31 Things From Target That’ll Help You Create A More Official Home Office
Make working from home a fully professional experience.
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1. A lap desk because working from home means your office is any room in the house. The cushion on the bottom means your lap stays comfy and cool.
Promising review: "This lap desk is a good, easily maneuverable size and the top is a nice firm plastic. The beads in the back are comfortable and form to your leg easily, steadying the surface. Especially for the price, a very good value." —Target Reviewer
Price: $9.99
2. A wooden writing desk with open storage on the sides. This compact piece makes getting to work super simple. Keep all the materials you need within arm's reach so you can stay in the flow.
3. A park stand with two drawers and two shelves, because this offers multi-tiered storage in one convenient, wood-finished package to make organization simpler than ever!
4. A golden desktop set to give your office some well deserved regality.
Promising review: "I just love it. I’ve gotten so many compliments on my home office decor." —Target Reviewer
Price: $24.99
5. An all-in-one desk, because this is basically an office all on its own! Even if you don't have a spare room, this piece can make any corner super professional.
Promising review: "BEAUTIFUL desk!!! Does not look cheap at all. Very sturdy and heavy! It looks so great in my husband's office!" —Target Reviewer
Price: $499.99 (available in three colors)
6. A mesh file cart to see what you're looking for before you grab it.
Promising review: "We bought three of these. Two for the kids doing remote learning and one for WFH. They are great because we can easily roll them out during work/school time." —Target Reviewer
Price: $116.46
7. A golden pencil cup because you are the ruler in your office, and you deserve to store your pencils and pens in gold (even if it's fake gold).
Promising review: Got this to match my gold stapler at work. I put my writing utensils I use most often in it. Looks perfect with my stapler!" —Target Reviewer
Price: $6.99
8. A decorative hourglass with black grains of sand. It almost looks like it belongs in a fairy tale. Total time is about 15 minutes. Think of all you can do in 15 minutes.
Promising review: "Perfect addition to my home decor! Great quality and great price!" —Target Reviewer
Price: $20
9. A gaming chair with a built-in footrest for maximum comfort. Working from home is more fun in a gaming chair. You'll feel like the captain of a spaceship.
Promising review: "I work in an office which I sit for 12 hours a day. This has changed the game!!!! So happy with this purchase!" —Target Reviewer
Price: $249.99 (comes in five trim colors)
10. A writing desk with an exquisite modern design to channel your creativity before you get to writing, drawing, or whatever form of creativity suits you.
Promising review: "I just got this desk and love it! It's gorgeous, pretty easy to put together and looks expensive." —Target Reviewer
Price: $287.49 (originally $412.99)
11. A wooden letter tray to keep your papers from getting everywhere on your desk. The trays also stack very easily if you want to buy two or three.
Promising review: "Sturdy paper and file desk holders. I love the finish and they are stackable." —Target Reviewer
Price: $10.89
12. A banker's chair to make any home office oh-so-polished. This wooden piece looks likes it's pulled out of a classic film.
Promising review: "This is a great chair! It is every bit as good as the high-priced store! I am glad I bought it!" —Target Reviewer
Price: $199.99
13. Bicycle bookends that will give your DIY library some old-timey flair. (They will also remind you to take breaks from work and get some sunshine.)
Promising review: "Great for a main book display in a living room. Holds back various sizes. Grandkids declared them cool." —Target Reviewer
Price: $21.99
14. A velvet office chair because sitting on a cloud makes working from home much more manageable. No it's not an actual cloud, but velvet is the closest thing right?
15. A bookshelf computer desk with so much built-in storage! All that space is perfect for decoration or practicality!
Promising review: "Very easy to put together." —Target Reviewer
Price: $199.99 (originally $349.99)
16. A mesh desk organizer for keeping everything you need in one place. No more losing small items. They will live here from now on, and you can arrange the compartments however you like!
Promising review: "They are sturdy and fit well in my desk drawers. I ordered two sets." —Target Reviewer
Price: $12
17. A faux fig plant for removing the hassle from having plants in your office. This baby looks so real you'll forget it's fake. You may even try to water it once or twice.
Promising review: "Random find at my local Target. Cute faux plant for small spaces!" —Target Reviewer
Price: $9.99
18. A golden desk calendar to take at least one function off the screen. Let's bring the date back to analog, plus flipping the numbers for the dates is fun.
Promising review: "I love it! It’s so cute. Looks nice on my bookshelf." —Target Reviewer
Price: $12.99
19. A cork bulletin board that is super easy to hang. This technology hasn't changed in decades because it gets the job done like no other. Keep your desk clear of reminders, family photos, and important documents with ease.
Promising review: "I love this bulletin board because it’s big and the wood frame is good quality, worth the money." —Target Reviewer
Price: $7.99
20. A deluxe posture chair that brightens up the room with its pastel shades! Bring some extra fun to your home office. You'll want to swivel all over the place in this fun chair.
21. A small glass desk because size doesn't matter. It's not the size of the desk, it's the quality of the work and you're going to crush it sitting at this bad boy.
Promising review: "Love the black glass and it was pretty easy to assemble if you read the instructions through before beginning. It looks great and works really well as a desk." —Target Reviewer
Price: $179.99
22. A hanging wall file holder with three pockets. The more files on the wall, the less on your desk, and the rustic finish makes this piece very decorative!
Promising review: "I needed a place to hang files in my home office that would fit my room decor, and not look like an "office." This totally fit the bill. Easy to hang and seems sturdy. Holds documents well." —Target Reviewer
Price: $63.99
23. A monitor stand with storage space on each side for pens, pencils, or any small assorted items. Keep the monitor from marking up your desk and get a better angle on the screen.
Promising review: "I used the stand in my craft room to elevate my die cut machine. That way I can put the plates I use with the machine under the shelf for easy access. The color of the shelf is a pretty neutral that matches with my decor." —Target Reviewer
Price: $29.94
24. An aurora wave pencil cup to bring some psychedelic flavor to your office.
Promising review: "This is smaller than it looks in the picture but perfect for a pencil holder, which is what I wanted! It is very pretty and would make a nice present!" —Target Reviewer
Price: $12.99 (originally $18.99)
25. A multi-pocketed pencil desk organizer for ultimate tidiness, and to also remind you that Friday will be here soon. No need to say that other F word.
Promising review: "These bins are the perfect size! Everyone at work comments on how cute they are! Nice quality too!" —Target Reviewer
Price: $14.18
26. An L-shaped desk that can fit in any room, provide tons of desk space, and allow for supreme mobility when you're sitting at it. What other letter shape can do that?
Promising review: "This desk says it needs two people to put together, but I got it together all on my own! It looks great and is the perfect addition to my home office! Took about an hour to set up." —Target Reviewer
Price: $139.99 (originally $269.99)
27. A mesh monitor stand with a drawer that looks super sleek! Keep the futuristic design going while the drawer adds that extra bit of storage.
Promising review: "Excellent base for an iMac with room below the drawer to slide the keyboard as well. Nice match for the iMac when ordered in silver. Puts the monitor at the right height for better viewing." —Target Reviewer
Price: $17
28. An activity tray that works with books, a laptop, or anything else you need an angle on. With this light, portable model you can take your office anywhere.
Promising review: "Love it! It’s sturdy and helps keep my laptop cool, normally the bottom of my lap top gets hot on flat services but the holes help keep it cool." —Target Reviewer
Price: $29.99
29. A laptop cooling pad to keep your computer happy and healthy. Overheating is one of the main causes of computer malfunction. With this pad that issue is obsolete.
Promising review: "There's a 6–7 degree drop on Dell G7 7700 during normal use, laptop fans and TT fans on high. There's a 3–5 degree drop during gaming session. G7 fans on high, TT fans on high, and on Max settings. Definitely made my keyboard more comfortable to touch." —Target Reviewer
Price: $59.99
30. A desk lamp that you can adjust in three places to create the perfect lighting for your office. Plus it almost looks like the Pixar lamp. So cute.
Promising review: "Small desktop lamp, love the style and matte black finish. It fits nicely on my corner desk at the office." —Target Reviewer
Price: $45
31. A desk lamp with USB ports to charge your phone in style. The design almost makes it look like a crystal ball. We see a well lit office and fully charged electronics in your future.
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