The easiest mistake to make is the concave desk~~

Come on, check if you have made the right choice for your home.

Sit down and check the area where your legs can move under the table, the circled area in the picture below!!

The problem with desks in many families is that the activity area is too narrow, so the desks they buy are only suitable for children. When adults use them, their legs will be firmly stuck in the middle of the seat, leaving no room for movement.

There is no narrowest, only narrower.

The picture below shows the awkwardness of sitting even through the screen~~

The width of the leg rest is less than 500mm, which is very inconvenient for a 170cm tall person to use!!!

Another problem is that the depth is too short. When people sit down, they have to spread their legs.

For example, the following figure:

Although adding partitions under the desk can facilitate storage, the partitions affect comfort. When people sit down, the depth for their legs is too small, which is a wrong desk design.

I didn’t expect that there are so many things to pay attention to when choosing a small desk.

We answer this question from an ergonomic perspective.

Does height determine the height of tables and chairs?

There is some truth to this, but it is not very objective. Some people are tall and have short legs, while others are short and have long legs.

But in real life, determining the height of tables and chairs according to height can meet daily needs.

If you want to know the most suitable table and chair combination for you, the correct approach is:

First decide the height of your chair, and then determine the height of your desk based on your sitting posture.

(1) Seat height = knee height from the ground.

For adults, see the following picture:

The height of an adult seat is when both feet just touch the ground when sitting on the seat. For family use, you can choose a seat with adjustable height. Of course, people with short stature can adjust it through the foot pedal (foot pad).

For children, please refer to the following table for selection:

This is a guide for selecting the size of student desks and chairs issued in 2002. It is very useful!

With this said, do you instantly know what the most suitable seat height is for you?

There is one more thing to note when choosing a seat:

This way, we can stretch our arms freely without restraint when sitting.

I hate handrails, so I chose the one without handrails~~~~(>_<>

However, in order to avoid excessive strain on the elbow joints due to prolonged suspension, it is recommended that you choose a chair with armrests.

When matching the chair with other furniture, we should pay special attention to the spacing! In particular, the space on the left and right sides of the seat and behind it should be at least 810 mm, so that it is convenient for us to move the chair, and it is effortless to stand up and sit down.

The picture below is an error demonstration!

The correct way to open it is:

Pay attention to the seat height, the distance between the armrests, and the reserved space between the seat and the furniture. Finding a perfect seat is basically a piece of cake for you. Next, let's take a look at the height of the desk that matches the seat.

How high should the desk be to make it easy to use and comfortable?

Different types of work correspond to different desk heights.

See the table parameters for details:

By comparison, it can be found that girls working at home are suitable for desks with a table height of about 700-740mm~~

I tried it and it's really good. This height allows the upper body to operate in the most convenient posture.

After reading the above parameters, if you still feel you don’t know how to choose, it doesn’t matter. I will teach you a simple and rough formula.

Assuming you have a normal body proportion, you can directly choose the table and chair that suits you according to the following formula:

(1) Chair height = height * 27% + 2

(2) Desk height = height*43%+2

For babies with long bodies and short legs or short bodies and long legs, you can add or subtract 3 to 5 cm from the height calculated above. Once the adjustment is completed, a set of tables and chairs that suit you is born!

After determining the height of the table and chairs, you must not forget to consider the area of ​​the desk. Some people think that the wider the desk surface is, the better, but this is not the case.

What size desk surface is most practical?

I want to put my notebook, a small potted plant, and my little doll...

Regarding the size of the desktop, see the following picture:

Image caption: The numbers are marked dimensions. The upper numbers are imperial feet, and the lower numbers are metric centimeters. Let's look directly at the lower numbers.

The picture above shows that for a person with average physique, a desk top length of 119.4cm is enough!

Many workbenches on the market are 1200mm, which is sufficient for people of normal height, because this is the limit range of effective hand movements for people of normal height and weight.

As for width, if you don't stand up, 50.8cm is the effective movement limit. If you want to place other things, you can widen it slightly.

This option allows you to get anything on the desktop without having to stand up.

Now you know, the wider the desktop is, the better it is.

However, if you have too many things and want to increase the storage function, you can try to increase the desktop area.