Furniture and home office buying guides

For a small room, depth decides the footprint. The Nilkamal Neil is the shallowest of the four at 21.5 cm, while the IKEA BILLY has the highest stated load per shelf at 30 kg. All three IKEA units must be anchored to the wall.

OSHA treats a footrest as the fix only when the seat cannot be lowered until the soles rest flat on the floor. A footrest helps with dangling feet, and a strap on lumbar cushion helps with a gap at the lower back. Five options are compared.

Five mesh chairs from Green Soul, Featherlite and Nilkamal are compared on seat height, warranty and gas lift. Only the two Featherlite pages publish a seat height range, so the desk height and knee height need measuring first.

Only two of the four IKEA products here are true bed tables: the KLIPSK is a small fold flat tray for the lap, and the MITTZON is a height adjustable table on castors. The DUBBLA and LANESPELARE are stands for desks, not for beds.

Measure the bed frame first, because Kurlon, Duroflex and IKEA each define a double differently. Then read the firmness label against the weight and sleeping position of both sleepers, and decide between foam and spring. Five mattresses are listed.

The IKEA ELLOVEN and SIGFINN lift a screen by 10 cm and the LANESPELARE by 14 cm, so the gap between the desk and the eye line decides the choice. The ELLOVEN has a drawer, the LANESPELARE takes two 24 inch monitors, and the SIGFINN suits screens up to 19 inches.

For a narrow passage, depth decides the choice: the IKEA TRONES is the shallowest listed, the BISSA and Nilkamal Itsy come next, and the Alpine is the deepest. IKEA states that BISSA and TRONES must be fixed to the wall, which matters for tenants.

The Nilkamal Enzo is the deepest of the four tables and has a lockable drawer, the Leo takes the least wall, the Dalton adds an open shelf, and the IKEA MICKE has drawers and cable management. Depth against OSHA's monitor distance separates them most.