Last year I finally setup a desk area in a finished room in the basement. It's my main office space, has windows so I can see the backyard.
Tables and office chair is from IKEA they have some good ones that look nice and are priced reasonably and comfortable to sit in.
I have a desktop (pc) setup with dual monitors and a laptop (mac) stand/external monitor both setup. Check out the rain laptop stand on amazon. Definitely work with dual monitors or laptop screen and an external.
And get an external laptop keyboard and mouse (I use apple keyboard and mouse).
Before that I had a computer enclosure cabinet where I would setup my laptop and external monitor. We just happened to have that though.
Before that I worked mainly on my laptop at the kitchen table, breakfast bar, recliner, sofa, coffee shop or sports bar.
I still move around quite a bit and work out of the house if I need a change of scenery. Although I do less of that now that I have a nice desk area.
In the beginning I would just use what you have. Then add an office chair, then a desk. Till you see how you like working. You definitely don't need a dedicated room.
When you are working around the house with your laptop I would get an inexpensive plastic laptop stand that you can use if you do work from a sofa or recliner at first. They prevent the laptop from getting overheated, if you just have it on your lap or pillow it can prevent air flow around it.
Working from home is one of the greatest things out there. When I think back to commuting, spending time going in to the office every day I wish I'd done it sooner.
Last year I finally setup a desk area in a finished room in the basement. It's my main office space, has windows so I can see the backyard.
Tables and office chair is from IKEA they have some good ones that look nice and are priced reasonably and comfortable to sit in.
I have a desktop (pc) setup with dual monitors and a laptop (mac) stand/external monitor both setup. Check out the rain laptop stand on amazon. Definitely work with dual monitors or laptop screen and an external.
And get an external laptop keyboard and mouse (I use apple keyboard and mouse).
Before that I had a computer enclosure cabinet where I would setup my laptop and external monitor. We just happened to have that though.
Before that I worked mainly on my laptop at the kitchen table, breakfast bar, recliner, sofa, coffee shop or sports bar.
I still move around quite a bit and work out of the house if I need a change of scenery. Although I do less of that now that I have a nice desk area.
In the beginning I would just use what you have. Then add an office chair, then a desk. Till you see how you like working. You definitely don't need a dedicated room.
When you are working around the house with your laptop I would get an inexpensive plastic laptop stand that you can use if you do work from a sofa or recliner at first. They prevent the laptop from getting overheated, if you just have it on your lap or pillow it can prevent air flow around it.
Working from home is one of the greatest things out there. When I think back to commuting, spending time going in to the office every day I wish I'd done it sooner.
Good Luck.