Working from home is an exciting prospect and one that evokes a sense of comfort. But there is also a fine line between comfort and casual. It is important to create a balance between domesticity and function in a home in order to ensure that it is a step towards the right direction of success. Adding wall art or accent colours to the wall, seating for visitors/clients as well as ergonomically-designed chairs and desks with appropriate lighting can add a change of perspective. Furniture plays a key role in defining your workspace at home. Health, safety and welfare are important and specific items that are chosen should be well-designed with ergonomics in mind to promote health and wellbeing whilst conducting daily work tasks.
Over recent years, furniture manufacturers have researched and invested time and money into ergonomics. This has resulted in significant improvements in adjustability and comfort for computer users without the need to spend an extortionate amount of money into buying furniture.
A well-designed chair should not only be aesthetically-pleasing to the eye, but should allow the user to adjust controls to suit and fit their body shape whilst looking after the back and the spine. Foot rests are also essential as well wrist pads to take off pressure, allowing rest and relaxation to these parts of the body.
The right desk is also essential and one that most people overlook. For example, the surface space is an essential part of people’s day-to-day work routine; paper trays, pencil cups, notepads, telephones and computers can take up much of this space. An organised desk attributes a key role in productivity. Additionally, if a person works more than two days from home they should consider investing in a sit/stand desk to avoid back pain and promote a healthy and active working position at all times. Research has found that moving from a sitting to standing position helps the user feel more energised, aiding better concentration, increased productivity, reduced back problems and can help burn up to three times more calories.
Furniturise promotes furniture which reacts to the needs of the human frame whilst incorporating a variety of ergonomically-designed seating available in a variety of sizes, shapes, colours, textures and high-quality materials. The group also offers a range of desk options to suit any space and style, including autonomy desking which uses the latest in sit/stand technology to allow for active working.
Furniturise is a sister company of Century Office that has over 40 years of experience and operates under the COE Group. Furniturise provides the perfect solution for professionals working from home, as well as SMEs that operate from a small office space.