Office

Office furniture, and where to start

A working room comes together in a fixed order, and the desk is first because it sets everything else. Measure the wall it will sit against, then take off the three feet or so a chair needs to push back before anyone can stand up.

The chair comes second and deserves more of the budget than people give it, because it is the only piece you are in contact with for hours at a time. Storage comes last, once you know what is left over.

Office desk and office chair height

Desks here run 17.7 to 118 inches wide. A small desk under 44 inches slips into a bedroom corner or a hallway; over 55, or an L-shape, is what you want when two monitors have to sit side by side.

Desks sit at 29 to 30 inches off the floor and office chairs are built to meet that, so the two work together out of the box. The check is simple: forearms level with the surface, feet flat on the floor. If the desk is slightly too high, raise the chair and add a footrest rather than working with your shoulders up.

Office storage that keeps the desk clear

The number people forget is the clearance underneath, which decides whether a tall person gets their legs under the desk at all. A wide center drawer eats into it.

Storage is what keeps a desk usable. File cabinets take the paperwork, bookcases take the reference material, and a tall cabinet with doors takes everything you would rather not look at. Anchor anything tall to a stud before you load it, since a loaded top shelf pulls the weight forward. Buy the storage last, once you know what the desk and the chair have left you, because it is the piece easiest to add later and hardest to guess at first.

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