Designing a workspace takes thought and the resilient workplace theory is one that could see you design and furnish a workspace where productivity is always high and people always happy.

On average, we spend 42 hours and 18 minutes a week at work. Many of us are still chasing the elusive work/life balance, even those workers who choose to work flexi-hours or work from home.

Starting a business is exciting as is expanding your business with bigger premises and more staff. Exciting times means making decisions. When it comes to commercial furniture, it is easy to assume that a desk with an office chair is enough for each member of staff. But how do you choose wisely?

In the first part of this blog post, we looked at budget, office dimensions and shape, lighting, comfort and cleanliness, and how they contribute to designing an office space as well as influence choice of commercial furniture. In this second part, the team put forward another five tips for getting it right.