Tips of Furniture Elevation

Low office furniture may seem to be an insurmountable problem but it is actually is an easy thing to fix with interiors that fit. Depending on the type of the furniture, the desired height, and the skill set, furniture elevation should work for you as long as the depth, and the height of the furniture relatively remains unaltered and comfortable.

A basic solution

For people with some basic carpentry skills may choose to construct a platform. If working with wood is not your talent then you can make a rectangular platform using low pavers or concrete blocks laid in the shape and size of the furniture base. Platforms are typically a good choice for elevation whose value would be diminished by alterations. The base of blocks should be painted black to make the platform to be less visible and colored to match the wood of the furniture or even covered in matching carpeting. This type of elevation is not expensive, inconspicuous and sturdy.

The old switcheroo

If your furniture, for instance, visitors sofa has got removed legs, usually if it is screwed into a metal plate on each corner then the best solution to use is to remove them and then replace them with taller legs. You can visit the hardware store to select from the numerous furniture legs available. You can take one of the original legs of the sofa with you so as it can be a guide when choosing the taller version of a similar type. You need to ensure that you match the size correctly of the installation screws.

Out of the box elevation

An option for furniture with a chunky but with less visible legs is the addition of screw in a ball which is also called a bun, or other turning makes for use as a furniture leg at the bottom of each leg of the furniture. This is an easy and a cheap way of furniture elevation. The process can be easily reversible if you decide to convert the furniture to the original height. Specialty furniture and large furniture risers are other solutions for subtly increasing the height of the furniture.

Reasons for furniture elevation

There are various reasons why people decide to adjust the height of their office furniture. Sometimes, you may have switched the uses of particular office furniture, and now the new use needs a different height. This can be reason enough to go for furniture elevation. For example, you may have changed your desk and brought in a desk that is taller than the previous one. For this reason, you will have to either elevate the desk or the chair so that you can use the combination comfortably.

One may want to adjust the height of the office furniture due to change of users. Some users are taller than others. When this happens, there is need to adjust the height of the furniture to suit the new user. At interiors that fit, you can get furniture that are designed to be elevated with easy without making changes to the furniture.