Blog Posts

Discover helpful tips, product insights, and stories from the team behind HM Chairs

Steelcase Leap V2 office chair in black

Steelcase Leap V1 vs V2: How to Tell Which You Have

Leap V1 or Leap V2? Four quick checks tell you which Steelcase Leap you have, and which arm pads, gas lift and headrest will fit it.

Hard floor castors, soft floor castors for carpet and rollerblade wheels side by side

How to Change Office Chair Castors

Worn or noisy castors are the easiest office chair part to replace yourself. Which castors suit wood, laminate or carpet, whether they fit your chair, and how to change them in five minutes.

Herman Miller Mirra 1 and Mirra 2 chairs side by side, seen from behind

Which Mirra Do I Have? How to Tell a Mirra 1 from a Mirra 2

Four quick checks to tell a Herman Miller Mirra 1 from a Mirra 2, and which parts fit each.

Replacement arm pads for twelve office chair models, laid out in a grid

How to Replace Office Chair Arm Pads

The tools and steps for replacing worn arm pads, with a separate guide for each chair model.

LiberNovo Omni and Herman Miller Aeron office chairs side by side

LiberNovo Omni vs Herman Miller Aeron

The LiberNovo Omni and the Herman Miller Aeron compared on comfort, adjustment and price.

A row of Herman Miller office chairs seen from behind, including the Sayl, Mirra, Embody, Cosm and Aeron

Best Ergonomic Chairs for Long Hours: UK Picks 2026

What to look for in a chair for long working days, and the ergonomic chairs we would pick in 2026.

Assembled Herman Miller Aeron Classic chair in graphite, standing in front of its box

Assemble Your Herman Miller Aeron Chair With These Simple Steps

How to unbox and assemble a Herman Miller Aeron Classic, and fix common problems.

Atlas headrest fitted to the back of an ergonomic office chair at a desk

Atlas Headrest for Herman Miller Aeron and Embody Chairs

Why the Atlas headrest suits the Aeron and Embody, adding the head and neck support both chairs lack.

Herman Miller Aeron Spray Paint touch up

Herman Miller Aeron Spray Paint: Graphite Finish Restoration

How to restore a scratched or faded Aeron frame with colour-matched graphite spray paint.

Herman Miller Aeron Classic and Aeron Remastered chairs side by side, seen from the front

Herman Miller Aeron Remastered vs Classic: Key Features Compared

The Aeron Classic and Aeron Remastered compared: what changed in 2016, and which suits you.

Two replacement office chair gas lift cylinders

How to Change the Gas Lift on a Herman Miller Aeron Chair

Why Aeron gas lifts fail, the tools you need, and how to fit a new cylinder step by step.

Two Herman Miller Aeron Classic chairs from behind, comparing the lumbar pad and PostureFit back supports

Herman Miller Aeron: Classic Chair - Lumbar vs PostureFit

Lumbar pad or PostureFit? How the two Aeron Classic back supports differ, and which to choose.

Herman Miller Aeron seat pan with its mesh, removed from the chair

How to Replace the Seat Mesh on a Herman Miller Aeron Chair

How to replace the seat mesh on a Herman Miller Aeron yourself, step by step.

Close-up of the lumbar support pad on a Herman Miller Aeron chair

What is the best way to position Lumbar Support on a Herman Miller Aeron Chair?

Where to set the lumbar support on your Aeron, and how to fine-tune it for comfort.

Fingertips under the top edge of an Aeron chair's back frame, feeling for the bumps that show its size

How Can I Tell Which Size Aeron Chair I Have?

The quick bump method for telling whether your Aeron is size A, B or C.