I’ve gone off time and time again about the state of my ramshackle Philly apartment in past stories, but I promise that’s not because I’ve run out of other stuff to write about. I find new problems with my (admittedly very affordable) home almost daily, and the most recent one developed when I decided to ditch the rug in my office: I learned that my whole apartment is slightly uneven. As a result, despite having one of the best office chairs at any given time, they all roll away from the desk I have perched at my window. I finally found a solution by scoring myself an Anji Mountain Office Chair Mat that gives me just a tad more friction.
Normally, desk mats are relatively smooth. Many are made from hard materials like wood or glass, and they’re designed to reduce interaction and friction between a chair’s casters and the floor. That’s precisely what I did not want, so I scoured for something that I knew the wheels would sink into a bit more easily. My solution was to invest in a woven mat, and it’s working precisely how I wanted it to.
