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Ask HN: Best desk and chair for the home office?
3 points by jherg 2097 days ago
I'm starting a remote job on Oct 5th and I need to build out my home office. Any recommendations for a chair and a desk?
5 comments

Short answer: Chair, something comfortable. Desk: any horizontal surface big enough to work on.

Longer answer:

Chairs: Gaming chairs (Noble chairs look nice), Steelcase (Leap), Humanscale, Herman Miller (Aeron), etc or just about any Ego chair from Staples/Office Depot would probably be okay.

Desk: Standing Height or adjustable (Ikea, Geekdesk). Legare (Funky toolless/knockdown) and Levenger are options as well.

For one stop shopping take a look at Branch Furniture. https://www.branchfurniture.ca/collections/work-from-home (They probably have a US site as well)

Notes: You should be getting and moving around during the day anyways. I pace a lot while thinking so I am up and down all day. But I have a good/expensive egonomic chair anyways. My desk is 64"x27" table I made for myself. My wife has the ergo chair from Branch Furnture and it's okay but not great.

How much are you willing to spend, and how long are you spending in it without getting up? I just literally an hour ago got one of these:

https://wbmason.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ItemDesc=HON-Crio-Hig...

to replace a broken down piece of crap, and so far it's been a huge improvement. But they have 1400 chairs to choose from.

It's a full-time job. Expecting 40-60 hours a week in the chair. I guess I should start with budget. Haven't thought about it yet.
The Aeron chair is well-known for a reason. My posterior can personally vouch for its comfort even for long work sessions. That, a decent height adjustable desk, and adequate illumination around the monitor to minimize eyestrain are the basics of what one needs to work at home.
The Airon chairs were pretty OK, but I prefer the Swopper and the HAG Capisco chair. The both make me more likely to move a little bit.