Koala’s Added To Its WFH Range With A Shit-Hot New Desk And Two Chairs & How’s The Timing

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For those of us living in Sydney, we’ve just been hit with the news that face masks are mandatory in all indoor spaces thanks to the rather concerning COVID-19 “Bondi cluster” that has hit the city’s south-eastern suburbs.

You’d be correct in thinking that “all indoor spaces” does indeed include offices and mandatory does indeed mean, mandatory. So to avoid sitting at your office desk breathing in your own gross mask breath, many employers are once again allowing employees to work from home.

For a lot of us in Sydney (our Melbourne friends are a touch more used to it), WFH for a full five days a week hasn’t been a reality since late last year, so some folks are kinda scrambling now to ensure they’re all kitted out with everything they need.

For me, it’s the constant battle in my brain of investing in a proper desk chair vs just continuing to sit in my IKEA dining chair at the kitchen table and deal with the physio bills for my chronic lower back pain down the track. That’s a problem for Future Me! I’m feeling very tempted though by furniture lords Koala releasing not one but two very comfy looking desk chairs, as well as a brand-new desk.

Koala desk
Workmate home office desk, $540

This desk is a step up from Koala’s take-apart WFH desk — which is also amazing and is on sale right now, so head HERE if you want a bargain — and is a more sturdy number with a drawer to keep everything in. There’s a spot for all your bits and bobs, from headphones to your constantly charging phone and you can even stow away your laptop, mouse, and keyboard when you’re done for the day.

Koala Chair
Upright office chair, $225

How nice is this Koala chair, in the appropriately named Silver Fox shade? It IS a foxy little piece — sleek but strong and most importantly, supportive. That’s what you want out of a bit of furniture that you park your ass on for eight hours a day.

Koala
Virtue office chair, $290

This chair is next level though. The armrests. The cushy back. She looks like she’s sitting in a goddamn throne. It’s the type of chair that will actually make you want to spring out of bed and clock on at 9am, and that seems like a very rare breed of chair indeed.

All the schmick new products in the Koala home office range are currently 10% off in a special introductory offer because they’re new and all. According to the Koala site, that only lasts til July 1 so quickly buy your home office shit and claim it on tax! You know the drill!

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