The size of the chairs: the characteristics of a standard chair

Surely every person in his life had to experience discomfort when visiting any official institutions, entertainment facilities or just coming to visit. And the cause of this discomfort was the wrong, uncomfortable position of the body during sitting.

This is not because the receiving party is evil, heartless people and indolent masters, not at all, simply by furnishing the room, they have picked up the wrong size of the chairs. How so? Is it really important, how can a chair have the right or wrong size?

It turns out that, yes, high-quality furniture is made in accordance with generally accepted standards, which take into account the composition of the average person. However, not all furniture factories adhere to standards, trying to accelerate the pace of production or reduce the cost of their products. As a result, we get the size of chairs, tables and sofas that would fit, perhaps, a giant or a midget, but not a person with normal physiological parameters.

Let's sit down and rest. Or…

It so happened that usually people, furnishing a working or living space, are concerned with aesthetics, they take into account how harmoniously the furniture will fit into the interior, whether it is suitable for its style to other objects in the room. The size of the chairs is rarely a decisive factor, this parameter is paid attention only in the case of a cramped area. Buyers are more likely to think about whether the seat will go into the right corner or be too big for it. And they make a serious mistake.

In fact, if you purchase unfit furniture for comfortable seating, a person, sitting down even on the most expensive chair, will experience a whole range of unpleasant sensations.

So, if the back of the chair does not have a proper inclination of 8-12 degrees, the patient is guaranteed pain in the back and neck. When the seat is located too low and the knees are unnaturally bent, normal blood circulation is broken, which leads to numbness and numbness of the limbs. In the case of imbalance in the height of the chair and table, it is inconvenient for a person to work, he is forced to constantly lean towards his workplace, which quickly becomes tired and runs the risk of earning myopia.

gold standard

It is believed that the most optimal and often used option will be such dimensions of a chair with a backrest:

• Height from the floor to the top of the backrest - 800-900 mm;
• Height from the floor to the seat - 400-450 mm;
• Backrest height - 400-450 mm;
• The width of the backrest and seat is about 430 mm;
• Depth of stool - 500-550 mm;

Of course, this is a fairly approximate size, the height of the backrest and the width of the seat can differ, first of all, since these factors do not affect the convenience of the sitting position so much.

Variations on the topic of stools

Making a chair with your own hands, the dimensions simply need to be taken into account. Creating a preliminary drawing of the entire structure, it is best to arm yourself with ready-made schemes that are developed by professional carpenters, since they produce models according to all the rules. A good chair should not tip over, stagger, be too straight, low or high.

Of course, there are different models of furniture, sometimes absolutely not falling under the standard parameters. Consider the now popular high bar stools. The size of the chairs that fit the height to the bar counters is fundamentally different from the parameters of their classic counterparts. Height from the floor to the seat - 75-85 cm, most often it can be adjusted with a special lifting mechanism. It is important to consider that such furniture can be in the form of a stool or chair with a back. For the house, the second option is preferable. At the dinner table it is much more comfortable to spend time with convenience, and the opportunity to lean back after a delicious dinner is an indisputable advantage of a good chair.

Another important nuance for the bar stool is the presence of the footboard. It is, of course, fun and interesting to babble with your feet, but you can not deprive yourself or your guests of the opportunity to fix limbs at the moment when they get tired of free suspension.

According to individual sizes

Many readers are likely to be interested in the question of how to be people who have non-standard growth or weight. An ordinary chair is made so that it must withstand the load of a seated person no heavier than 100 kg. The height is on average taken into account in the range of 167 cm for a man and 156 cm for a woman. Those who are significantly below or above these rates can order or make a chair according to individual sizes.

When making furniture to order, carpenters use several important measurements that directly affect the size of wooden chairs for customers. To count, they will need to know the height of the client in a standing and sitting position, take into account the length of his shin from the inside and outside, and also the length of the thigh.