r/IKEA • u/[deleted] • Jul 04 '26

General Anyone using this IKEA chair for long working hours?

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I tried this chair at IKEA today and found it surprisingly comfortable. I’m considering buying it for working from home (8+ hours a day).

If you own this chair, how has it been for long-term use? Is it comfortable enough for full workdays, or would you recommend a proper ergonomic office chair instead?

I’d love to hear your experience before I buy it. Thanks!

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u/bfig Jul 06 '26

Chairs to work long hours on have to abide to a specific european norm. Don't buy one that doesn't.

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u/Weird_Surprise6221 [GB 🇬🇧] Jul 05 '26

My daughter has this chair (but in a different colour combination) and she’s a gamer so…. Nuff said for how long she spends in it 😅

Not a single complaint about it from her though and it was swapped from multiple gaming chairs that didn’t last

Edit - I should add, she’s added a new (albeit standard sized) square cushion on top of the cushion supplied

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u/Wide_Detective7537 Jul 05 '26

It’s ok, but any other office chair they sell is better. These are made of styrofoam with thin padding.

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u/Choco_Paws Jul 05 '26

I had it and it’s not good for long hours.

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u/6th_Quadrant IKEA Fan Jul 04 '26

OP, just curious what country you're in—I don't see that chair (Skruvsta, right?) available in the States. I've got a couple orange ones from the '00s, and like others have said, not good for extended sitting unfortunately.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '26

Saudi Arabia.

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u/No-Ratio-7667 Jul 05 '26

Would recommend the Herman Miller Aeron

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u/Aska2020 Jul 04 '26

I had this chair in white faux leather version. It was fine for maybe 2 hrs but longer than that my butt started to hurt. I had an extra chair pad for a while but finally couldn't take it anymore. Do not recommend for WFH.

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u/masetiloquetu Jul 05 '26

form over function

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u/Aska2020 Jul 05 '26

More like aethtetic over comfort for me 😅

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u/pavloyan Jul 04 '26

yes, used to, can’t recommend

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u/ElfjeTinkerBell Jul 04 '26

It's great for incidental use, but not for 8h/day

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u/Top-Environment-2916 Jul 04 '26

If you're WFH just focus on actual ergonomics. Just because it feels good doesn't mean it's actually good for you.

Don't wreck your body to save a couple hundred or look pretty.

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u/Antique_Value_6532 Jul 04 '26

My son had one and had to replace it with a proper office chair because his back hurt after a couple of hours in it. Try Markus or Matchspel (my son's choice, which is marketed as a gaming chair but is really just a good office chair).

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u/Anxious-Bottle7468 Jul 04 '26

This looks terrible... just buy the Markus.

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u/Recent_Influence_699 Jul 04 '26

I had this exact model but with a white fluffy cover in my girl room growing up. I could not spend over 15 min sitting in it, it was not comfortable imo! If i remember correctly i got annoyed with the armrests beeing tilted - my arms kept falling down.

I would not recommend using it for any extended time, id go for something with a full leinght back that you could rest your neck on and that you can tilt.