The reception counter is the first piece of furniture anyone meets, and it does more jobs than any other item in the building: greeting point, workstation, parcel drop, security line and, whether you like it or not, the opening statement about how the business runs. Our reception counters are built for that mix, with a raised greeting shelf for visitors, a lower working surface behind for the person staffing it, and cable access for the phone, screen and card machine that always end up there.
Choosing a reception counter
Measure the space honestly before falling for a shape. A counter needs a clear metre behind it for a chair and a walkway, and enough frontage that visitors are not queueing out the door on a busy morning. Straight counters suit narrow lobbies; corner and curved arrangements soften a bigger entrance and give the receptionist sight of the door and the seating at the same time. Wheelchair accessibility matters too: a lower counter section is a small specification choice that makes a genuinely better welcome.
Think about what actually happens at the counter. If parcels pile up, plan a shelf below the top. If the receptionist works there all day, treat it as a proper workstation with decent legroom, a good chair from our ergonomic range, and cable management that keeps the front of house tidy.
Furnishing the rest of reception
A counter sets the tone and the waiting area keeps the promise: reception soft seating, a couple of armchairs or a sofa, coffee tables for the visitor Wi-Fi card, and a coat stand by the door. The full reception range gathers everything in one place.
Reception counters in Belfast and across Northern Ireland
Office Interior Solutions supplies and installs reception furniture across Northern Ireland from Belfast, with regular installs in Lisburn, Antrim, Bangor and Derry. Counters arrive in sections and are assembled, levelled and cabled on site, and we take the packaging away so your entrance never looks like a building site.
Every reception is a different shape, so this is one category where a conversation beats a catalogue. Send us photos and rough sizes of your entrance, or call +44 (0)2890 770019, and we will spec a counter that fits the space and the job.
