Office Furniture Buyers Guide

This modern office furniture guide aims to inform you on different aspects of furniture buying course for both home offices and regular offices. Office furniture has changed with changing work style, the aim being to save on space, while optimizing on productivity and playing it easy on paper, in-line with the modern work mantra. There are two categories of office users; a segment deals with home office furniture with its peculiar up-to-date needs. Then there is regular modern office storage furniture, desks and office computer workstations that fill up on norms of modern day lifestyle playing it smart on colors, trendy on style and high on functionality. The demand is for power-packed furniture that saves clutter and allows space to move around.

This guide emphasizes on individual users and regular office furniture, following is the list of modern day furniture essential for any office to function,

Desks:One of the most important features of an office, a desk is where all the work comes to life. You may think about executive office desks that come in different size and shapes for home users. Before you start looking around, it is advisable to make a list of the functions you would need the desk for. You may be conferencing regularly, or perhaps need a large desk for a variety of functions like printing, reading and writing or sketching work and so on. Estimating your need should give you a fair idea about the ideal size within the available space.

You get multi-tasking tables with extendible models that can be used for everyday work. Knowing what tasks you'll be doing at your office desk will help you choose the best one for oneself. If you are the type who spends more time on the computer than using a pen and paper, workstation is more of the thing to suit your purpose. For regular offices, it is important that your furniture matches up with the work environment and settings in the most complimentary way. Also you get great combo of workstations with seating for 4-6 people, complete with partition and individual storage units that are quite modular and trendy.

Arrangement: How big is the room or work area (for offices) you plan to set the desk or workstation/s in? For home users, it is important to get a desk that fits in the space and also allows movement around the room. If you have a complete room to use as an office, a larger desk sounds like a better idea. Once the space is determined, style, color, and material can be rounded up with ease. For smaller spaces and offices, corner desks sound like a great idea.


Modern/Executive Office Seating

Chairs are important too and you get a wide range of ergonomic models that ensure comfort and allow great posture while working. Before you buy a chair, you may like to ponder on the following details,

ՠHow much time will you spend on the chair? Determine from heavy to moderate usage.
ՠAre your feet comfortable and supported? They should rest comfortably on the floor, and your thighs should be firmly supported and form a square with the floor.
ՠBack support is of utmost importance to avoid back pain and stress. The ideal angle between your upper legs and torso should be between 90 and 105. Tilting the back should be easy, but also firm to allow a good posture.
ՠThe desk chair should be ergonomic and allow posture change with ease.

Ergonomic office chairs these days come with advanced mechanism to control your sitting position for superior comfort. The idea is to minimize body stress by offering different tilting angles and positions to support your back and feet.

Modern Office storage: Storage in any office is central to work and relative to convenience and productivity. A trouble-free storage unit neatly arranged and close to your work desk always helps with saving time. Clutter free and paper-less zones are yet to arrive, we do need paper in our office lives even if itӳ been reduced to minimal. File storage and everyday paper work still needs to be stacked for records and you get filing cabinets and modular storage furniture in all trendy shapes and sizes. Mobile storage units are also great to allow easy moving within the office. Materials range from sleek steel, glass and wood.

Office Storage:
Points to ponder when buying storage units

ՠFor home and office users, how much of paper work you do everyday?
ՠHow many cabinets do you need for filing?
ՠDoes the unit have sliding draws?
ՠDoes it allow additional space?
ՠFor bigger units, is it easy to open and stack files?
ՠIs the material robust?
ՠDoes it go with your office theme and colors?

You can find almost any variety of furniture, some of which will meet your exact needs. Just keep in mind the practical details like room size, desk size, how many people will use a work desk or workstation. Keep in mind the functional part and fit in furniture that compliments the theme and work environment at your office and home.


Summer comes and goes fairly quickly in some areas of the country and for those folks spending as much time outdoors as possible is a must. They not only work in their gardens, play golf and tennis but they are also usually sitting in their backyards just enjoying the sun. Although standard lawn chairs work just fine if you are only spending the occasional evening or afternoon in your yard, if you prefer to have dinner there and maybe even read a book before the sun sets, youӬl want something much more comfortable to lounge on. A great choice is a wooden chair or steel chair with an outdoor furniture cushion.

Just as you choose furnishings that match the d꤯r of the interior of your home, you should do the same outside. Most people have a table that they use in the summer outdoors. If the table is constructed of wood, the furniture you choose for the area should be as well. Trying to find an exact match isnӴ necessary, but something that complements the piece you already have is a great idea. Try and avoid chairs that are unusually shaped as you may find it more difficult to find an outdoor furniture cushion that fits properly.

If you are buying a new table and chair set for your yard, you may find that the cushions are included in the package. If they arenӴ itӳ a good idea to pick an outdoor furniture cushion at that time as you can ensure that it actually does suit the style of your new table and chairs, and also this gives you a chance to try it out and see how it feels to actually sit on it.

Even though in most cases youӬl only be using these for a few months of the year, youӬl want to take care of them. Leaving them out in the rain is fine, but depending on the material that the outdoor furniture cushion is crafted from, youӬl either want to wash it with the hose, or take it inside and run it through the washing machine. If they are made of fabric itӳ not the best idea to put them in the dryer, as they are likely to shrink.

Store them away with the rest of the furniture in the winter inside if possible. If you donӴ have room to put the furniture in a storage shed or garage, itӳ still a good idea to put the outdoor chair cushion inside. This will help to keep it from fading or becoming damaged in the cold.

These items can be expensive so a great money saving tip is to buy them in the fall or winter. Almost all outdoor furniture retailers want to sell all their stock before the cold weather hits. With new styles being introduced the next spring, the stock they have at the end of summer should be cleared out. This means low prices for consumers on every summer chair, table and outdoor furniture cushion.