Choose an Ergonomic Desk to Arrange a Smart Workplace

The latest pandemic and outsource tendencies have brought many people to their homes, and they are forced to spend hours in front of a screen. Organizing your perfect working place is the necessary measure to work productively and avoid health problems. If you invest care and money into your adjustable furniture now, this will prevent any future issues. A responsible freelancer or a sedentary lifestyle acquirer has no other choice than to think about a desk that will make them actively move.

A proper ergonomic computer desk can be a gamechanger for many as it prevents tissue compression and promotes blood circulation. Work in a static position, sitting or standing, for a prolonged period and without moving is not recommended in any case. Even relying on smart furniture, you should alternate between standing and sitting positions. Only this allows you to adopt a dynamic posture for better comfort and more efficiency.

Ergonomic Table Height and General Requirements

A work surface must, like a chair, be adapted to the needs and tasks of the user. However, most people ignore the tables they are sitting at. The aware choose quality computer screens and buy expensive chairs forgetting about an ergonomic home office desk. In Kulik System, we believe that this trend should be gone and do not recommend using regular computer desks. Most manufacturers do not produce height-adjustable tables and neglect this vital aspect of the proper workplace.

We think differently, so our ergonomic desk's tabletop can change its height within the range of 50 cm. Use the built-in keys to adjust the position precisely: from 700 mm to 1200 mm because it is essential for your health. A too low desk can cause low back pain, and a desk that is too high, neck and shoulder pain. It is, therefore, essential that the table is adjustable in height to suit every user.

Arranging an at-Home Office: What Are Your Needs?

You should start developing a personal workspace by defining its role in your life. Is it a space dedicated to your professional activity or a place for creative hobbies? Do you work at home every day or only occasionally? Do the activities that your office will host require specific accessories? Computer, graphics palette, printer, dictionaries, a sewing machine? Take the time to think about all of this because the space, storage equipment, office furniture, and the ergonomic table you will need aren’t the same for all of these purposes.

Where and How to Set up an Office at Home?

Creating a dedicated workspace is the first step in separating professional and personal life. It would be a great idea to have a dedicated room. Typical household interiors are often too clattered and limited for that. Regardless of your starting point, try to dedicate at least one corner only to yourself. In which room then to install your office?

  • The living room: it is often the largest room in the interior, so integrating an office into your living room seems a good idea. However, it is difficult to isolate yourself when the rest of the family is at home.
  • The bedroom: there, you will find the calm necessary for your concentration. Place an ergonomic laptop table there to create an adapted office room.
  • Entrance hall: only possible in large spaces of an unusual shape.

If You Lack Space

For the arrangement of an office in a limited space, try to take advantage of the vacant corners of your interior:

  • Under the stairs: generally neglected, the underside of the stairs is open to you. You can even use the lowest steps a the shelves for storage.
  • In a closet: have you thought about hiding your ergonomic lap desk in a closet? If it is big enough, you can arrange the coziest office there.
  • The space between two windows: ideal for setting up a small office. Be careful with the backlight. However, glares can cause trouble for those who work mainly in front of the screen.

What Office Desk Type Do You Seek?

In the Kulik System online catalog, you will find several smart desks from the E-TABLE line. All of them are customizable so that you can come up with a fully personalized model adjusted to your needs: 

  • The straight desk: the most classic model. It takes up little space on the floor and adapts easily. Using an ergonomic table lift system, you can switch its positions and change the height. Such regulations make this furniture piece unique but universal.
  • The corner desk: an option that offers a large workspace. However, it is more imposing.
  • The secret ergonomic office desk: this is a straight desk, but the upper part closes. When your day is over, close it to hide the vital documents.
  • The compact desk: the desk for small spaces. Some modular systems even offer to insert a desk module in the middle of shelves. 

The size of your desk will depend a lot on the space available. However, it must be large enough to accommodate all the equipment needed for your activity. We generally recommend a desk of at least 700 х 1210 mm to arrange a modern office.

How to Use an Ergonomic Office Laptop Stand

In case your space is so limited that you cannot afford to place a large desk, you can try out an ergonomic office laptop stand. This construction piece is a foldable laptop tray and a holding surface. You can quickly put it on top of any table, counter or use it in bed. Despite its mobility and small dimensions, such a stand is reliable and durable. You can tilt it, move around, or use it to stand and work as it lifts your laptop higher than the desk level.

Kulik System wants to remind you that you still need to take breaks from long working hours. The most comfortable and most convenient option is to install software or an application on your computer or smartphone that will notify you when the time comes. Most of such software is free but very helpful as it reminds you to stay active. One study showed that call center workers experienced less upper body and back pain after two weeks of using a break reminder program. What is more, they no longer needed the app as alternating positions has become their habit.

Even the best ergonomic desktop table cannot guarantee you to do the job for you. Remember to take breaks, focus on your tasks, and maintain correct posture when sitting or standing. We are glad to provide you with smart furniture and take care of your health.

Frequently Asked Questions

How Much Energy Do I Burn With an Ergonomic Desk Setup

Fight against a sedentary lifestyle with an ergonomic desk. Sitting for 2 hours is equivalent to losing 20 minutes of physical activity. Prolonged sitting causes high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Study shows that productivity increases by 46% when you alternate the standing and sitting positions.

You burn 30% more calories by standing rather than sitting. You can burn the minimal energy amount by working at the ergonomic desk is 160 calories in one hour. If you extend this term to two hours and take breaks to stretch or wander around the office in-between, this number will increase to 250-300.

How to Choose Ergonomic Desk for Office Space

Standing vertebral muscles tense in much the same way as sitting, just the spine experiences a slightly different load vector. Therefore, the key to long-term productive work is to change body position regularly. The desk that will cope with both sitting and standing should be able to change the position quickly.

Our E-TABLE can switch between 4 modes in 15 seconds. This desk is practical, smooth-working, and fully customizable. We can perform each of your requirements and produce chairs to order. These high standards are everything you have ever looked for in a table.

How to Buy the Right Ergonomic Desk

An essential feature of any table for standing work is that it will allow you to choose a position for both sitting and standing ideally. Moreover, when working on a laptop, the correct mode will most likely be slightly higher than the usual position (so you do not look at the screen from top to bottom).

Because our desks' height-adjustment range is 500 mm, it will suit various users — from the youngest to the tallest. Today, equipping a modern office with regular computer tables is a sign of bad taste. Receive help from our managers and choose the desk to complement your home workspace or add a stylish final touch to an office.