Laminate Furniture: Tips on Cleaning

One of the most popular choices of office furniture is laminate furniture. Laminates have many advantages over real wood and veneers – they are more durable, don’t get damaged easily and are easy to clean and maintain.

Like all things good, laminates too need proper care to maintain. Luckily, it’s not a lot. All you need to do is dust it regularly so that there is no residue left to scratch the surface and wash it with soap every now and then.

Nicole Groshek from National Business Furniture shares the most important tips on cleaning laminate furniture.

How to Clean Laminate Furniture

One of the greatest benefits to having laminate office furniture instead of solid wood or veneer is that laminate is a breeze to maintain and clean. Laminate doesn’t scratch or stain easily, but you should still take care to clean your laminate furniture in the right way to ensure that it will last for as long as possible. Here’s how:

Dust regularly. How often you need to dust your laminate furniture will depend on how often it’s used. A small desk that you use every day may not need to be dusted often, but a bookcase in the corner of the room that isn’t cleaned much will probably need a regular dusting. Dusting can be done by using an oil-free furniture spray. Furniture polish is fine to use on laminate, but be sure to wipe up any excess. Furniture polish does not soak into laminate, so any left sitting on top may soak into your clothes and stain. View full post.

 

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The Unannounced Essential: Furniture Textiles

While buying office furniture, a part that goes largely unnoticed is the quality of the textiles used. However, it is one of the most, if not the most, important aspects of office furniture, especially in healthcare facilities.

An ideal textile needs to be sterile, easy to clean and also seem welcoming and homely. Your choice of textiles will probably depend on the part of your facility. A reception room could use more fabric while a patient ward would require impenetrable and sterile materials like PVC-free vinyl. In addition to healthcare facilities, there has been an increase in the use of healthcare textiles in hotels and homes alike.

A Guide to Healthcare Seating Textiles

Whether you’re furnishing a new healthcare facility or replacing old furniture in a hospital or private practice, knowing your textiles is crucial to the well-being of staff and patients alike. To help make your chair purchasing experience as easy as possible, we’re breaking down the pros and cons of commonly used seating textiles. This list is ranked from worst to best in terms of appropriateness for a healthcare setting. For full post click here

Nicole Groshek from National Business Furniture provides some insight into healthcare textiles.

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Office Furniture: Medical Waiting Room

Every office is not the same. This is especially true for offices in healthcare. A medical office is harder to design and furnish as there are many more guidelines and safety measures to consider than for a regular business office. If you find the task of furnishing the waiting room of your medical office daunting, look no further than this guide to get you started.

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Nicole Groshek from National Business Furniture thinks that patient well being should be the main focus while furnishing a medical waiting room. Here is her article.

How to Set Up a Healthcare Waiting Room

Getting ready to furnish your healthcare facility’s front lobby, but unsure of where to start? Due to safety and privacy concerns associated with a medical office, designing a waiting room for this type of facility is very different from the typical business office. You’ll want to situate furniture in your reception area differently depending on what type of medical services you offer, but these considerations are a good place to start. See full post here

While buying furniture for a medical facility, it is important that you keep emphasis on the build quality and general condition. This can be especially hard when you opt to go for used furniture due to budget concerns. At Vision Office Interiors, you will find high quality new and used office furniture all in one place to take some pressure off.

Office Furniture Trends: Driftwood Finishes

One of the latest trends in office furniture is the driftwood finish. Keep your office furniture simple but not boring – driftwood finish keeps it professional without seeming daunting in doing so.

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Nicole Groshek from National Business Furniture shares her views about driftwood finishes.

Now Trending: Driftwood Finishes

Neutral colors will always be in style, and gray has been a clear front-runner for modern offices that find black depressingly dark and white blindingly bright. The trend toward gray has moved from being just a shade that you paint on the walls to being a color you can use as a base anywhere, from the upholstery on chairs to the finish on your desk. In fact, we’ve been seeing quite a bit more gray ash desks and tables over the last couple of years that have a weathered, driftwood-like appearance. With this finish, you can still get the beautiful wood grain look you love, but in a soft, neutral shade that will look good when paired with just about any other color. See full post here

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Office Furniture: Office Chair Measurements

Probably the single most important furniture in the workplace is the office chair. We know that some workplaces are abandoning seats and moving toward standing desks, but even then the majority of employees prefer to sit than stand all day.

Studies have shown that office furniture can affect workplace productivity. The more personalized and vibrant the furniture, the higher is employee productivity and enthusiasm. Seeing how the office chair is the most used (and underrated) item of office furniture, here is Nicole Groshek from National Business Furniture with some important tips on choosing the most suitable office chairs for your office.

Office Chair Measurements that Matter

With the vast and varied selection of office chairs available, narrowing down your options can be tough. You’ve probably considered cost, ergonomics and aesthetics during your shopping process, but have you thought about getting a chair with the right measurements? Just like a desk or bookcase, chairs come in many sizes, and you’ll want to find one that will fit with your workspace, your work style and your body type. Here’s what to consider before making a purchase. See full post here

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Trends in Modern Office Furniture

Designing a Modern Waiting Room for Your Organization

Setting up the Lunchroom

Organizing the Office Space

A well-organized office is a productive office. Working in a messy environment is nobody’s dream (unless you’re Sherlock Holmes, or work independently without having to rely on other co-workers, if any). Yet, some offices lay disorganized with piles and piles of uncategorized files and documents all over the desks (and chairs and floors).

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If your office is suffering from such an affliction, here is Nicole Groshek from National Business Furniture with the best advice on systematizing your office.

How to Unclutter Your Office

It’s the start of 2016, and now is a great time to reflect on the past year and make resolutions for the year ahead. If keeping your work space uncluttered is on your to-do list, then take a look at this list that will make your work a little easier.

Organize in chunks. If your work space is a mess then trying to clean it all at once will just frustrate you and set you up for failure. Instead, take it one area at a time. Spend 10 minutes a day or less tidying up one aspect of your work area and you’ll be able to get it all done stress-free in no time. See full post here

To effectively organize your office, you need proper desks, file cabinets, bookcases and other office storage. Head to our collection of top-quality office furniture at reasonable prices at vision-oi.com.

All You Need to Know About Making the Shift to Standing Desks

The modern office is moving toward the standing desk. Due to health concerns and supposed benefits of standing while working, we have seen CEOs of big companies and school students alike adopt the standing desk. So what makes a good standing desk and how do you choose one that fits your needs?

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Nicole Groshek from National Business Furniture has some good tips for you:

A Guide to Standing Desks

So you’ve heard that sitting all day, every day is detrimental to your health, and you’d like to do something about that. Great! Deciding to get a standing desk for your office is easy, but choosing the right standing desk for your space and for your work style is another matter entirely. To help you make the right choice, we’ve compiled this comprehensive guide to standing desks which include everything you should consider before taking the plunge. See full post here

Standing desks are excellent for people with vascular issues and bad posture. If you’re interested in more types of standing desks, check our collection at http://vision-oi.com/

Office Furniture: Laminate And Veneers

Depending on your budget and preferences, you can choose between two certain types of furniture for your office – laminated and veneered. Modern laminates are durable and come in many designs, but lack the finesse and warmth of real wood. Veneers are sheets of real higher quality wood of varying thickness. Furniture made of cheaper wood or plywood can look rich and charming with the application of veneers.

Choosing between veneers and laminates can be quite tricky if you don’t know what makes them apart.

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Mary Sargeant from National Business Furniture has quite a few tips in case it confounds you:

Veneer or Laminate?

Years ago, in a much different environment, than I work in now, a coworker said, “We spend more time with each other at work than we do with our families— I’m glad I like you guys.” How true, I thought. I still think so today, in my corporate office environment. Unless you work with your spouse or teach in the school that your children attend, it is likely that you spend more waking hours in close contact with coworkers than with your family.

Same goes for your office furniture. Even if you sit in the same spot on the couch at home to put your socks on in the morning and watch a show or two before the news at night, you still can’t top the number of hours you sit in your office chair or use your desk or filing cabinet.

At your workplace, if you are a decision-maker or influencer concerning office furniture purchases, there is a lot to consider when you make the leap to new furniture. You’ll be using it every day for years to come, so it needs to be aesthetically pleasing, and functional for the long haul. Not to mention durable. I mean, even the graceful among us occasionally slam a drawer or roll their chair on the edge of their desk once in a while, right? I do tend to use my chair as a transportation device. Watch out if you happen to be in its trajectory. See full post here:

Hope, your doubts are cleared. Whenever you’re ready to make a purchase, take a look at our collection for the best prices on all office furniture items: http://vision-oi.com/