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| Saving Money: Furniture and Equipment | For each piece of office furniture or equipment, is given an “At a Low Price” alternative to help you par down your office design budget if necessary.
1. Multifunction Printer
Instead of buying (and finding the space for) a printer, scanner, copier and fax machine, invest in one multifunction machine. Multifunction printer or copier not only saves money, but takes up a lot less space in your small or home office design. But, if you do a lot of printing, choose a laser multifunction printer; you’ll save money on consumables.
At a Low Price
Decide what features you want, and look for the multifunction printer that does exactly what you want it to do.
2. Printer Stand
- Incorporating a printer stand in your office design gets your printer off your desk, creating more usable desk space, and gives you some extra storage space.
- Inexpensive printer stands of the standard design with non-enclosed shelves are available from office supply chain stores for less than $50. (Fancier versions with enclosed shelves and/or drawers cost more.)
At a Low Price
It doesn’t have to be called a printer stand to be a printer stand. Think over usage a microwave cart, an end table or just about any drawer unit that’s the right height. Measure to get the dimensions you need for your printer and your office design and then take your creative eye to garage sales and surplus stores.
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