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Well, this is awkward.

Many of them seemed like they were made for children.

the office area of an ikea showroom

And so few of them had good armrests, if any.

All of that moping aside, I was surprised to find a few diamonds in the rough.

Alongside all of that, the chair had several more adjustment points all over, including on the armrests.

A row of office chairs on the shelf at IKEA

However, the CENTERHALV’s armrests were several inches wider than the others and had vertical and horizontal adjustment.

Other neat tweaks you could make to this chair include tilt resistance and caster locks.

It’s still not much, but for a $240 chair, I’ve seen far worse.

An IKEA CENTERHALV office chair on display at a store

At least this chair feels sturdy.

Similarly, the angle-adjustable headrest is a plus.

I also couldn’t help but notice the intriguing design for the base of this chair.

IKEA CENTERHALV Office Chair

Is this one of thebest gaming chairsin the world?

The bright purple is a nice touch, too.

Despite its paper-thin silhouette, this gaming chair is as sturdy as IKEA’s chairs get.

An IKEA STYRSPEL office chair on display at a store

Only on my second pass did I see this thing lurking in its dark corner though.

You get your standard height adjustment for the seat and armrests, but that’s about it.

The tilt resistance auto-adjusts with your weight too, which is a nice touch.

IKEA STYRSPEL Gaming Chair

It also has automatically adjusting tilt resistance that keeps your back at the perfect angle all day.

But I have to be honest: it was pretty underwhelming.

That said, I was happy to see that not every chair I tested was a letdown.

IKEA HATTEFJÄLL office chair

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