Lounge Furniture

Lounge Furniture

Do you believe that lounge furniture is possible only for businesses that have ample office space available? Well, you would be mistaken if you believe so.

As more and more offices start resembling cafes, the need for lounge areas has become imperative. At the same time, with the advent of furniture design, it has become easier to get office lounge furniture.

The biggest misconception that business operators have about office lounges is that these areas are luxuries which can be afforded only by big business like Apple, Google, or Atlassian.

This misconception is misdirected because it has a flawed definition of office lounge areas. An office lounge area is a place with a casual setup where people can conduct activities related to work. 

Lounges are often treated as waiting areas or entertainment areas. But in the context of an office lounge, they provide an extra function – they can be used as an alternate working area or even a breakout area.

Here is how you can set up a good office lounge, even if you don’t have enough space.

Office lounge furniture does not need a ton of space. It requires a good amount of creativity. At the same time, you don’t have to burn a hole in your annual budget to set up the lounge.

The lounge and its utility will depend on the smaller choices you make. Take this list as your reference, when you want to think about the office lounge furniture:

1. Decide the functions of the lounge.

As technical as it may sound, the idea is very simple. When you visualize the lounge, what is the perceived activity you see people doing in it?

This will also depend on the location of the lounge. If the lounge is adjacent to the reception area, it is by design a waiting room lounge. 

For a waiting lounge, you will have to put a good amount of seating, some books to read and some entertainment. You can use modular lounge seating to save space without compromising on comfort.

At the same time, if the lounge is inside the office or is adjacent to the workspace, it will serve as a breakout zone. 

Here, you have a ton of options to choose the right office lounge furniture. Instead of having traditional couches and seats, you can have bean bag chairs. 

These chairs are inexpensive and don’t require a lot of maintenance. At the same time, they have a casual feel attached to them which only adds up to the theme of the lounge.

You can also use lounge chairs along with lounge ottomans to accessorize your office lounge area. 

1. Once you know the lounge’s purpose, make the list of accessories you want to have in the lounge.

The lounge can serve several purposes. It can be a temporary working space for people who are bored of their workstation.

It can be an alternate meeting and idea generation space for people who are tired of the meeting room. It can serve as the breakout area for the times when your team wants to wind down.

The lounge will have basic seating. Whether it should have coffee tables, bookshelves, refrigerators or other accessories will depend on what you want the lounge to serve.

1. The décor in the lounge should resemble that in the office.

Unlike the breakout zone, the lounge can have a good degree of resemblance with office decors. Whether it is a waiting lounge or the in-office lounge, this resemblance will serve well.

You can use the same colours, materials and designs the way you have used them within the office. 

Now that you know how can you get the right office lounge area furniture, here are the common pitfalls you can avoid:

1. Don’t try to do it all by yourself. If you are not in the business of interior designing, get professional assistance.
2. Don’t overdo the ‘coolness quotient. The office lounge area has to be relaxing and fun. But there is no compulsion on making it cool.
3. Make sure the lounge is not getting in the way of everyday work. You can do this by soundproofing the work area or the lounge walls. 

If this sounds a bit too much to handle – don’t worry. We can do it for you.

Not long ago, the lounge area was something you used to see in a hotel. Now, it has become a norm amongst office space designers.

We have been helping businesses organize their office space to optimize productivity and profitability while taking care of the aesthetics and costs. 

We can do the same for you. Instead of making you choose from a dozen different couch and pod designs, we start with giving you a free office design consultation session. 

In this session, we chart out your goals for the business and the challenges you are facing. Once we have established the purpose of the lounge, we take it from there. 

We offer you all the customization options you will need in terms of design, form, shape, colour and material. We understand you should have absolute freedom in choosing what will work for your office.

Instead of taking a vendor’s approach, we take a consultant’s approach. All of our offerings are a result of our design thinking and problem-solving process.

For instance – if you want your office lounge to serve as an alternate meeting area, you can use meeting pods in the space. We offer such novel ideas to your office interior plans once we are on board.

To add to this, we offer industry unique warranties on all our offerings. We understand that even though your business is dynamic and changing, you would want to use the furniture for a while.

Finally, once everything is in place, we ship your office lounge area furniture to Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Sydney, Darwin, and Melbourne. 

You too can have a well-designed, utilitarian, and yet luxurious seeming office lounge in your workplace. All you have to do is reach out to our team and get your free office design consultation session!