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Desks: Worktop Depth, Drawer Position and Chair Clearance
Choose a desk around the equipment you use and the chair that needs to fit beneath it. A wide worktop can still have a restricted opening below; a compact top may work well for a laptop but leave little space for papers. Measure the working surface and the clear space underneath as separate parts of your plan.
Compare the complete desk footprint
| Desk | Listed W × D × H | Storage format |
|---|---|---|
| Loft Three-Drawer Desk | 110 × 50 × 75 cm | Three drawers. |
| Oston Desk, Smoke Oak | 180 × 60 × 70.5 cm | Three drawers; right-hand layout in the product title. |
| Jersey Desk | 120 × 50 × 79.5 cm | Three-shelf design. |
Oston’s centimetre figures are converted from its labelled millimetre specification. Compared with Loft, its top is 70 cm wider and 10 cm deeper. Those differences describe the outer footprint; they do not establish the size of the knee space or drawer interiors.
Lay out the work you actually do
Use a paper template or an existing table to place your laptop or monitor stand, keyboard, mouse and any notebook you keep open. Include the base of a desk lamp and the space occupied by plugs. Check the monitor manufacturer’s placement guidance and your own preferred working position before choosing the top depth.
Check the chair opening and drawer side
Measure your chair at its widest point, including arms, and record the arm height. Ask for the clear width and height beneath the desk’s apron and drawers. The overall desk height includes the top and structure, so it cannot tell you whether chair arms will tuck underneath.
For Oston, check the pictured right-hand drawer arrangement against where you will sit. Consider whether an open drawer would obstruct the chair or a nearby doorway. Jersey’s shelves offer a different way to organise papers; measure the openings if you plan to add storage boxes.
Plan the wall, cables and delivery route
- Allow for sockets, plugs and skirting behind the desk, alongside the listed depth.
- Check any cable holes or rear openings on the exact model; do not assume they are included.
- Measure the space used when your chair is pulled back, then test the route past it.
- Confirm assembly and packaged dimensions for doors, stairs and turns.
If an underside measurement is missing, contact our team with the product name and your chair dimensions before ordering. A room plan and a separate chair-clearance check make the comparison much more useful than desk width alone.
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