Buying a standing desk sounds simple until you're staring at height ranges, motor counts, and tabletop sizes, wondering which of it actually matters. Good news: only a handful of things make the real difference. Here's how to choose a height-adjustable desk that fits your room, suits your body, and looks like it belongs in your home, without overpaying for features you don't even need and will never touch.
The things worth checking
Height range. Check it covers both a comfortable sit and a proper stand for your height. A wide range (Standic desks run 650 to 1300 mm) also means the same desk works for a partner or a growing child.
Stability. This is where cheap desks fall down, sometimes literally. A solid steel frame keeps things steady when you're typing at full height with a monitor on top. If a desk wobbles in the reviews, believe them.
Tabletop size. For most home offices, 120 to 160 cm wide gives room for a monitor, a laptop, and a notebook without swallowing the room. Measure your space before ordering.
Motors and lifting power. A good electric desk raises smoothly and quietly, and holds the weight of everything you pile on it. Standic's Flow handles 100 kg; FlowPRO handles 150 kg and moves faster.
How it looks. You'll see and need to live with this desk every day. Colour and finish aren't vanity. In a home office they're the difference between a desk you put up with and one looks and feels right in your home.
A few accessories (a cable tray, a monitor arm, an under-desk power strip) go a long way toward keeping the whole setup tidy and extra functional.
Flow or FlowPRO?
If your days are ordinary desk days, Flow is the one. It's the balance most people want: steady and quiet to use, sensibly priced, and ready for the accessories you add over time.
FlowPRO is for heavier or busier setups. It lifts more (150 kg), moves faster, charges your phone through built-in USB-A and USB-C, and comes with a 10-year warranty instead of 2. If you run dual monitors or you're at the desk all day, the little extra is worth it.
Both Standic models come in several tabletop finishes, colors and sizes, from white and oak through to walnut and black, so there's an option for every style of interior.
Buying for a child
If the desk is for a child's room, look for a low minimum height so it grows with them, and get them alternating between sitting and standing early. It's a good habit to build young. Rounded tabletop corners are also worth it where there are smaller heads at desk height.
Easy mistakes to avoid
- Going too cheap on the frame. The motors and stability are exactly where corners get cut, and it shows the first time you stand it up.
- Guessing the tabletop size. Measure the space and your monitor setup first.
- Skipping the boring bits. Warranty, returns, and spare-part availability matter more the longer you own the desk.
- Forgetting the cables. A great setup looks cluttered fast without somewhere for all the cables and wires to go.
The right desk makes your workday easier, and the wrong one nags at you every time you raise it. If you'd like a hand deciding, Flow and FlowPRO are built to the same standard, so it really comes down to how hard you'll work them and whether you'd like integrated charging and the peace of mind of a longer warranty period.
