ᐅ Is it practical to have a desk positioned in front of a window?

Created on: 31 Jul 2021 21:28
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Heidi1965
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Heidi1965
31 Jul 2021 21:28
In our new house, there is a study/hobby room. I would like to place a desk/workbench across the entire width in front of the window (2.68 m, 8.8 ft) to use both my PC and my sewing machine there.

But now this doesn’t seem very practical. I would have to move everything forward to clean the window. Or would it be better to have two desks with a walkway left in the middle?

I look forward to your examples.
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hampshire
1 Aug 2021 00:56
Take two desks on casters, each with an intelligent cable management system.
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motorradsilke
1 Aug 2021 06:49
A PC directly in front of the window is not ergonomically practical. It is better to have the light coming from the side.
To be able to give advice, you would need to see the floor plan.
We have planned the desk to be positioned against the side wall.
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Heidi1965
1 Aug 2021 12:09
Here is the floor plan. The room is 2.68 m (8.8 ft) wide and 3.91 m (12.8 ft) long. The window sill is 90 cm (35 inches) high.

Grundriss: Gast-/Büro-Raum ca. 10,5 m² mit Türbogen und Wandaufbau.
Ibdk141 Aug 2021 12:31
Have you really thought it through, having a PC and a sewing machine side by side? I originally wanted them both at one table as well, but when sewing or cutting fabric, lint tends to fly around. A PC doesn’t like that at all. So I ended up placing them differently in my setup.

And yes, as mentioned before, whether sewing or working at a screen, lighting from the front is usually more of a hindrance. It often causes uncomfortable glare.
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Heidi1965
1 Aug 2021 12:39
How would you arrange it differently? The sofa bed should remain positioned as shown.