Home Office Furniture Must-Haves

If your home office consists of a folding table and a dining chair (or worse, your living room couch) that wrecks your back by noon, it might be time to build the room you can comfortably spend your days in. A good home office helps separate work life from home life, offering a place to think, read, take a call, and occasionally stare out the window while an idea comes together.

If you need a little inspiration, here's how we'd approach it at Another Man's Treasure:

Start With the Desk

Everything revolves around your desk, making it the perfect starting point for a home office build. A writing desk is a classic choice with its clean, open design, and it’s perfectly suitable for a laptop and a notebook without carrying the bulk of a giant executive desk.

If you need more room to spread out, a larger desk with drawers helps contain your clutter. Because our inventory is always rotating, you never know what you'll come across. One week, it might be a mid-century writing desk with tapered legs; the next, a solid oak piece with decades of history. That's the fun of shopping for unique home office furniture rather than buying the same flat-pack desk everyone else has — you’ll always find something with character.

Get the Chair Right

You should never skimp on the item that supports your body throughout the day, and your desk chair is one of them. Look for something that supports your back through a long stretch of work: a well-built chair with good bones will outlast the squeaky office-store version by years. Even better, the right one can double as a statement piece, too.

Light It Well

Overhead lighting alone makes a room feel flat and strains your eyes. Look for a good desk lamp for close work and a floor lamp to soften the space. Vintage and unique lamps are among the small touches that make a home office feel personal (not corporate), and they're an easy way to add character without committing to a big purchase.

Give Your Storage Some Personality

Nobody ever walked into a room and admired a filing cabinet. A good bookshelf earns its keep twice over: holding your books and binders while adding height and character to your room. And when there's clutter you'd prefer to hide, a vintage cabinet or credenza tucks it away without looking like office furniture at all.

Furnish Your Office at Another Man's Treasure

A home office should feel like yours, not like a cubicle you happen to own. Since 1991, Another Man's Treasure has been Central Kentucky's destination for an ever-changing mix of new, closeout, and second-hand furniture, curated for people who want pieces with character rather than the same thing everyone else has. It's not a thrift store, and it's not a warehouse of identical desks. It's a treasure hunt.

Our stock changes constantly, so the desk or reading chair that catches your eye today may be gone next week. Stop by our Lexington store to see what's on the floor, check out our online gallery, or contact us to hear what's currently in stock. We proudly serve the greater Lexington area.