Choosing Home Office Furniture

Most people who work from home have home computer desks stuck in a corner and upgrading to better home office desks helps you keep organised and separate your home life from your business.

There are loads to choose from perhaps in a corner of your study and there are nice contemporary and glass top desk that have a modern look and a good chair will help your back if you are sitting in front of your computer or laptop each day.

What Type of Desk is Right for Your Office ?

This question can be answered by looking at the space you have available for a desk and chair. If you have a dedicated room available such as a study then look at the room so that you don't face a wall if possible but have enough space for your computer screen, keyboard, telephone and mouse mat. In terms of a desk biggest is best because there are always bits of paper and other stationary you'll be working on.

If you are just putting the desk into an area in an existing room then there are units where you can effectively close a door (top to bottom) or draws that close so it looks like a nice piece of furniture when you have finished your working day and can forget about your business and enjoy family life. Additionally if you have small children in your home you'll want to be able to keep cables out of sight.

Types of Home Office Desks

As mentioned above there are many types to choose from and here's a run down of some of our favourites.

Standard Desks

This Ikea all in one computer workstation is the type that many people have at home because you can put everything in one place.

It's also very cheap at around £45 and OK is not the most handsome of furniture but is practical and does the job.

Glass Top Desks

This is a desk we use everyday in the Small Business Pro office which an optional glass top. It is very large with a width of 140cm and depth of 75cm and can hold a heavy 19 inch monitor. We get tons of other stuff on the desk and the glass top makes it very easy to clean (when we spill coffee all over it).

Contemporary Desks

Again another item from Ikea is this groovy contemporary desk which easily holds your computer and can be placed in the corner of a room if so desired. It's a great looking piece of furniture and can be easily cleaned if you spill anything. This one is a little more expensive at around £139 but still good value.

Finding a Chair for Your Desk

Getting the right chair for your home office is more important that your desk - the desk is a practical purchase just to ensure you have enough space and it will fit into your home where as your chair decision is to help keep your posture correct during the day and ensure your back is kept in the right position.

This means not finding a chair that looks comfortable but a chair that helps your back especially if you have suffered from any type of back pain in the past.

When searching for chairs ask your supplier if you have any medical issues or simply want to prevent them occurring in the future as so called executive chairs may feel like you are the tough CEO of your company but your body may not thank you for it in years to come.

Something like this spinalis chair from a company called "back in action" is probably one of the best chairs you can buy but of course technology like this doesn't come cheap and this example is a whopping £695 although it depends on the price you put on health.

However, most people can't afford this type of chair so there are other options.

One option is the so called kneeling chair because you kind of sit back to front. You need to choose wisely because some of these chairs are designed just for sitting for short periods of time so if you want something where you are at your home office desk for perhaps a few hours then the one pictured is for that purpose. Speak to the experts if you have any doubts.

So that's our run down of the furniture and home office desks for your computer work you can choose. There are probably hundreds of other options on the market in all types so have a hunt around.