A home office printer stand gets the printer off your work surface, and three other pieces on my Amazon Business Supplies list do the same for cords, paper, and your seat: a power strip tower, paper storage, and a wheeled velvet chair. I run every part of Marie Gems myself and raise seven kids while I do it, so I care about a desk that stays usable when the day gets busy. This post covers what each listing says and what to check before you order.
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Do you need a home office printer stand?
You need one if the printer is taking up desk space you would rather use for work. The Masupu printer stand on my list is a 2-tier desktop shelf with a fabric storage drawer, in marble white, and its listing names printers, 3D printers, fax machines, and scanners as uses. It was about $43 as I write this. It sits on the desk, so measure the printer's footprint and height, then the stand's shelf, before you order. Look for a stated weight rating on the listing too, since a printer full of paper is heavier than it looks.
How many outlets does a home office desk need?
Count what stays plugged in and add a few for growth. The AiJoy power strip tower on my list has 9 AC outlets, 5 USB ports, a 1200 joule surge protector rating, and a 6.5 foot cord, and it was about $24 as I write this. A printer, a laptop, a lamp, a phone charger, and a monitor already use five outlets, so nine leaves room. A tower stands upright, which takes less desk than a flat strip, but check its footprint against the space you have. Joules measure how much surge energy a protector can absorb, and a higher number generally means more protection.
How do you store paper so it stays flat?
Match the storage to the sheet size you actually keep. The TUSAUW 12 tier paper organizer on my list is a 13 by 13 inch desk file sorter built for scrapbook paper and cardstock, about $40 as I write this. The FAAYUCK 12 by 12 inch paper storage boxes are a 4-pack of clear, stackable plastic boxes with colored tabs, about $28. Both are sized for 12 by 12 inch paper, so standard letter-size sheets will fit but slide around inside. If your paper is mostly 8.5 by 11, look for storage sized for it instead.
Is a wheeled velvet chair right for a home office?
It depends on how you sit. The Warmiehomy criss cross chair on my list is a velvet chair in plum purple with wheels and a wide seat, and the listing calls it a cross legged office chair with a wide seat, which tells you it is meant for sitting with your legs folded. It was about $150 as I write this. The listing calls it ergonomic, but that is the seller's word and not a test I ran, so check the seat width, whether the height adjusts, and whether it has arms. Sit in a chair like it, if you can, before committing to a long workday in one.
Where should the printer sit on the desk?
Put the printer where you can reach the paper tray and the output without standing up, and keep the cord path to the power strip short. Check the printer's manual for how much clearance it needs around the vents, since a stand that boxes it in can cause trouble. The stand's fabric drawer is a handy spot for the small things you reach for while printing, such as spare paper or a tape measure. Keep the top shelf for the printer alone so the desk stays clear.
What order should you buy these in?
Start with power, because everything else plugs into it and a surge protector protects the things you already own. Add the printer stand next, then paper storage once paper starts to pile up, and the chair last, since it is the one that depends most on personal fit. A desk set up in that order stays useful at each step instead of half finished. The post on how my days actually work covers the kind of day this setup has to hold up to.
The bottom line on a home office printer stand and its extras
Every piece here fixes one specific problem, so buy the one that matches yours. My Web Designer's Must Haves list on Benable has 21 items, including an HP printers entry for the machine that goes on the stand and a home office desk chairs entry to compare against the velvet one. You can open my Business Supplies list to see the rest of the items on it, and my story tells you how I ended up running two businesses.