Cool desks
8 desks and 8 things to think about if you are buying or commissioning a desk for your home office.
1. How do you work - pencil and paper, ink and drawings, laptop or desk-top?
2. The working surface - should it be curved and/or sloping or flat? If you are analogue, curved and sloping can feel comfortable and ergonomic. If you work on a laptop or computer a flat top will be best.
3. The material - wood or leather or other? We usually make desks tops from wood or leather. Leather feels great for writing with pen and paper but is better on a flat surface. Wood feels warm to the touch, is durable, easy to repair and can be flat, curved or sloped.
4. Sit or stand or a combination of both? We make all three.
5. Storage - there is options for cupboards, shelves, drawers or niches. Think about what do you want to store?
6. Overall size - do you work with large plans or do you have a tiny space? Also remember to think of the height and it’s relationship to your chair. Sharing dimensions and plans of the space available is very helpful and we are happy to then advise.
7. Location in the room - edge or centre of room, looking out or looking in?
8. Do you need cable management and where is the power socket?
Eyrie Desk (Width 120 cm) in brown oak with shelf and drawer - a writing table for small home office and cable management groove to rear of arched legs.
Standing Desk in oak and sycamore with three drawers, and three shelves. Shelves have back-stands and turned ends. Paper drawers have oval holes for pulls. Dimensions W 110 x D 55 x H 105 cm
Ribbon Desk in oak with sloped and curved surface, storage niches, drawer, cupboard and cable hole. The shape is ergonomic, perfect if you work on paper and helps you focus on the working space. Dimensions W 130 x D 65 x H 94 cm.
Potting Shed Desk in oak with saddle leather surface, and curved-base-lidded storage for a tiny home office space. Dimensions W 75 x D 55 x H 65 cm.
Justice Desk with sit-stand section on right hand side, storage stack and secret storage. The cantilevered “scales of justice” has a large wooden ball. Dimensions W 240 x D 110 (desk depth 80) x H 75-105.
Y Desk in larger size, with lap-top storage pocket and extra lidded storage. We make Y Desks in a variety of sizes and with an extra option of integral lights. This desk dimensions W 135 x D 63 x H 76 cm.
Anna Desk with leather lined drawers( with curved fronts) and customised engraving for a perfect surprise birthday gift! Dimensions W 120 x D 60 x H 90 cm.
Telford Desk with saddle leather working surface and lidded storage niches. Dimensions W 112 x D 80 x H 64 cm.
Please see our home office portfolio page for more ideas. All of these desks can be the starting point for your design. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you would like to discuss commissioning a desk for your home work space. Our simplest Y Desk (not shown) starts at £2900.