Desk height for 4′8″.
At 4′8″ (142 cm), set your chair seat to 14.5″, your desk to 21.5″ when sitting and 34.5″ when standing.
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Drawn to scale. Top of the screen about 1″ below eye level.
- Chair seat height 14.5″ Floor to top of seat · 37 cm
- Seat depth ≤ 14.5″ Leaves a gap behind your knees
- Desk height, sitting 21.5″ Desk surface. 19.5–22.5″ works
- Desk height, standing 34.5″ Desk surface. 32.5–35.5″ works
- Screen top, sitting 39″ Standing: 52.5″ · from the floor
- At a standard 29.5″ desk Footrest Raise your chair 8″ and rest your feet on a footrest.
Footrests that reach 8″
At a standard 29.5″ desk, raise your chair 8″ and rest your feet on one of these.
- VIVO Height Adjustable Foot Rest (STAND-FT01)5–10.25″ Check price on Amazon
- Mount-It! Six-Height Foot Rest (MI-7807)6–11″ Check price on Amazon
- Wikabex Step-to-Adjust Foot Rest2.7–13.1″ Check price on Amazon
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What this means for you
- A standard 29.5″ desk is about 8″ too high for you. Either choose a height-adjustable desk that goes down to 21.5″, or raise your chair to reach the desk and add a 8″ footrest.
- Look for a chair with a seat depth of 14.5″ or less, or one with an adjustable seat slider. Many chairs have 18–20″ deep seats, which press into the back of your knees.
- For a standing desk, make sure its height range covers both 21.5″ (sitting) and 34.5″ (standing).
These are averages for your height. Fine-tune by feel. How we calculate it.