Getting the right chair for your office, whether it’s a home based office of commercial office is crucial to your well being and productivity. Here’s what you should look for in a chair:

Overall Adjustability
Within your budget try to find the swivel chair that has the most adjustable features possible. The Adjustable Swivel Chair Features article deals with this in more depth.

Height Adjustment
For work purposes you shouldn’t even consider a chair that doesn’t have adjustable height. If you can’t afford a new chair with this feature then look in your local ads or ebay, you should be able to pick one up at a reasonable price. Although not essential your height adjustment should be done by a gas strut, it is far easier than a mechanically adjustment. A simple pull of the lever and your chair will rise.

5-Point base
In terms of swivel chairs a 5 point base is what you are looking for. The base it’s self should be as broad as possible to make the chair as stable as it can be. It should be made out of either metal or plastic, regardless of the material it should provide a strong platform to take the weight of you and be able to move around.

Smooth Running Casters
Getting good quality casters on the base of your swivel chair has a multitude of benefits; to start with it won’t irritate you when you try to wheel out from the desk only to find that the casters are locked up and you end up falling of your chair! The second point is that it will save your flooring from unnecessary ware. A caster grating across a carpet or more solid form of flooring will quickly form unsightly worn patches.

Fabric
The fabric that your chair is made from is very important from a visual point of view. The longer you spend sat in a chair then the more durable you will want the fabric to be. Some fabrics wear very badly and consequently look tatty in no time. If you’re in a work place this may not bother you, but if it’s a home office then you will probably be more concerned by this. Leather is good choice of fabric for chairs; It’s hardwearing and breathable making it almost the perfect choice. Unfortunately leather is also the most expensive option. If you have decided to get a leather swivel chair then I would recommend getting darker coloured leather. Although cream and off-white look great if they get regular use from people wearing jeans you will find that they very quickly pick up the dye from the jeans.