{"id":35220,"date":"2026-05-05T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=35220"},"modified":"2026-05-05T07:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:30:00","slug":"setting-up-a-home-office-that-works-during-load-shedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/setting-up-a-home-office-that-works-during-load-shedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up a home office that works during load shedding"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35220\" class=\"elementor elementor-35220\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-c230376 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c230376\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41c047b5 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41c047b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-wd-title title wd-f710355f\"><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-bbdfe8f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bbdfe8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8774c3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"8774c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Anyone who spends the day at a laptop knows how quickly a poor chair becomes a sore back. We asked three Joburg freelancers what they sit on, and the answers were practical. Good support at the lower back, a seat you can adjust, and enough padding for a long afternoon. Style came last, though most of them still wanted something that looked good in the corner of a small flat.<\/p><p><em>Our favourite pick is the Lime Green Study Chair at R1,690. It is bright, sturdy and light enough to move between the desk and the lounge.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-cdae3a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cdae3a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e3de2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21e3de2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757df7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"757df7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"bd82ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Entry is free and the food stalls open at noon, so come hungry and bring a friend.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ed36e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45ed36e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3cd070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"e3cd070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-7.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-7-700x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x600 size-700x600\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-c4f73e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4f73e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3fbf2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"d3fbf2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" 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Check that your feet rest flat on the floor and your elbows meet the desk at a comfortable height. A chair that feels fine for two minutes can feel very different after two hours.<\/p><h2>Choosing a chair<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3348923 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_images_gallery\" data-id=\"3348923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_images_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-images-gallery photoswipe-images\" style=\"--wd-align-items:center; --wd-justify-content:center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-grid-g\" style=\"--wd-col-lg:3;--wd-col-md:3;--wd-col-sm:2;--wd-gap-lg:10px;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-2.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-index=\"1\" 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\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-9.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-index=\"6\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/publishing\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-9-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x300 size-400x300\" alt=\"wd-blog-9\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2dd99b elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"d2dd99b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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A good chair does not have to cost a fortune, and local makers in Johannesburg often offer better build quality than imported flat packs. Look for solid frames, replaceable parts and a fabric that suits our summers.<\/p><blockquote><p>The best chair is the one you forget about. If you notice it, something is wrong. Take your time, test a few, and ask the maker about repairs before you pay.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who spends the day at a laptop knows how quickly a poor chair becomes a sore back. 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