How to expand your space? New solutions at Oakywood

If the Universe can expand, why not try it with your workspace? After all, a home office is, for many of us, a small cosmos governed by its own rules, sometimes equipped with a significant black hole where all unfulfilled ideas and ambitions disappear, defeated by procrastination. A team of experts at Oakywood is constantly working on new ways to expand your spaces. The main goal of this mission is to achieve maximum comfort at work, along with its inseparable companion, ergonomics. What have we come up with this time?

Wouldn't a creative mess be better?

Perfect organization vs. creative mess – these seem to be two opposing forces engaged in a constant battle. But is it really so? There is usually some method in every madness, and every mess, ironically, has its order. Of course, provided it’s not just ordinary, uncontrolled clutter. The so-called creative chaos, which is an expression of individuality and a reflection of the user’s unique personality, has its own structure, and you can easily find everything you need within it. However, to organize your mess and maintain control over it, it’s worth reaching for proven tools for tidying up your space.

More room in the same space

For ages, it has been commonly known that an ideal way to tidy up space and functionally enlarge it, is by using organizing trays. Especially if the trays are thoughtfully designed, allowing this simple and seemingly trivial solution to offer a multitude of possibilities. For example, you can sort all your office supplies and store even the smallest items so that none of them get lost in the office black hole. A tray with items that are currently unnecessary or distracting during a specific task, can be quickly moved away from your desk. What if you had to move each of those items separately? You won’t regain the time wasted on such a tedious task.

To maximize your desk space while ensuring organizational excellence and functionality, it’s worth choosing trays of different sizes tailored to the types of items you want to store. Moreover, varied dimensions allow for creating tiered structures, which adds extra value in the case of a small desk. Without a doubt, the dark horse among Oakywood trays are the Catchall wooden trays available in both standard (in 3 sizes) and Mini versions (also 3 sizes). However, if you need something more spacious, our latest proposal comes to the rescue: Valet trays, which feature greater depth. An important feature of Valet trays is their cork base, allowing them to be stacked vertically to create a stable structure.

Stop the chaos

Sometimes you may have many items on your desk that you genuinely need within reach. What can you do to avoid visual clutter? Simply hide them in a drawer. Our Mini Desk Shelf with an integrated Modular Drawer fits even on very small desks. Not only will you toss all those little things that are trying to take control over your desktop into it, but you'll also set your monitor at the right height or gain an additional organizational level.

Another element we often compete with for dominance over our desks is cables. Although more devices are becoming wireless, cables are still an inseparable part of our daily lives. Sometimes you have to fight several battles against tangled wires to effectively manage them and gain more clean space on your desktop. Now, however, you have access to a true, undefeated Andúril among cable tamers: a Magnetic Cable Organizer. With it, order will reign on your desk, and you'll regain not only space but also peace of mind.