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Any recommendations for a home office chair circa £100?
I've got one of these arriving tomorrow so can't comment on what it's like, but my extensive research (10 mins on Amazon, 5 mins on Staples) convinced me it probably wouldn't kill me.
Got mine off eBay - took a bit of a chance on a 64 quid one but it’s great.
A refurbished “proper” office chair - like this. Solid, comfortable, built like a tank.
I bought a refurbished on years ago very similar to the ones from the link and it looked like new. In the office we also got issued these recently - new shiny and expensive - happy colleagues.
I lost my home one as part of a separation, but miraculously found one at a second hand shop for £15- I’m happy again.
i bought an Ikea about 5-6 years back. It still works but slowly lowers over about an hour which is annoying. Also this year the black 'leather' has started flaking so i get bits stuck in my hair and to my clothes.
I suspect a 2nd hand 'executive' office chair would be the way to go, just wipe it down twice and use a UV light to check again 🙂
I got one of these:
It's good apart from the headrest, which is pretty pointless - not a problem, it just doesn't really do a lot. I didn't actually want that one, but the one I was after was out of stock.
I didn't think build quality was that good upon putting it together, but actually it's fine and comfortable for all day.
First time I have dealt with the company and they were pretty good!
I bought a refurbished Steelcase Please v2 from 2ndhnd for a fraction of the new cost. We have them in the office si knew thet are really comfy:
https://www.2ndhnd.com/collections/steelcase/products/steelcase-please-v2-chair-new-yellow-fabric
Definitely definitely less is more when it comes to office chairs. Don't go for big armrests, massive back, headrests, leather etc. It all makes it more uncomfortable, means you can't fit it under a desk and it's a nightmare when you need to move it. I went for a John Lewis one for about £70, spent some time getting it fitting just right and now it's wonderful.
Just watch out though, as soon as someone else tweaks it you will instantly notice and have to spend hours getting it into your sweet spot again!
I’ve got one of these...
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/markus-office-chair-vissle-dark-grey-30261152/
It’s really comfy and the mesh back is quite cool.
It’s my second one, the first did have the long term slow moving sag but ikea were great with the warranty, swapped it no issues after 6 years or so.
rockhopper - that is what I am sat on. The pleather is beginning to flake and it sags in an hour now. Next time I am going for a posh office standard one second hand.
Agree about no big arm rests and head rests. Comfortable is fine
I've just got myself a stang up desk...so I can adjust the height and sit or stand at it. So I went for this
https://www.autonomous.ai/office-chairs/ergonomic-stool
It isn't a chair but is more a perch for resting my backside on if I'm not standing.
Been good so far as has the new desk (same company supplied that).
Ikea Markus' are good. I reckon they're probably the best of the "cheap" chairs. I'd go back to one if I couldn't afford a more expensive chair.
Giroflex G64 - had mine for over 10 years (working from home) and got one as they were the last on site office seat I had, which was for about 8 years.
EDIT - @markwsf beat me to it - also, everything that he said.
Another thumbs up for the Ikea Markus.
Work bought me an expensive 'orthopaedic' chair for the office because of my back problem & the Markus really isn't too far behind it comfort wise. Working from home for the last 4 months has proved that beyond doubt.
If you don’t have budget for Herman Miller here are three decent 3 alternatives:
Giroflex
Humanscale
Orangebox
Get Propoer corporate spec second hand. Don’t bother with consumer grade chair if you love your back. So many companies spend millions on chairs and go out of business within a year, easy to find something practically new.
I sit on a a secondhand Giroflex G64 4D (every adjustment you can think of) myself when spending my own money. When using other people’s I like the Herman Miller Mirra.
Re: Giroflex G64 - how tall and heavy are you guys?
I got mine from work, they just don’t know it 😉
Timely thread this is, I'm just at the point where my current, very cheap chair, is about to get thrown out of the window.
Will look at the above suggestions.
What do we reckon to this?
https://corporatespec.com/product/refurbished-triumph-gt6-black-office-swivel-chair/
A bit different to the original GT6
I prefer the second but both look good.
In the tradition of recommend what you own - we bought these for home working
https://www.officefurnitureonline.co.uk/posture-metal-kneeler-chairs.html
I normally perch on an Aeron(bought used) but for home went for a Secret Lab Titan - softweave.
I hate the advertising of them and they're not exactly cheap but proving to be very comfortable and worth a look if you want something a bit different to work in.
You can sit crossed legged and generally get in all sorts of comfortable slouchy positions if you wish 🙂
Another vote here for 2ndhnd - got a very good deal a while ago on a used Herman Miller Aeron - definitely not cheap, but it made the recent spell of working from home a comfortable experience, and it should last me a lifetime. Service from 2ndhnd was good - chair was packed well, delivered promptly and you'd struggle to spot that it was "used".
Just gone for a Vitra. We have some Eames at work and I like them. Also I didn’t want black. Not often you can save 89% on new price. Makes used bikes look good value.
I work at home since my office closed down.
Can I realistically expect my employer to contribute to buying home office furniture like chairs, sit/stand desk?
Can I realistically expect my employer to contribute to buying home office furniture like chairs, sit/stand desk?
Normally would expect some allowance for additional costs (broadband, electricity, heating), provision of a certain level of equipment (laptop etc), but I'd not normally expect office furniture.
If your office is looking to be closed for the foreseeable future, I'd ask if you can pilfer stuff, though.
3rd or 4th vote for 2ndhnd, got a Steelcase Please v2 from them and it's the most comfortable office chair I have ever sat on
Sofa in the sky?
We have a Display Screen Equipment policy and a lot of H&S regarding chair use. This policy is still valid at home and the company still bares some liability. Sadly the thousand Aeron chairs in our soon to be sold offices are not for use (I asked), but the company is liable if you don’t have the right chair and develop a bad back. A colleague has a special chair for her back, and that has been delivered to her home.
I’ve paid for mine. I’ll keep it and it is a work of art.
I looked at those green Vitra the other day.
Very nice design!
We have the Eames version at work. They are lovely. Will see how it turns out. But I offered £300 and the accepted. So 13 left now.
Given the diminutive stature of our Home Secretary I would imagine the Home Office chair would be a high one.
A reinforced one
😜
Help!!!!
I'm drowning in a sea of indecision.
I've narrowed it down to 3, please don't add anymore options to this list! What do you reckon?
Orangebox Spire, https://corporatespec.com/product/refurbished-orangebox-spira-plus-task-chair-high-back/
Giroflex G64, https://www.2ndhnd.com/products/giroflex-g64-black-task-chair-height-adjustable-arms?
Or spend a little more on a Steelcase Please V2, https://www.2ndhnd.com/products/steelcase-please-v2-recovered-black-chair?
Or just tell me to stop over-complicating things and just buy something.
I'd go with 2ndhnd - try the chair at home for a few days and if it's not right they will collect it for free (their prices are slightly higher than others to cover the "free" delivery and "free" returns)
Final bump before I click buy on something.
I've been reading and I think once I get paid I'll be grabbing a giroflex g64
Done, Giroflex bought.
I won't lie, I spent far to much time making that decision.
Let me know if you made the right decision so it backs up mine!
OK who else has been buying the Vitras? My sister now wants one too. We used to use Giroflex at work. They were fine. Then Aerons, which I like too. But I always wanted something from Vitra. My office spare bedroom is rather small so an Aeron would swamp the place.
Facing the very same dilemma myself now. Torn between the Vitra 1D Soft, The Humanscale Freedom Low back, the Giroflex G64 and the Steelcase Lets B Hi Back.
Decisions, decisions.......