{"id":5378,"date":"2015-10-17T13:05:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T07:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/indonesia-furniture.com\/news\/2015\/10\/17\/tips-for-an-ergonomic-home-office\/"},"modified":"2015-10-17T13:05:23","modified_gmt":"2015-10-17T07:35:23","slug":"tips-for-an-ergonomic-home-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indonesia-furniture.com\/articles\/tips-for-an-ergonomic-home-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for an Ergonomic Home Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>by Maura Grunlund \/ Staten Island Advance<\/h3>\n<p>The days of the home office being a makeshift space are over as more people work from their houses.<\/p>\n<p>An uncomfortable chair or a disorganized, cramped work space becomes unbearable in a 24\/7 situation.<\/p>\n<p><!--adsense--><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you&#8217;re going to be spending significant time in your home office, from eight to 20 hours a week or more, you&#8217;re going to want a space that&#8217;s a little more comfortable, functional and aesthetically pleasing than the spare room or corner of a room that&#8217;s passed for a home office in years past,&#8221; said Mark Brandt, co-owner of DirectBuy of Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"more\" \/>A good start is to do a floor plan that includes details such as locations of electrical outlets and measurements for windows, doorways and closets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-right medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.silive.com\/homegarden_impact_improvement\/2015\/10\/medium_1.jpg\" \/><span class=\"byline\">Courtesy of DirectBuy<\/span><span class=\"caption\">DirectBuy designs home offices<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Consider buying ergonomic chairs, desks and other pieces.In addition to width and height take into account the depth of the furniture so that, for example, there is comfortable room for a chair in front of a desk.<\/p>\n<p>Lower shelves to reach for books, folders and other items without straining.Put lighting under workspace shelves in order to read more easily.<\/p>\n<p>Avoid tilting your head up or down to see the computer screen by putting the monitor on a platform.<\/p>\n<p>Wall-to-wall carpeting is a no-no as offices are high-traffic areas that easily show wear. Try using carpet tiles that may be replaced around the desk and then hardwood flooring or ceramic tile for the remainder of the room.<\/p>\n<p>Neutral, soothing colors are recommended for the walls.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-left medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.silive.com\/homegarden_impact_improvement\/2015\/10\/medium_5.jpg\" \/><span class=\"byline\">Courtesy of DirectBuy<\/span><span class=\"caption\">A comfortable home office is a must<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Control how much natural light the room receives by using blinds, sheers, louvers, shutters and other window treatments.<\/p>\n<p>DirectBuy carries brand-name office furniture at wholesale prices and also employs product specialists and designers who help members create individualized home office spaces.<\/p>\n<p>Click on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.directbuy.com\/\">http:\/\/www.directbuy.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Taken from www.silive.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Maura Grunlund \/ Staten Island Advance The days of the home office being a makeshift space are over as more people work from their houses. An uncomfortable chair or a disorganized, cramped work space becomes unbearable in a 24\/7 situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-furniture-indonesia-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indonesia-furniture.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indonesia-furniture.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indonesia-furniture.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indonesia-furniture.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indonesia-furniture.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indonesia-furniture.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5378\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indonesia-furniture.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indonesia-furniture.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indonesia-furniture.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}