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Storage
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Storage for a room that has to work and still look like part of the house. A home office is rarely a separate building — it is a corner of a bedroom, a box room, the end of a living room — so what holds the files has to sit alongside the rest of the furniture rather than announcing itself as office equipment.
Chests, sideboards and crates in oak, walnut, birch and reclaimed teak, all of which read as furniture first and storage second.
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Large Brown Wooden Storage Tub | Kaiku
From £40
Brown Wooden Storage Crates (Set of 3) | Kaiku
From £49
Natural Wooden Beer Barrel Storage Stool | Kaiku
From £87
Beer Barrel Table – Natural Wood 60 x 48.5 cm | Kaiku
From £149
4 Drawer Recycled Wood Storage Chest | Kaiku
From £370
Alton White Chest of Drawers | Kaiku
From £589
Tall Reclaimed Teak Chest of 5 Drawers | Kaiku
From £599
Grafton Black Chest of Drawers | Kaiku
From £670
Abberley White Chest of Drawers | Kaiku
From £773
Easton 2 Drawer Chest of Drawers | Kaiku
From £890
Huddington Black Sideboard | Kaiku
From £1,050
Charlton Ribbed Walnut Chest of Drawers | Kaiku
From £1,100
Broadway Oak Chest of Drawers | Kaiku
From £1,150
Abberley Black Oak Sideboard | Kaiku
From £1,163
Hampton Ivory Shagreen Chest of Drawers | Kaiku
From £1,190
How to choose
Measure what is actually being stored before choosing a shape. A4 lever-arch files need 32cm of internal height and around 8cm of width each; a drawer 30cm deep holds them lying flat but not standing. If files are the point, a cabinet with a shelf beats a chest of drawers.
Height decides whether the top is usable. A unit at 75 to 80cm gives you a second work surface for a printer or a scanner. Anything above 90cm is storage only, because reaching over it to use the top becomes awkward when seated nearby.
Keep the desk clear on the side you write on. Storage behind or beside the chair works; storage in front of the window costs you the light, which is the one thing a home office cannot get back.
Cable management is the detail people regret. A closed cabinet holding a router or a hard drive needs a hole cut or a gap at the back, and heat builds fast in a sealed box.
Common questions
- What size storage do I need for A4 files?
- Lever-arch files want about 32cm of internal height standing up and 8cm of width each. A standard 30cm-deep drawer holds them flat but not upright, so if files are the main job, look for a cabinet with a shelf rather than a chest of drawers.
- Should office storage match the desk?
- It helps, but picking up the timber tone or the handle metal is enough. In a home office that shares a room with something else, matching the room matters more than matching the desk.
- How high should office storage be?
- 75 to 80cm if you want to use the top as a surface for a printer. Taller than 90cm and the top is out of comfortable reach from a seated position, so it becomes storage only.
- Can I put a printer inside a closed cabinet?
- Only with ventilation. A sealed cabinet traps heat around a printer or a router, and paper feeds need clearance to open. A unit with an open back section or a removable panel is the safer choice.