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Creating an ergonomic workstation with the Q8 Flexispot standing desk

May 9, 2023 by Catherine

This is a collaborative post in partnership with FlexiSpot With the trend for hybrid working (splitting time between the office and home) only growing stronger, many of us are having to find a permanent place to work within the home. Setting up a workspace within your home can be a challenge.  More often than not, it’s a case of squeezing a desk or table into a living area or a bedroom, and that doesn’t always make for the most ...

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Flexispot standing desk review

June 17, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

This is a collaborative post in partnership with FlexiSpot If you work from home, or have kids who need to study, you’ve probably got a desk somewhere in the house.  More of us are working from home than ever before, and when you squeeze a home office into an existing room layout it isn’t always easy to create a comfortable desk area. I work from home, and spend several hours a day sitting at my desk.  I try to take regular breaks ...

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Design tips for creating the perfect home office

August 21, 2019 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post Does your home have a dedicated office space? With more of us working from home than ever before - it’s estimated that by 2020 up to 50% of the UK workforce will be working remotely - the demand on our homes to provide a comfortable, stimulating working environment has never been greater. Even if you don’t work from home, chances are you need to use your home for some form of ‘office’ work on a fairly regular basis. ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tips Tagged With: Chair, Desk, Furniture, Home office, Home working, Houseplants, Interior Design, Interiors, Lighting, storage, Working from home

Review: BenQ e-Reading LED Lamp

January 29, 2018 by Catherine Leave a Comment

BenQ e-Reading Lamp

How much time do you spend working on screens each day?  We all worry about the amount of screen time our kids are getting, but chances are as adults we spend much more time than them staring at computers, tablets and smartphones. I spend a lot of time working on screens, and by the end of the day I’m often feeling the strain in my eyes, especially when the natural light in my office is poor, or I’ve been working in artificial light.  Over the ...

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