Wouldn’t it be nice to have a home office to call your own? While this is not impossible if you have a big house with a pool; having your kids around or any other distractions can be a problem. But, if you are working from home as a freelancer, a remote worker, an entrepreneur, or even as a distant learner, having a comfortable home office desk is a necessity.
As previous studies have shown, efficiency and productivity are heavily influenced by your surroundings and working environment. Amongst the elements that have a big impact on your performance is music, background noise, technology, temperature, humidity, air quality, lighting, comfort – too much or too little, and believe it or not, feng shui.
You have to be careful when you are buying a desk and simply can’t buy the first one you see. It should inspire you, put you in the mood for work and express your own individuality one way or another.
If you are searching for ideas, take a look at the following list to help you out:
1. REGAL Reversible Corner Desk
Piranha Furniture
The corner desk has everything you need as it offers a generous workspace and an easily adjustable pedestal filing cabinet with three drawers that can be fitted either to the right or the left depending on the space you have available in your home. It’s a sophisticated-looking piece of office furniture that allows plenty of space for your computer and other office supplies. What more could you ask for?
Price: £118.95
2. Blu Dot Stash Desk
Heals
This minimal-looking desk can be extremely handy. It’s quite small and can fit anywhere you want. It has a friendly look and comes in two colours including natural ash with while legs or graphite stained ash with graphite painted legs. The desk also comes with a slim drawer that can be put either on the left or right side. It has curved edges that make it unique and a durable surface to work on.
Price: £399
3. Walter Desk
uncommongoods
An excellent choice for antique lovers. The vintage style fits perfectly into a house of someone who appreciates the beauty of the oak. What’s great about it is that the drawers remain unfinished to give this furniture a raw and natural look. It might be a bit pricey in contrast to other desks, but if the space you have available at your house can express its uniqueness and you can imagine yourself sitting there writing your next novel you should check it out today.
Price: £3,990
4. Herman Miller Nelson Swag Leg Desk
Herman Miller Store
Who needs drawers when you can get a desk with cute cubby holes instead? The swag desk is for people who have more eclectic taste, and want to keep their stuff organised. It’s small with a minimal look to it, but can be as efficient as any other desk and can store your material and professional equipment out of sight. It has a 1958 design and upgraded with grommets for wires to accommodate your modern technology needs e.g. mobile and laptop charges.
Price: £1.609
5. Symbol Audio Desk
uncrate
If you are a creative individual and like working with music, this is the desk for you. The symbol audio desk can help you stay inspired to work providing you with a greater convenience to enjoy your favourite tunes. It has a pair of four-inch titanium cone speakers along with a five-and-a-quarter-inch sub-woofer. You can get it in many types of woods including cherry, maple, oak or walnut.
Price: £4.000
6. Bluelounge StudioDesk
bluelounge
What’s great about the StudioDesk is the fact that it has a pretty and minimal design that allows space-saving solutions and a tangle free work environment. Instead of a normal drawer, it has an opening top on the surface of the desk, allowing you to work with just the bare necessities. This is hidden and can store cables, adapters and other smaller materials that don’t allow any distractions and clutter get into your way.
Price: £502
7. Steelcase Walkstation
Steelcase Store
An excellent choice for gym bunnies. Clearly you won’t need to buy a chair for the steelcase walkstation since your legs can do all of the work. Sitting for long hours every day can cause back problems that you might want to avoid. For your own convenience, you can adjust the desk to suit your height, walk on the treadmill for as long as you want, and burn those calories while working.
Price: £2,627
8. Perky Yellow Formica Desk
Clippings
This modern piece of furniture is quite small and can be fit in almost any room – big or small. It comes with a birch plywood top, solid European oak legs, and a bright yellow, grey and teal surface. The formica is another choice for people who love vintage furniture, and it can add a dose of cuteness in your home office. It might be smaller than the other desks on this list, but does it need to take up a lot of space?
Price: £275
9. Maisons Du Monde Helsinki Desk
Maisons du Monde
A 12mm thick tempered glass top makes it look strong and elegant in any space. It also has two chrome-plated ‘sawhorse’ legs that you can adjust according to your desired height and makes use of industrial materials that gives it the serious business look every entrepreneur would love to have at his/her home.
Price: £459
10. Celine Desk
Case Furniture
The Celine desk offers a practical solution for your home office. It has a side cubby and main drawer where you can fit everything you need and a broad angular top.The desk has tapered conical legs that make it beautiful and different. It comes in oak or walnut depending on your personal preference.
Price: £470
Choosing a desk that works with your job is of vital importance because it can help you feel better and improve your work performance. The important thing is that it keeps you happy and productive throughout the day to make sure that you choose the right one for you.
Which one would you choose? Let us know in the comments section below…