Planning the style, functionality, and characteristics of your new office furniture are important financial decisions that need to be done right the first time, in order to avoid a case of disheartening buyer’s remorse later.  Listed in this article are three major tips that cover some essential aspects of choosing the right office furniture that is guaranteed to be compatible with your company’s needs.

1. Planning:

Selecting the appropriate furniture that is perfect for your office space takes allot of careful planning. The first thing that one must consider is the requirements that are needed for your type of business. Second, is calculating how much furniture you are going to need, given the amount of employees that will be utilizing the furniture.  Also include what the space ratio in the floor plan of the office building is going to factor out to, in comparison to your furniture ratio as well.

Start with prioritizing the main usage of the business involved.  Tech companies will obviously need more computer desk stations than non-tech companies. Open space, offices,  will need modern style multi-tiered desk arrangements,  while traditional cubicle layouts will need to utilize more standard type “teacher” desks,  with the old-school built in triple stacked drawers on the right side, and the thin style wide utility drawer under the desktop.

It is always advisable to categorize all of the assorted office furniture that you are going to need, on one long itemized list ahead-of-time. Make sure that you remember to accommodate the items on your list into your budget. Making the first part of your list with absolute essentials, and then adding a wish list afterwards is a good way of comparing your budget with your actual needs, and then coming to a reasonable compromise on some select items.

Calculating the available space you are trying to fill is very detrimental to making the correct choices for your office. This would also be the perfect time to open up some extra space in your office floor plan by making adjustments to it concerning new furniture layouts. Make sure to include in your calculations the characteristics of some of your longstanding employees. IE: Height, body stature, and also individual working preferences.

2. Researching:

Although a strict and well planned budget is an essential part of the furniture shopping process, good researching techniques should also be put into place, in order to successfully meet your carefully thought-out budget. This requires a little internet market research in order to read up on the newest advances and latest trends going on in the industry today, and of course, search out the most cost effective options available in local and online retail office furniture outlets.

If one has access to a peer group that has recently upgraded their offices with new furniture, it is a good idea to glean some free advice from them on the process that they went through, and also some of the deals that they were able to come up with for themselves. It is infinitely  times more beneficial to the task at hand,  when one collects all of the pertinent and cost saving information they need first, rather than regret not having all of the facts later on during the purchasing phase of the process.

Technical considerations are a crucial part of researching your options. Make sure that your office upgrades are just that, upgrades to comfort, productivity, and morale. Newer furniture that conforms to proper posture, health, and certain safety aspects of the office environment are a wise option to consider as well. These traits can actually save the employer money in the long-run, in reduced down-time from back injuries, and also from other workplace health issues.

Refurbished office furniture is big business and a viable economical alternative for those looking for “Like New,” but reasonably priced pre-owned office furniture. There are several companies that offer lightly used office furniture sold in lower costing discounted lots. Numerous liquidation companies stocked up on used office furniture and cubicles during the Great American Recession of the previous decade; all capitalizing on the rashes of business and office building bankruptcies at the time, who are now ready to cash in on their investments with the stronger U.S. economy.  3

3. Modernizing:

Taking the opportunity to modernize your office space should be a top priority when replacing outdated furniture. Advanced designs in Modular office furniture that are tailored to the exact needs of a today’s office environment, can ensure that a mobile office will be more feasible in the future, especially during moves or expansions. Modular style office furniture allows a versatile format that easily converts to either a U or L shaped grouping plan, which is convenient for extra workspace add-ons, and usually comes in an easy to match styling when ordering more office furniture.

Contemporary office furniture offers a flare of innovative ingenuity and adaptability to an office. It offers a plethora of unique choices when it comes to chairs, work desks, cubicles, file and folder cabinets, shelves, cupboards, and meeting tables. Modern style office furniture is also a popular accompanying choice for waiting areas, lounges, and private executive offices. Modern adds an extra elegance and sophistication factor that contemporary furniture often lacks, while still holding onto its simplicity, uniformity, and comfort.

Advances in, and the recent implementations of Ergonomic sciences into the office furniture industry, have continued to steadily influence several forms of office furniture designs. Chairs, desks, and other office necessities are all specifically designed to reduce working wear and tear on the body, and also promote other health factors in the office workplace. They are also available at competitive prices in comparison with non-ergonomically designed products.

The Modern Cubicle, which has been accused of oppressing and degrading the working class office employee for almost a century now, has gotten a much deserved facelift in modern times. Cubicles today are manufactured by several different competing companies that were not available in the Cubicles heyday, due to a lack of viable competitors to Herman Miller Inc. from the early 1930’s to the late 60’s. The modern cubicle now comes in all shapes, sizes, designs, layouts, fabric colors, accessories, shelving attachments, and price ranges.