The office is the area in which you work for long periods of time, so office furniture should be ergonomically correct. Always consider maximum comfort over style. Depending on your need, furniture items in your office may include computer desks or workstations, armoires, storage or filing cabinets, ergonomic office chairs, bookcases and office decor items.
Now, let's take a look at a short list, not claiming to be exhaustive, of office furniture terms you may not understand, although you see them often on furniture related websites.
- Armoire - A movable wardrobe, usually with one or two doors.
- Armoire desk - A writing-table within a large cabinet.
- Bookcase - Furniture with horizontal shelves, used to store books.
- Bookend - Object in a bookcase, designed to keep a row of books upright.
- Cabinet - A box-shaped piece of furniture typically made of wood, used for storage.
- Computer desk - Furniture designed to comfortabley provide a working surface.
- Cubicle - A small area set off by walls, used as a place to work.
- Drawing table - A multipurpose desk used for drawing on a large sheet of paper.
- Escritoire - A small, portable writing desk with a sloping front door used to provide a writing surface.
- Lectern desk - A rolling computer desk on a single leg set on wheels.
- Light fixture - Electrical device used to create artificial light or illumination.
- Pedestal desk - A large desk resting on two pedestals or cabinets.
- Rug - Carpet with a finished edge.
- Shelf - Part of the office furniture used for storing items.
- Standing desk - A form of desk used for writing while standing up.
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