another day, another breakdown avoided thanks to my caterpillar cord organizer." — future you
Promising review: "LOVE THESE. I looked for this brand because I have some of their old highlighters from my sister (at least 10 years old) and none of them have dried out and they’re all super vibrant. So when I went looking for pastel colors because I do a lot of text book highlighting and I feel like sometimes the purple, blue and green of normal highlighters are a bit dark, these did not disappoint. They are beautiful pastels, glide super smoothly. Love them lots." —Eliana Cohen
Get a six-pack from Amazon for $11.99+ (available in three different packs).
Get it from Target for $9.99.
Promising review: "Ever want to be the source of both envy and disdain by your coworkers? Ever want to just relax on a nice, soft baguette? Now you can! I was worried this bread was gonna be a little stinky out of the package, but it actually had zero odor. It came in a super cute bag that looked just like what you'd pick up your long loaf in at the grocery! PSA: It does have a tag that says 'Congrats on your Marriage' or similar, so if you're sending this as a gift, it's good to know. Overall very squishy and hilarious. Perfect for a wrist rest, or just to carry in your back pocket for emergencies." —Meg R.
Get it from Amazon for $13.99.
Promising review: "I love this computer stand! Super easy to assemble only took me 5 minutes to do it! Love its sturdiness; it doesn't slide, so thankfully my iMac is safe. It's glass and looks very high end on top of my desk. Makes my iMac look even better!" —mae alagao
Get it from Amazon for $21.95.
The 10.8-ounce humidifier can run for up to eight hours straight. Just plug it into your laptop with the included USB cord.
Hey Dewy was co-founded by Cindy Kang, a Korean-born entrepreneur who spent 15 years in dry, stale offices before dreaming up a portable cordless humidifier that could be used anywhere.
Promising review: "Love my Hey Dewy humidifier. I put it on when I am working at my desk and it helps to keep my skin from drying out from the heat. It is easy to use and clean." —Anita C.
Get it from Hey Dewy for $39 (available in three colors).
If this tray has opened your eyes to concrete decor, check out the rest of Airy Home Studio's offerings as artisan Julia Novikova also has handcrafted succulent pots, nursery sculptures, and decorative letters.
Get it from Airy Home Studio on Etsy for $11.99 (available in eight colors).
Get it from Target for $12.99.
Promising review: "I use this little square in my Aeron-style office chair to make it more comfy and soft. I often wear shorts (it's OK, I work at home LOL) and like the soft texture vs. the chair material on my legs. I try to rotate the furry square and shake it out daily since it's getting a LOT of use. I'll probably have to replace it in a year, but for this price, I don't mind!!! A+++++" —LAE
Get it from Amazon for $13.99 (available in nine colors).
Promising review: "Great size for anyone with a desk at work. The figurines don't take up too much space in your garden so you still have a lot of surface area to rake your worries away. Great gift idea, too." —Russell Colaco
Get it from Amazon for $14.99+ (available in five sizes).
The amusing mug comes from Designs By Lita , an LA-based shop that also sells custom nameplates, rubber stamps, and art prints.
Get it from Designs By LITA on Etsy for $13.99.
Promising review: "Honestly, my family considers me somewhat of art + office supply hoarder (all in good fun) due to the amount of time I spend both shopping for the perfect utensils and using them in my makeshift art studio. I have found writing pens I have literally carried with me almost everywhere, but soon as these arrived on my doorstep I ripped them open and tested out each color through a series of scribbles, doodles, and hand lettering. And immediately, I decided I've never had a pen set that writes so smoothly with such vibrant colors and for such a good price! I already have them set aside in a wish list I use to refer back to my favorite purchases and they will be bought again!" —Emily Dibble
Get a 20-pack from Amazon for $12.49.
Etsy shop Blush & Thorn has all types of mats so if this design isn't the one for you, give their others a looksie!
I just ordered this after *finally* buying a desk so I wouldn't have an excuse to work from bed anymore. Its super cute, non-slip, and easy to clean up. I may have accidentally stained mine with a bit of chocolate (day one of using it, no less), and but it came right out with a swipe of my Tide To Go pen.
Promising review: "This is so cute! It covers my whole desk and I love it!" —missalderaan
Get it from Blush & Thorn on Etsy for $14.44+ (originally $19.25+; available in three sizes).
Little Otsu is a Portland, Oregon-based paper goods shop co-owned by an Asian American woman.
Get it from Little Otsu for $28.
Promising review: "AWESOME desktop organizer. The soft pink matches the pink in my desk area, and it's surprisingly a very flexible item. The pink area detaches from the organizer making it easier to move your pens around if needed giving you flexibility in how you organize your items. You can also adjust the width of the inner dividers incase you have bigger items you'd like to store. Highly recommend this item. It's sturdy and won't break on you." —Ruby
Get it from Amazon for $10.99 (available in four colors).
Dallas-based Etsy shop Cool Girl Candles really has a candle for everything. You've got your celebrity stan options ("This Smells Light Harry Styles), your zodiac options ("I'm sorry I'm a [insert sign here]), your boss lady options ("Be your own sugar daddy") and much, much more!
Promising review: "All the candles I ordered are SO CUTE and they all smell really good!" —Abby Bloomfield
Get it from Cool Girl Candles on Etsy for $16.50 (available in 11 scents).
Promising review: "This is the type of item I would usually never need. However, once this pandemic happened, all of my work and socializing happened through Zoom and similar methods. I couldn’t really find a way to make my phone stand up securely, so I opted for this little stand. This is so perfect. It holds my iPhone X with its phone case (or without); I’m sure it would hold any other device of similar size. It also has a very useful hole to feed the charger through, so you can charge while it’s in use. The stand is sturdy and and adjustable. It’s very basic, but very useful." —Anna
Get it from Amazon for $12.63 (available in two colors).
Promising review: "This is a terrific little pad for that person in your life that is constantly making lists. It'll even help them prioritize their daily tasks. And they'll be able to get that wonderful feeling of checking off something you've been wanting to do." —Roger A. Ross
Get it from Amazon for $12.95 (available in daily and weekly options).
The timer has options for 5-, 10-, 15-, 20-, and 30-minute blocks. Just rotate it to your preferred option and the display will begin its countdown. The timer also has four different volumes (though silent is an option) so you'll never miss it going off.
Promising review: "I LOVE this timer!!! I am a school counselor with ADHD. I've tried a LOT of different timers to help me keep track of when to send passes, monitor time with students who tend to stay long to avoid class, and use the alarm to remind me to take a few minutes to eat lunch. It's fabulous to be able to just look at the time on the clock face, note that I need to leave for a meeting in 20 minutes, and bam! A quick turn of the clock and a timer goes off with enough time to grab my stuff and head out. I don't have to think about setting it like with most digital timers, and there's no annoying ticking like there is with a traditional kitchen timer. I loved my cyan one at work so much, that I bought a black one for home. It also came well packaged. Enough to protect it, but not so much as to cause me guilt as a consumer." —Laura M.
Get it from Amazon for $19.99 (available in 30- and 60-minute configurations and five colors).
Promising review: "He is perfect and pure and good and has never done anything wrong in his whole life. Somehow at least like 53 times cuter in person??? Also does a great job holding all my cables because of course he does. 10/10 would buy this good good boy again." —Jennii
Get it from Amazon for $9.99.
Promising review: "So cute!! They’re a little bigger than I thought they would be, but that’s just because I didn’t check the measurements before I bought them. I love them though!" —vicki george
Get a four-pack from Amazon for $15.98.
This bundle comes with a calathea rattlesnake and peperomia obtusifolia in your choice of 4-inch grow pots or 6-inch hand-painted terracotta pots with matching saucers.
Get it from Horti for $30+ (available in two sizes and with or without saucers).
Promising review: "This exceeded my expectations. The wood is beautiful and the overall structure is well put together. They also provide hooks, rings, screws in three colors! black, silver and gold. I chose gold, but one day I may put in a different room and black will be a better fit. I already ordered a second one!" —Meg_B
Get it from Amazon for $34.99.
The 20-liter fridge has a sleek glass front and an easy-to-use digital display where you can set your ideal temperature. While there's plenty of room for food (there are three shelves + two door compartments), you can also use it to store the skincare you'd be reaching for anyways when you crave a work break.
Promising review: "Love it, love it, LOVE IT!!! I was looking for a small mini fridge for my home office that would keep my food COLD. I purchased two prior to this and returned both because they did not keep food cold. As soon as I took it out of the box, I knew this would be the ONE and it has been. My favorite feature is being able to control temperature. I can program it as low as 15. I love how sleek it looks, too. VERY HAPPY with my purchase!!!" —lovepurplebutterflies
Get it from Amazon for $149.99 (available in four colors).
Promising review: "Way better than the plastic ones we were previously using. These will capably hold up everything from pictures your kids have drawn to important documents (but not the Constitution, you shouldn’t put holes in the Constitution)." —Alexis M.
Get them from Amazon for $4.49+ (available in packs of 60 or 120).
What's included: Pens, pen cup, stapler, tape dispenser, and desk tray.
Talking Out of Turn — also affectionately known as Toot — is a small women-led business that creates most of its stationary and lifestyle goods in-house right outside of Dallas, Texas.
Get it from Talking Out of Turn for $30 (available in eight colors).
The reviews in this post have been edited for length and/or clarity.