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Creating a comfortable and functional lunch area with the right office furniture can boost employee satisfaction and encourage meaningful breaks.
Creating a comfortable and functional lunch area with the right office furniture can boost employee satisfaction and encourage meaningful breaks.
The ‘professional sector’ is the highest sector of employment in the UK, meaning millions of British adults spend their days in offices. For many people, the best part of those days is their lunch break, a vital gap for performance, stress levels and recovery. But the office lunch break can feel less than relaxing without a dedicated area and staff forced to eat at their desks.
Contract office furniture doesn’t have to be limited to desks and task seating; it can also be used to create better lunch and break areas for staff to recharge in.
This blog will offer guidelines for essential furniture that will make your workplace breaks feel more comfortable and accommodating, in turn helping your staff feel more valued and supported.
Covering the basics of office furniture
Not every workplace is going to have the space needed for a space dedicated specifically to office lunches, so it can be wise to seek out multifunctional pieces. For example, armchairs and meeting tables can be used for strategy discussions, customer calls and interviews, then used again as a venue for afternoon provisions.
Other good pieces of office furniture that can be used for break times include:
Having a variety of different office lounge seating and table options is wise, as it facilitates the different ways that team members might want to spend their breaks. Communal tables are important as they encourage interaction and conversation, which leads to essential workplace friendships forming.
Making use of meeting pods
Much like how general meeting room furniture can be useful for lunch times, so can purpose-built meeting pods. Similar to banquette booths in restaurants and bars, meeting pods create slightly more isolated spaces in which people can come together, whether to talk business, chat over a quick bite to eat or find some middle ground in between.
Bespoke meeting pods can come in a wide variety of styles and designs, ensuring you can have them crafted to suit your brand identity and overall office aesthetic.
Buying to suit your desired atmosphere
Curating an office lunch area needs to be a considered process. In one way or another, the break space should be an extension of the overall office atmosphere. For example, if your office generally follows a minimalist, modern design, you can seek out break furniture that maintains this theme. On the other hand, you might have a more colourful, eclectic furniture style to reflect a sense of creativity and expression in your office, which again can inform your lunchroom designs.
It’s also worth noting that you might want to create a sense of separation between your work area and break zone, so you can keep that in mind as well.
Where to find the right office lunch furniture
If you’re looking for contract office furniture to occupy a break space, or even the offices themselves, there’s nowhere better than Hill Cross Furniture. We stock a massive variety of furniture for everything from corporate workplaces to casual dining restaurants. Whatever atmosphere you’re trying to curate, we can provide the pieces you need.
We also offer plenty of free insights into commercial furniture, so for more guidance, visit our blog today!
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