Home office guide

Home office sizes, cables and lighting.

The sizes that make a desk comfortable to work at, the storage depths that suit books and files, and how to plan the cables and light before anything is made.

Sizes

Sizes to plan with.

Item	Size	Why
Desk height	720mm	A standard desk height for an office chair
Desk depth	570mm	Room for a keyboard and a screen at arm's length
Desk units	600 to 1200mm wide	Knee-hole openings are cut to your layout
Knee space	At least 600mm wide per person	So your legs and chair fit under the desk
Space behind the desk	About 1m	To push the chair back and stand up
Pedestals	450 to 600mm wide, 3 drawers	Fixed or on castors
Bookcases	1970mm high, 320mm deep	Fits books and files without crowding the room
Cupboards	1970mm high, 570mm deep	Takes box files and archive boxes
Under-desk units	620mm high; filing unit 1240mm	Slide under a desk top

Cables

Plan the cables before we make it.

Cable ports are cut into the desk top where you want them. Tell us where each screen, lamp and laptop goes.
Sockets are easier to move before the desk goes in. Ask your electrician to put them where the desk run needs them.
Computers and routers get warm. If they live in a cupboard or pedestal, plan a gap or vent for air and a route for the cables.
Network points beat Wi-Fi for video calls. Have one fitted near the desk if you can.

Light

Lighting the desk and shelves.

Häfele Loox5 LED strips under shelves and in niches light the desk without glare on the screen. Everything plugs into one driver, and can be switched, dimmed or put on a sensor. Warm white is easy on the eyes; tuneable white lets you go cooler during the day. See lighting for the full system.

Small rooms

Box rooms, alcoves and shared rooms.

Box rooms: run the desk along the longest wall and use 320mm-deep bookcases above or beside it to keep the floor clear.
Alcoves: a desk top across an alcove, with shelving above, turns a chimney-breast recess into a workspace.
Bedroom offices: a desk between two wardrobes gives storage either side and keeps the room looking like one design.
Guest rooms and snugs: wardrobes or a media unit can share the same run and finish as the desk.

Checklist

Home office checklist.

Number of desks and screens decided
Knee space and chair space allowed for
Storage worked out: books, files, archive boxes, printer
Cable port and socket positions agreed
Lighting and switches planned
Drawings checked and approved before ordering

Buying from DTJ

Planning a home office?

Send your room sizes and a sketch to info@dtjinteriors.co.uk, call 0115 784 8231 or WhatsApp 07956 032306, and we will draw it and send a quote.

DTJ Interiors Ltd
Unit 5 Atlas Mills, Birchwood Avenue
Long Eaton, NG10 3ND

0115 784 8231
info@dtjinteriors.co.uk
WhatsApp 07956 032306

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Home office sizes, cables and lighting.

Sizes to plan with.

Plan the cables before we make it.

Lighting the desk and shelves.

Box rooms, alcoves and shared rooms.

Home office checklist.

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