GOST 13025.2-85 Household furniture. Functional dimensions of furniture for sitting and lying

What is important to know when choosing a chair

Firstly, you should familiarize yourself with GOST. Furniture should ideally match this. This is not yet a guarantee that the stool or chair is good, but at least the standard options will not be downright harmful.

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What does this parameter affect?

It’s one thing if a person sits down for five minutes. It doesn’t matter what exactly he sits on. But when it comes to long-term work or study, the characteristics of the furniture cannot be ignored. After all, overall health depends on them.

Here's what the seat height of a chair directly affects:

1. Function of the circulatory system.
2. Spine condition.
3. Foot health.

Back and seat option

However, altitude indirectly affects everything: the condition of organs, well-being, and performance.

So if you want to work effectively without harming your health, then it is important to choose a chair of exactly the height that will be optimal for a particular person.

What parameters of the body constitution are worth considering?

Furniture is selected in height based on the characteristics of the person. First of all, height and weight are taken into account, because they determine what size and strength a chair or stool is required. It is also important to consider age. If this is a child, then, for obvious reasons, he should purchase furniture with a margin of strength and stability.

Variety of models for the living room

The difference between chairs depending on their purpose

The optimal office or kitchen chair has different parameters. For relaxation, of course, soft chairs are more pleasant, but well-chosen office furniture will be more useful. In addition, sometimes it is no less comfortable. The children's chair also has its own characteristics.

So, it is important to take into account the constitution of the human body, the purpose of the furniture and the standard. Then you will be able to choose a product of optimal height. However, it is important to consider that people with specific problems with the body sometimes require special furniture.

Dimensions: what should be the height of the table and chair for a child

A table and chair for a children's room must be selected according to certain rules. So furniture for a preschooler should correspond to his height and body proportions. If you follow all the recommendations of SNiP, the baby will develop correctly, harmoniously, and he will develop correct posture.

Correct sizes of tables and chairs for preschoolers

If you select the wrong furniture size for your preschooler's activities, it could affect your child's future performance. The thing is that an uncomfortable position at the table leads to accelerated fatigue and decreased performance.

Preschool children grow quickly. In order not to constantly buy furniture that is more suitable in height, it is better to give preference to a table and chair with an adjustable backrest and tabletop height.

Transformers - grows with the baby

What is the standard for the chair

It was established what the optimal height for the average person is. Such studies were carried out both in relation to children's furniture and in relation to adult furniture.

For kitchen and living room

The general goal of such work is to determine the dependence of health on furniture and identify the optimal characteristics of the latter. The table below shows the standard chair height for adults of average height (with a height of 165 cm to 180 centimeters), according to SanPiN, in 2020.

Stool height according to standard

There is not much difference regarding the chair. But still, this is a fundamentally different piece of furniture, and therefore it is worth talking separately about the height specified in the standard. If you choose such a stool and use it correctly, there will be no risk to your health. The table below shows the standard stool height. It is advisable to take these GOST parameters into account when purchasing.

The universal one is suitable, for example, for the hallway. Of course, for the head of a company, a chair would be better than a stool. The height of a children's stool will be almost the same as that of a chair, but 5 centimeters less.

It is advisable to take into account standards, but when choosing any furniture you should be guided primarily by the individual characteristics of a person. The height of the kitchen chair should be selected according to the same principle. After all, there are people with very different proportions, which is also important to take into account.

Drawing of the version with a backrest

How to independently determine the optimal height

First, height is measured. If everyone uses the chair, the average height is determined. To do this, add up the height indicators of each person and then divide by the number of people. Next, you need to multiply the resulting figure by 25. This is still only an approximate value of the height from the floor to the seat.

Office model height

Then you should come to the store and try to sit on different options at approximately the same height. At the same time, the position in which a person will test the chair should ideally be as close as possible to the conditions of future use.

This is why it is often optimal to try on a chair at the appropriate table.

It will become clear how low or high this is and whether adjustments are required for the calculation results. After this, it remains to add 45 centimeters to the height from the floor to the seat to get the height of the backrest.

How to properly place a table in a nursery?

The main requirement for the place in which you plan to place the table is an abundance of light. To prevent the child’s eyes from straining and his vision from deteriorating

, the workplace must be properly lit.
Sunlight is preferable for children's eyes, however, in the dark or on cloudy days it must be compensated for by artificial lighting .
When organizing a children's workplace, it is important to take into account the child's characteristics: if he is left-handed

, then he will need right lighting; a right-handed person will need a stream of light from the left side.

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on the table by the window in the children's room, the photo of which you see below. This is a great option for a small room. If the nursery is located on the sunny side, then there will be no problems with lighting. For children's eyes, this option is simply ideal.

In order to place the table by the window in the children's room (the photo can be your guide) and not have unpleasant consequences

take care of the following:

• There should be no blowing from the window. Seal all large and small cracks;
• Cover the heating radiator with a special shield. The child should not overheat;
• Remove all objects from the windowsill that block the flow of light.

If these conditions are met, the child will be both comfortable and safe.

You can also place a children's table along one of the side walls. At the same time, on the wall itself you can equip shelves for books and accessories, as well as hang educational posters. A folding table for children's activities can be placed in any convenient place in the room and removed if necessary.

Height-adjustable furniture

This is an elegant solution if you want to choose something universal. Whether such furniture is beneficial or harmful depends on the user's understanding of optimal fit.

Office chair height

The main thing is that the mechanism that secures the chair or stool at a certain height is reliable. It is also important whether the mechanism is protected from aggressive environmental factors by a housing or a lid. Ideally, it should be convenient to adjust the wheel even with a manicure.

This is a good option for a children's computer chair. The child is growing quickly, and the decision to purchase furniture with the ability to adjust the height will allow you to avoid purchasing new ones for at least several years, which will have a beneficial effect on the budget.

Model dimensions

It will be enough to simply increase the height in accordance with the student’s height. And it doesn’t matter whether it’s a first-grader or a high school student. It is convenient to change this parameter in other cases. For example, when practicing the piano.

The adjustment will also be appreciated by those who prefer to sometimes change their position to improve blood circulation in places where it has slowed down. Ideally, for this it is better to get up and move around, but if you really don’t have time, then adjusting will help a little.

Table and high chair for a baby from 1 year: how to choose according to requirements

In the room, in addition to a comfortable bed, a children's wardrobe and a place for games, over time there appears a special area for the education of a preschooler. It is recommended to place a comfortable table here, with several drawers and a chair.

You can find out more about cribs for children aged 2 years and older with sides here.

Convenient and beautiful option for girls

To make the right choice, pay attention to several key factors:

1. The table and chair must be suitable in height for the baby. This is very important, since furniture that is too large or, conversely, small can cause curvature of the spine and unpleasant pain in the back.
2. The study table and feeding furniture should be different. The dining structure can have any tabletop shape. If you are buying a table for children's games and preschool education, it is better to give preference to an oval or rectangular shape of the product.
3. The materials from which furniture for a preschooler is made must be safe, natural and hypoallergenic.
4. Color is also very important. It all depends on the character and preferences of the child. If your preschooler is very active and cannot sit in one place for a long time, choose pastel-colored furniture for him. Quiet children will appreciate a table and chair in richer colors.

It is not recommended to buy children's furniture in bright red or very dark (black or blue) colors. Gloomy and/or aggressive tones will negatively affect your baby’s mood and learning ability.

This article will help you choose a desk for two children.

Plastic is a lightweight and practical material

Materials

Everyone knows that furniture made from natural wood is the best option for decorating a children's room. The selected product must have an appropriate environmental quality certificate, which confirms its safety.

Let's consider the most affordable types of materials acceptable for furniture in a children's room:

1. Laminated chipboard (LDSP). Such furniture is completely safe, since formaldehyde, which is used in the manufacture of chipboard, is not released. This process is prevented by laminate coating. If you decide to buy a structure made of laminated chipboard, give preference to safety class E0. This stove contains a minimal amount of harmful formaldehyde.
2. MDF - board. This material is made from natural wood fibers using binders - melamine or carbide resin. MDF is completely safe for your child’s health, it holds its shape well and practically does not absorb moisture. However, the cost of this material is slightly higher than chipboard.
3. Solid wood furniture is considered an ideal option for arranging a nursery, but it is also the most expensive. Wood does not contain any toxic substances that can cause allergies. Coniferous trees additionally release essential oils into the air, which help cleanse it and have a beneficial effect on the health of all apartment residents.

Plywood is an eco-friendly choice for a baby

Additional Safety Factors

Several additional safety factors for children's furniture , which you also need to pay attention to when buying a table and chair for a preschooler:

1. The structure must be stable and reliable. Ask the seller to check the furniture fastenings with you, this will protect you from buying a low-quality product.
2. For small children, it is necessary to choose a design with additional seat belts. A baby at this age is very mobile and can easily fall out of a chair and hurt himself.
3. Children's furniture should not have sharp corners.
4. The table and chair should correspond as closely as possible to the height of the baby.
5. If you buy a folding table, be sure to check the operation of the latch, which will prevent it from accidentally slamming shut at the wrong time.
6. Furniture made from chipboard must be edged with a special ABS edge, which prevents the release of harmful substances - formaldehyde - into the atmosphere.

Additional storage space will help make your classes as convenient as possible

What else is worth considering

Seating furniture has many parameters. And there are no less important aspects than height. All of them should be taken into account in order to choose the optimal chair or stool for health, on which it will be possible to work in comfort for many years.

Kitchen chairs

Factors to also consider:

• backrest tilt and height;
• seat rigidity;
• environmental friendliness of materials;
• reliability of the design.

It is recommended not to lean on the back of the chair, but to support your back solely with your muscles. But if this doesn’t work out, it’s better to sit directly against the flat back of the chair. If the latter is curved, then perhaps it will be pleasant for someone, but there is nothing useful here.

In the living room

Sitting on the soft seat of a chair for too long will lead to blood stagnation and expansion of hemorrhoids. When the seat is hard, the risk of such a problem is much lower. If you don’t want to buy completely hard furniture, you should buy a compromise option.