On the wall opposite the bed, with the window to your side and about 3 ft90 cm behind the chair. A 48 × 24 in desk fits that way from a 10x12 room up.A 120 × 60 cm desk fits that way from a 300 × 370 cm room up. Enter your room in the calculator under the 3D to see which wall works in yours.
Your 11 ft 2 in × 12 ft 2 in bedroom with a full (double) bed.
People buy the desk that fills the gap on the wall.
That's the green patch: room to pull the chair out and stand up. Under 2 ft 6 in you climb out sideways. The lines beside the bed are the path to get in.
Your 48 × 24 in desk fits: 3 ft 4 in behind the chair.
Each standard desk at its best spot in your room. Tap a size under the 3D to try it.
Every wall, and the foot of the bed, carries a band: green where the desk fits, light red where it just fits, red where it fails a check, grey where it can't stand at all.
Wall opposite the bed, 1 ft 10 in from the right wall. Daylight from your left, bed behind you. Press Sit down for the view from the chair.
Leave about 3 ft90 cm behind the chair and 2 ft60 cm beside the bed, keep the door swing clear, and turn the desk so the window is to your side.
Tap your room size. Assumes a full bed with two nightstands.
Only with the bed in a corner: wall opposite the bed, 5 in from the right wall. Bed against the wall: fine for one, awkward for two. Assumes a full (double) bed with two nightstands and a 48 × 24 in desk.Only with the bed in a corner: wall opposite the bed, 14 cm from the right wall. Bed against the wall: fine for one, awkward for two. Assumes a 140 × 200 cm double bed with two nightstands and a 120 × 60 cm desk.
Only with the bed in a corner: right wall, 1 in from the far corner. Bed against the wall: fine for one, awkward for two. Assumes a full (double) bed with two nightstands and a 48 × 24 in desk.Only with the bed in a corner: right wall, 5 cm from the far corner. Bed against the wall: fine for one, awkward for two. Assumes a 140 × 200 cm double bed with two nightstands and a 120 × 60 cm desk.
Only with the bed in a corner: right wall, 5 in from the far corner. Bed against the wall: fine for one, awkward for two. Assumes a full (double) bed with two nightstands and a 48 × 24 in desk.Only with the bed in a corner: right wall, 10 cm from the far corner. Bed against the wall: fine for one, awkward for two. Assumes a 140 × 200 cm double bed with two nightstands and a 120 × 60 cm desk.
Yes: wall opposite the bed, 1 ft 9 in from the right wall. Daylight from your left, bed behind you. Assumes a full (double) bed with two nightstands and a 48 × 24 in desk.Yes: wall opposite the bed, 55 cm from the right wall. Daylight from your left, bed behind you. Assumes a 140 × 200 cm double bed with two nightstands and a 120 × 60 cm desk.
Yes: wall opposite the bed, 2 ft 3 in from the right wall. Daylight from your left, bed behind you. Assumes a full (double) bed with two nightstands and a 48 × 24 in desk.Yes: wall opposite the bed, 70 cm from the right wall. Daylight from your left, bed behind you. Assumes a 140 × 200 cm double bed with two nightstands and a 120 × 60 cm desk.
Yes: wall opposite the bed, 2 ft 9 in from the right wall. Daylight from your left, bed behind you. Assumes a full (double) bed with two nightstands and a 48 × 24 in desk.Yes: wall opposite the bed, 86 cm from the right wall. Daylight from your left, bed behind you. Assumes a 140 × 200 cm double bed with two nightstands and a 120 × 60 cm desk.
Minimum room width for a 48 in120 cm desk, by room depth. From about 12 ft360 cm deep the desk goes opposite the bed. Bed centred on its wall, door in a corner opposite it, window centred on a side wall.
| Bed | 10 ft deep | 11 ft deep | 12 ft deep | 13 ft deep |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin (single) | 15 ft 1 in | 12 ft 2 in | 7 ft 10 in | 7 ft 10 in |
| Small double | 16 ft 1 in | 13 ft 1 in | 7 ft 10 in | 7 ft 10 in |
| Full (double) | 16 ft 9 in | 13 ft 9 in | 8 ft 6 in | 8 ft 6 in |
| Queen (UK king) | over 17 ft | 14 ft 5 in | 9 ft 6 in | 9 ft 6 in |
| King (UK super king) | over 17 ft | 15 ft 1 in | 9 ft 10 in | 9 ft 10 in |
| Bed | 300 cm deep | 330 cm deep | 360 cm deep | 400 cm deep |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single 90 × 200 | 450 cm | 370 cm | 240 cm | 240 cm |
| Small double 120 × 200 | 480 cm | 400 cm | 240 cm | 240 cm |
| Double 140 × 200 | 500 cm | 420 cm | 260 cm | 260 cm |
| King 160 × 200 | 520 cm | 440 cm | 290 cm | 290 cm |
| Super king 180 × 200 | over 520 cm | 460 cm | 300 cm | 300 cm |
On the longest free wall, usually opposite or beside the bed, where 30–36 in75–90 cm is left behind the chair. If no wall has that, a narrower desk (40 × 20 in100 × 50 cm) or moving the bed into a corner usually opens one up.
It usually fits, but you face the bed while you work, and you need 30–36 in75–90 cm behind the chair. After an 80 ina 200 cm bed most rooms don't have it.
Not for screen work: the window behind the monitor causes glare. Turn the desk so the window is to your side.
Try the bed in a corner, or a narrower desk. The calculator offers the bed move when it opens up a better wall.
Sources: OSHA computer workstation guidance (screen at right angles to windows), chair clearance guides (30 in minimum, 36 in comfortable75 cm minimum, 90 cm comfortable), bedroom walkway guides (24 in60 cm beside a bed). Table and answers come from the same checks the calculator runs.