u/simply-misc

I have been interested in floor living on and off several times over the last few years, but have only recently taken the plunge. I've made great progress in adapting my living space, but my work space is another matter.

Per the title, my employer very generously paid for a sit/stand desk for me to use at my remote office, which I purchased at a time when floor sitting was far from my mind. Now that I've made the switch at home, I'm bummed to not have the option at work, too.

I don't really have the space to buy a second, floor desk appropriate height, at least not without making the space look quite cluttered. And having another desk under my desk (as I've seen some people do) feels like a bit of a hassle because of just how perfectly everything is set up my sit/stand desk. Not to mention, I think the floor desk would be very in the way whenever I wanted to sit, unless I switch exclusively to floor sitting and standing at the desk.

I also don't want to sell my existing sit/stand desk because I do like it a lot and it's quite very heavy - it would be a real hassle to take apart and get out of the space.

Am I just being too picky? How might you approach problem solving in my situation?

I've been interested in floor living on and off for years now, but never took the plunge because I was worried about what other people would think and because I felt bad about not using some of the more expensive furniture pieces I had invested in when I first moved.

Well, during my most recent hyper fixation on floor living, I realized that 1) I rarely have guests over anyway and that the ones that do come over don't care if my living arrangements are a little unconventional and 2) I could still make use of a lot of my furniture - I just needed to be more creative with it.

So I took the arms and legs off my couch, removed the legs off of two of my dining room chairs, repurposed my coffee table into my dining room table, and donated several pieces of furniture I no longer needed to a local organization that redistributes them to families in need.

I'm very happy with my new arrangement (though my body is still adjusting to it, lol!) and love all the space I have to do with what I please. My cats love it too because they have much more room to play and to lounge in the sun.

My next task is figuring out what to do with my bedroom - I bought a new set of slats that allow me to continue using the expensive bed frame I purchased while getting the benefits of floor sleeping (since the slats are very narrowly spaced while still allowing for airflow). But after finalizing this new living room arrangement, I do feel like I want to have more flexibility with the bedroom space than the bed frame allows... 🤔

Buyer's remorse on regular sit/stand desk - how to elegantly integrate a floor sitting option?

Very happy with the progress I've made on my floor living arrangements!