Summertime is an ideal time to refresh the home office because of the longer daylight hours, warmer weather, and potential for a more relaxed schedule. In revitalizing your workspace, you’ll enjoy the outcome of increased productivity and comfort. When decluttering your workspace, you’ll probably start by removing papers, trash, and old equipment. In addition to this important task, you can enhance your home office’s ambiance with excellent summer-inspired home office essentials, providing a refreshing, productive, and airy feel.
Spending hours online or at shopping malls to find the best home office summertime upgrades is a time-consuming task that busy entrepreneurs can’t afford. So we have made it easy for you! In this curated list of summer-inspired home office essentials, you’ll find a little of everything, from breezy decor to important office gadgets and necessities. Read on and enjoy the introductions to these fantastic products perfect for your own home office. Let your imagination soar!
FlexiSpot E5 Standing Desk
Without a doubt, one of the most important summer-inspired home office essentials of your home office is the desk you conduct your business at. With your home office summer refresh, upgrade your desk with FlexiSpot! FlexiSpot offers dynamic, homey pieces like desks and office chairs that feature advanced design and technology, making your space as comfortable and efficient as possible. With over 10 million happy customers, you can be rest assured you are purchasing a product that is tried and true and will elevate your space to run your business.
FlexiSpot’s E5 Standing Desk is engineered for strength and stability, featuring powerful dual motors for a smooth lifting process and a double crossbeam structure with wide feet for extra sturdiness. It remains wobble-free even at its highest point, maintaining stability so well that coins can stay upright while the desk is in motion! It supports up to 287 lbs, offering a spacious desktop to accommodate all your tech essentials and decorative accents. It features an adjustable height range of 23.6″ to 49.2″, making it suitable for users from 4’6″ to 6’7″, ensuring comfort for the whole family. You can program program height presets via an advanced keypad for easy adjustments, and benefit from smart features like sit-stand reminders and anti-collision technology.
Customize FlexiSpot’s E5 Standing Desk to create your own workplace style with the frame color, which can be grey, white, or black. The desktops are scratch- and slip-resistant and are offered in options like Bamboo, which is a great summertime choice, Solid Wood Texture, and Solid Wood. You’ll love that their desktops are manufactured using sustainably sourced materials. Retails for $349.99 (Base and Bamboo Desktop) at flexispot.com.
Uncommon Goods – Mr. Wattson™ Table Lamp
Proper, attractive lighting options from Uncommon Goods are essential for refreshing a home office as they enhance visibility, reduce eye strain, and add ambiance to create an inviting and productive atmosphere. Uncommon Goods, founded by Dave Bolotsky in 1999, is an online marketplace connecting shoppers with unique, handcrafted items sourced from global artisans and in-house designs, known for their creativity, functionality, and ethical production. They have an array of desk lamps that will liven up your home office, making it a much more enjoyable space to work in.
Uncommon Goods’ Mr. Wattson™ Table Lamp is a perfect choice for any desk and gives the remnant of vintage Italian scooters with its scooter-inspired headlight. You’re never alone in your home office with the Mr. Wattson™ Table Lamp, as it will feel like you have a little helper within reach. You can easily adjust him to be in picture-perfect positions for any display and space on your desk. Mr. Wattson™ Table Lamp comes in a standard size and a mini size and in each size, he comes in colors like Red (Flash Red or Cherry Red), Retro Orange, Vintage White, and Fashion Black. This whimsical and well-made lamp was designed in Denmark and handmade in Taiwan. Retails for $169 at uncommongoods.com.
RICOH ScanSnap® iX1300
Every home office needs a high-quality scanner to preserve important documents and photos while eliminating the clutter of paper piles. RICOH’s ScanSnap® iX1300 is just the scanner you’re looking for; it’s compact, versatile, and efficient. With easy one-button scanning, you’ll enjoy scans with just a push button. Being equipped with USB and Wi-Fi connectivity, it is easy and quick to get and file away your scans. Instantly, you’ll create various files, including searchable PDFs, JPEGs, editable Microsoft® Word, Excel, and more.
RICOH’s ScanSnap® iX1300’s compact design fits nicely and neatly on your desk and you can order it in white or black to fit the aesthetic you seek. It features two easy ways to scan: a 20-page automatic document feeder as well as a manual front feeder to scan thick documents, like plastic cards and pamphlets. And this scanner is fast – double-sided scans for up to 30 pages per minute, making it perfectly efficient for home office use. To make scanning even easier, you can utilize the ScanSnap Home all-in-one software, allowing you to easily manage, edit, and use scanned data from documents, receipts, business cards, photos, and more. On sale for $289.99 at pfu-us.ricoh.com.
Quartet Infinity® Glass Dry-Erase Board
A glass dry-erase board from Quartet is a home office must-have because it offers a sleek, easy-to-clean surface for brainstorming, planning, and organizing tasks, enhancing productivity and aesthetics. Established in 1954, Quartet is renowned for its high-quality whiteboards, bulletin boards, and chalkboards. They continuously innovate with their products to meet the needs of business owners. With a Quartet whiteboard, you’ll experience better collaboration and idea-sharing, helping you turn great ideas into reality.
Quartet’s Infinity® Glass Dry-Erase Board is a perfect choice for your home office and its stylish design makes it a focal point in any office. The easy-to-clean surface resists stains and ghosting, ensuring clear communication and business planning. Made from tempered glass and GREENGUARD Gold Certified, these boards are safe for use in your home. This dry-erase board is durable and scratch-resistant, offering long-term performance. You can purchase this dry-erase board in five different sizes (starting with 24″ x 18″) and can enhance your board with Quartet accessories like markers and magnetic erasers, sold separately. Retails for $181.99 (48″ x 36″) at quartet.com.
RICOH Portable Monitor 150BW and Stylus Pen
RICOH’s 150BW Portable Monitor is one of those great summer-inspired home office essentials offering increased productivity, improved ergonomics, and versatility. Its slim and high-quality design looks great on any desk. Weighing just 1.58lb (25.2oz), this lightweight and slim device, at only 4.8mm thick at its slimmest point, is easily stowable when you need to leave the home office or want a change of scenery.
The 150BW’s large 15.6” OLED display offers vibrant visuals with minimal blue light and supports 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, ensuring superior color accuracy and performance. The integrated stand can be adjusted freely for the optimum angle for any activity, promoting proper ergonomics. It’s simple to connect with the USB Type-C® cable, which supports both charging and connectivity to PCs, Macs, or smartphones. This portable screen has a 10-point touch display to handle any task at hand.
The RICOH 150BW Portable Monitor offers wireless connection capabilities and one PC can even connect with up to five RICOH portable monitors simultaneously! However, only one device can be touch-operated at a time, but you can easily switch between connected devices if he is connected to more than one. Don’t forget to add the RICOH Stylus Pen, for accurate inputs. The Stylus Pen features active Electrostatic technology enabling a precise, power-efficient digital pen input experience with the RICOH Portable Monitor.
RICOH 150BW Portable Monitor retails for $736 at pfu-us.ricoh.com.
RICOH Stylus Pen Type 1 retails for $80 at store.pfu-us.ricoh.com.
PILLOWPIA Allie Lumbar Pillow & Phineas Pillow
An easy way to spruce up your home office is to add accent pillows from PILLOWPIA to your lounge chair or couch. PILLOWPIA is a home accessories shop offering relaxed, familiar styles designed for everyday enjoyment. Their products are made with natural materials like cotton, linen, and grasses and are crafted by skilled artisans. PILLOWPIA products are designed in Brooklyn, NY, and are sold online and in over 500 partner stores across America.
A great summertime style to brighten up your home office is PILLOWPIA’s Allie Lumbar Pillow, a style that captures the charm of a vintage textile find without the hassle of flea market hunting. Crafted from super soft slub cotton, it effortlessly adds dimension, texture, and a subtle pop of color to any home office. This 100% cotton pillow features a pattern on both sides, a brass zipper, and a logo pull with signature poppy tape. It measures 14″ x 24″ and is made with care in India. If needed, you can add PILLOWPIA’s popular Pillow Insert, which is made of plush recycled poly down alternative in a 100% cotton case. Retails for $118 (with pillow insert) at pillowpia.com.
If more than one pillow is needed to add that pop of color and comfort you’re looking for in your home office, PILLOWPIA’s Phineas Pillow is a great match. Like the Allie Lumbar, this pillow also gives vintage textile vibes and a subtle pop of feel-good color to your home office. It is made of 100% cotton and features a brass zipper and logo pull with PILLOWPIA’s signature poppy-colored tape. It measures 12″ x 20″ and is made with care in India. It can be purchased with or without PILLOWPIA’s comfortable pillow insert. Retails for $74 (with insert) at pillowpia.com.
American Blossom Linens Herringbone Weave Cotton Blanket
A beautiful throw blanket from American Blossom Linens will give your home office chair, lounge, or couch the cozy feeling you want! American Blossom Linens produces high-quality, sustainable bedding made in the USA, continuing a 122-year legacy of craftsmanship in Thomaston, Georgia. When you buy from American Blossom Linens, you’re buying directly from the manufacturer, supporting sustainable agricultural practices, and investing in quality.
American Blossom Linens’ Herringbone Weave Cotton Blanket is an all-season blanket to keep you warm and cozy in the cooler morning hours of summer. You’ll love that it is made from 100% USA Organic Cotton and comes in four colors. The neutral beige American Harvest color is crafted from natural USA Organic Cotton yarn and Foxfibre® Coyote Brown heirloom cotton yarn, requiring no artificial dyes. Other colors like Patriot Blue, Mountain Grey, and Sea Foam Green are made from yarn spun and dyed in the Carolinas. Woven at a family-owned mill in New Hampshire with a rich textile tradition, this heirloom-quality blanket features durable self-hems and an open breathable weave. This will be your new home office go-to! Retails for $199 at americanblossomlinens.com.
Logitech Zone Wireless 2
A wireless headset from Logitech is a must-have for a home office because it provides freedom of movement, superior audio quality, and noise cancellation, enhancing productivity and communication during remote work. Logitech is a global technology company known for designing and manufacturing innovative peripherals and software for computers, gaming, and mobile devices. Logitech’s Zone Wireless 2 headset is an essential tool for entrepreneurs in their home offices, offering seamless integration with Microsoft Teams and other communication platforms without needing a dongle.
The Logitech Zone Wireless 2 headset offers advanced AI noise suppression, four noise-canceling microphones, and hybrid active noise cancellation (ANC), ensuring clear and distraction-free calls even when your kids are making noise in the background. The headset’s large drivers and dynamic EQ enhance both music and conversations, while personalized audio settings via the Logi Tune app cater to individual hearing preferences. With long battery life and smart connectivity options like USB-C and multipoint Bluetooth, the Zone Wireless 2 keeps professionals focused and productive throughout the workday, making it an ideal choice when you need to take your work out of the home. This headset comes in Off-White, Rose, or Graphite. Retail starts at $249.99 at logitech.com.
L’OR BARISTA Coffee & Espresso System
An efficient and sleek coffee machine is a must-have for the home office. L’OR offers a highly-rated barista system that offers single-serve coffee and espresso in the comfort of your home office. L’OR was born in France to offer the finest selection of coffee around the world. They take pride and craft in their products and always pay close attention to quality. With L’OR, you can have an amazing barista system and delicious coffee pods fueling your busy days as an entrepreneur.
The L’OR BARISTA Coffee & Espresso System uses a variety of L’OR single-serve coffee and espresso capsules, including exclusive Peet’s Coffee® capsules, and is compatible with Nespresso Original machine capsules. The sleek, compact design fits perfectly in any coffee nook of your home office. Made by Philips, it boasts European craftsmanship with a matte finish, premium metal, and gold detailing. The L’OR BARISTA features automatic capsule recognition technology to brew six different sizes, from 1.4oz to 12oz, for hot or iced drinks. The machine heats up in 25 seconds and includes a large 40 oz water tank. It also supports sustainability through the L’OR Recycling Program. The L’OR BARISTA system comes with a two-year warranty and a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, allowing returns within 30 days if you’re not completely satisfied. On sale for $139 at lorcoffee.com.
Gina DeSantis Ceramics Ara Crater Vase Collection & The Borealis Mug Collection
Gina DeSantis Ceramics creates functional, timeless ceramics that turn regular moments, into extraordinary experiences. Each piece is handcrafted by Gina and her team, ensuring the highest quality and proudly carrying the ‘Made in USA’ tag. Gina DeSantis Ceramic’s Ara Crater Vase is just the vase you seek to display in your office to add depth and art. Due to its porous nature, this vase isn’t meant for water, but it can host a beautiful accent of dried flowers. This means, all the little flowers your child picks for you as they’re out on their adventures have a perfect spot right in view. This beautiful vase is available in White, Gray, and Black. Retails for $64 at ginadesantisceramics.com.
Livin’ up your coffee routine with the beautiful Gina DeSantis Ceramics The Boreals Mug, one of their best sellers. Known for its stunning and unique design, each mug is crafted from brown stoneware clay, giving it a speckled, rustic touch. The combined series of glazes create a dramatic flowing effect that reacts with each other and the kiln’s heat to form one-of-a-kind surfaces. With a pink interior and an exterior blend of pink, purple, white, peach, and bronze, no two mugs are ever the same. This mug measures 4 inches tall by 4 inches wide and holds 16 ounces. You’ll love the convenience that they’re both microwavable and dishwasher safe. Retails for $48 at ginadesantisceramics.com.
Nanoleaf Matter Smart Multicolor Outdoor String Lights Smarter Kit
As a business owner or remote employee, you sometimes have to work around the clock. With the warm summer weather, you have the luxury of taking your work outside with summer-inspired home office essentials. Make your evening work hours more enjoyable with Nanoleaf’s innovative lighting technologies. Nanoleaf, founded in 2012 by three engineers, is revolutionizing the smart home industry with innovative, personalized solutions that transform ordinary experiences and spaces into extraordinary ones. Their philosophy is ‘Smarter by Design.’
Nanoleaf’s Matter Smart Multicolor Outdoor String Lights Smarter Kit will transform your evening lounge space into an inspiring luminescent wonderland you can work from. These 20 addressable RGBWIC LED bulbs offer dynamic flowing gradients and 16+ million colors, all while being IP65 water-resistant. You can easily control your lights using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or Matter over Wi-Fi, through the Nanoleaf App, or a smart home ecosystem. The lights resist stains and ghosting, making them easy to clean, and their stylish gem design adds a unique touch. With high durability, these lights can withstand heavy use and create the perfect ambiance for any unfinished business tasks. You can purchase this kit in 15 Meters, 30 Meters, and 45 Meters. There is also an Expansion Pack available should you need it. Retails for $129.99 (15 meters) at nanoleaf.me.
PuroAir HEPA 14 Air Purifier
Make sure that the air you are working in is clean and healthy with the PuroAir HEPA 14 Air Purifier, which filters out smoke, dust, pollen, and everything you don’t want to inhale. This is an efficient and compact purifier that cleans the air in areas up to 1,115 square feet, perfect for large and small home offices alike.
The PuroAir HEPA 14 Air Purifier adjusts automatically based on air quality and operates quietly, making it perfect for any home office environment where focusing is important. It features three fan speeds, including sleep and auto modes, and has a timer option for 2, 4, 6, and 8-hour increments. The PuroAir also comes with a filter replacement notification light, air quality indicator light, and a child lock for added safety. Equipped with a HEPA 14 filter and high-efficiency activated carbon filter, it captures microscopic particles, ensuring you breathe clean air. With a 2-year warranty and a 100-day cleaner air guarantee, the PuroAir is a trusted choice for over 290,000 families. On sale for $159 at getpuroair.com.
Salt by Sabrina Storage Baskets
Salt by Sabrina offers your home office storage baskets that are beautiful and functional, helping you to keep your spaces organized, which in turn promotes a productive work environment. Salt by Sabrina embodies a philosophy of bringing peace and restoring order to homes through personalized and functional designs. Each piece is crafted to enhance your organizational journey, recognizing that when spaces are organized, people’s lives feel more structured and manageable.
Salt by Sabrina Storage Baskets come in three different styles: Bondi Beach (shown in the picture above), Gold Coast, and White Haven. Each style is beautifully crafted, sustainably sourced, and built to last. The styles are reminiscent of sandy beaches, giving you a relaxing and carefree feeling in the space you work in. With Salt by Sabrina Storage Baskets, you can easily organize paperwork, store office supplies, hold cables and gadgets, or even use one as a stylish wastebasket. Retail varies at saltbysabrina.com.
Dewar’s 19-Year-Old “The Champion’s 124th Edition” Rye Cask Finish
A good whiskey from Dewar’s is a home office essential because it provides a perfect way to unwind and mark the transition from work to relaxation. In your home office minibar, stock up on Dewar’s’ 19-Year Old “The Champion’s 124th Edition” Rye Cask Finish, a special release crafted by Master Blender Stephanie Macleod in partnership with the USGA to commemorate the 124th U.S. Open Championship at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina. After any work meetings hosted in your home office, your golf enthusiast guests will particularly appreciate this whiskey, savoring its rich flavors and special connection to the golf championship.
This fourth iteration of Dewar’s’ 19-Year-Old Scotch Whisky is extra-matured in rye casks, creating a rich and complex Scotch whisky with flavors of toffee, spicy black pepper, vanilla, pear, heather honey, and oak. Best enjoyed neat or over a large ice sphere, this limited-edition blend will surely satisfy any celebrations to be had from your successes. Retails for $100.99 at dewars.com.
Epson WorkForce ES-C320W Scanner
A good scanner that keeps things simple with its intuitive design and flexibility for the preservation of documents is the Epson WorkForce ES-C320W Scanner. With space often limited due to other important gadgets and office supplies, the WorkForce ES-C320W’s compact design can save up to 60% of desk space. You’ll enjoy features like wireless scanning to computers and mobile devices and two-sided scanning, which ensures document management is both efficient and hassle-free.
Epson’s ES-C320W boasts a robust 20-page Auto Document Feeder for efficient batch scanning. It also has intelligent features like automatic cropping and paper skew correction to ensure high-quality images. You’ll love its versatility to scan various document types, including standard paper, cards, and passports. The scanner’s single-step technology captures both sides of a sheet in one pass, achieving speeds of up to 30 ppm/60 ipm. With its ENERGY STAR® qualification and RoHS compliance, the ES-C320W is an eco-friendly choice from a tried-and-true brand Dad loves. Retails for $249.99 at epson.com.
Big Wall Décor Pure Ocean
Wall art is one of the summer-inspired home office essentials that any home office must have, bringing you personality, creativity, and inspiration as you work. Big Wall Décor is a premier destination for oversized wall art, offering a diverse collection of high-quality, large-scale artworks crafted in collaboration with renowned artists. Their pieces are printed on fabric, not canvas, making the art durable and swappable, ensuring stunning clarity and durability. Each purchase directly supports the creative community, making your home office décor investment both impactful and stylishly versatile.
Big Wall Décor’s Pure Ocean presents a captivating aerial view of a tropical beach, showcasing vibrant aquamarine ocean waves blending into golden sands, capturing nature’s stunning color harmony and dynamic beauty. This art was done by Philippe Hugonnard, a French photographer who creates unique photos and works of art by mixing multiple types of digital media. This wall art will provide you with just the relaxation you’re looking for in your home office. Retail starts at $89 (print only) at bigwalldecor.com.
NEVEN Blue Light Glasses – Rosco
NEVEN, short for “Never Odd Or Even,” offers eyewear that excels in quality, price, and customer satisfaction. With an everlasting promise, they offer a no-questions-asked replacement policy for their sunglasses. NEVEN’s Bluelight glasses are a good home office essential because they reduce eye strain and fatigue caused by prolonged exposure to screens, improving comfort and productivity.
NEVEN’s Rosco Blue Light Glasses are essential for screen users, offering superior protection from harmful blue light and UV rays emitted by screens, digital devices, artificial lights, and the sun. Unlike many blue-light lenses, NEVEN’s are virtually clear, providing a crystal-clear view without the yellow tint. These glasses feature anti-reflective, hard-coated lenses for excellent optical clarity, impact resistance, and scratch prevention, with upgraded TR90 frames and stainless steel hinges for durability. They come with a protective pouch. Retails for $80 at neveneyewear.com.
MOFT Sit-stand Laptop Desk
Need to elevate your laptop screen as you work remotely from your home office? The MOFT Sit-stand Laptop Desk is a versatile and highly-reviewed product ideal for mobile workers. It features the innovative MOFT Z design for seamless sit-stand transitions, helping you keep life back pain-free with a natural palm rest height and strain-free screen viewing. MOFT’s desk supports five working positions and folds down to just 0.5″ thick, making it as portable as an iPad Pro for a comfortable workspace anywhere in your home office, a coffee shop, or on travel.
The MOFT Sit-stand Laptop Desk is built from sturdy fiberglass with a steady Z structure and triangular bottom support, ensuring stability without sacrificing slimness. Reinforced corners and folding lines enhance durability, making it a premium choice that withstands frequent use. Compatible with all laptop models, the Sit-Stand Laptop Desk is perfect for creating a flexible and productive work setup on the go. It comes in black or grey. On sale for $59.99 at moft.us.
Sakuraco Exclusive Summer Box
Up your snack game in your home office with indulgences that will get you closer to the world with Sakuraco’s Exclusive Summer Box! Since 2015, Sakuraco has been bringing the tastiest popular snacks from Japan to families worldwide, highlighting local Japanese snack makers and curating a delightful range of traditional and modern treats. With their Exclusive Summer Box, you’ll enjoy exclusive summer-themed Japanese snacks like refreshing Iyemon Matcha Genmaicha, juicy Peach Konjac Jelly, delightful Pear Gummies, and a special artisanal item! Included you’ll receive a booklet about the snacks and local culture surrounding the treats. Not only does this offer a unique indulgence, but it also provides captivating reads to help you take a refreshing break from the daily grind of your business day. Retails for $37.50 at sakura.co.
NookWoodworking Octagon Propagation Station Shelves for Plant Cuttings
NookWoodworking makes all of their beautiful wooden products from coasters to floating shelves in-house in their Queens, NYC workshop. For new and existing plant enthusiasts alike, NookWoodworking has the perfect home office essential for all your plant cuttings! The NookWoodworking’s Octagon Propagation Station Shelves for Plant Cuttings are handcrafted from high-quality mahogany or oak and are super easy to install via its secure wall mounting. It is petite in size, so it doesn’t take up too much room in your home office. Its geometric design is both artfully and aesthetically pleasing to any style of home office. Each propagation shelve comes with the correct number of glass test tube vases that correspond with its size. Mount this shelf within view of your desk, and enjoy the vibrant green and growth of your plant babies as you work. Retails from $35.99 at nookwoodworking.com.
PackIt Classic Soft-Sided Lunch Box & Bento Lunch Container
When considering summer-inspired home office essentials, a bento box is a great item because it keeps your meals fresh and organized, making it easy to enjoy healthy lunches anywhere. The versatile PackIt Bento Lunch Container includes three removable dividers that keep thick liquids and solids separate, making it perfect for picky eaters. It eliminates the need for multiple bulky containers by allowing you to create customized spaces for different foods. Each streamlined, all-in-one container is designed to fit select PackIt Freezable bags. Retails for $16.99 at packit.com.
A great lunchbox to go with your bento is PackIt’s Classic Soft-Sided Lunch Box, which offers a throwback meets tech lunch box style. This is designed for you to eat anywhere at any time. So if you’re taking your work out of the home office to enjoy an afternoon in the park, just grab your lunch box out of the refrigerator, and off you go. PackIt’s patented EcoFreeze technology features built-in freezable gel into the walls of the lunch box, eliminating the need for ice packs or gel packs. Retails for $24.99 at packit.com.
