Desktop Material

Glass

Glass surfaces add a boldly modern touch to any desk. Paired with wood or metal construction, the glass expands visual space and lightens the entire piece of furniture. Often removable for cleaning, maintenance, or moving purposes, glass desktops can be found in a variety of shapes and configurations.

Desktop Material

The desktop itself is where you’ll make contact with the desk, and where the vast majority of interaction with the furniture occurs. Whether concealing storage below or acting as a simple table top, the material determines most how the desk looks and feels while it’s being used.

 Wood

Wood surfaces are the most traditional form of desktop. These often manifest on top of an all-wood desk, but can also be mounted atop metal frames

9. Standing Desk (i.e. Adjustable Height Desks)

In recent years, there’s been a lot of health discussions around how unhealthy it is to sit for extended periods of time.  The result is the growth in the popularity of stand-up desks due to the purported health benefits of working part of the time at a stand-up desk.

There are 3 main types of stand-up desks:

1. A desk accessory that gives you the option to work at your regular desk standing up
2. Entire desks that can be raised and lowered.
3. Static stand up desks that are always in an elevated position.

8. Roll-Top Desk

Growing up my parents had a spectacular antique roll-top desk in they living room they had bought at some old antique store and refinished.  However, you don’t have to buy an antique one; you can still buy them new as well.

A roll-top desk is one where a hood rolls down over the desk surface to secure all contents.  While not the most practical desk, especially for computing, it can be a beautiful piece of furniture in any office, living room or master bedroom.

3 configurations:

• Drawers on both sides;
• Drawers on the left side; and
• Drawers on the right side.

7. Floating desk (a.k.a. Wall-Mounted Desks)

This type of desk is mounted directly onto a wall, completely saving all available floor space. Often mounted with shelving and cubbies, taking advantage of the vertical frame, these desks are incredibly useful for those with limited space. The floating desk is perfect for dorms or bedrooms.

6. Secretary desk

This is a type of desk topped by a hinged desktop surface, which is in turn topped by a bookcase, usually closed with doors or drawers. The whole is usually a single, tall and heavy piece of ornate furniture. There were originally for people who wanted a luxurious desk yet lacked the room for a formal roll-top model.

5. Corner desk

Corner desks can be a convenient solution to space problems in their compact iteration, or a sprawling suite of surface area in their more elaborate configurations. They can provide more desktop space in a smaller area, or a large L-shaped spread, depending on the size you’re aiming for. The best aspect is their ability to provide extra leg room.

4. Credenza desk

Credenza desks, as the name implies, combine a desk with a cupboard-packed credenza. This is a piece of furniture normally reserved for dining or living rooms, valued for its fashion and utility. When combined with a desk, you gain the benefits of both pieces of furniture, so long as you have the space to hold one.

3. Executive desk

The executive desk is the king of the home office world. With loads of drawer storage and surface area, along with an often massive footprint, these carved wood specimens impart a sense of grandeur and timeless appeal that stands apart from other styles.

Often what is pictured when considering a traditional desk, the executive desk can encompass a wide variety of styles and shapes including:

• Rectangle desk;
• L-shape desk;
• U-shape desk; and
• Massive desk systems.

2. Computer desk

In a modern home office setting, computer desks are the most practical and utilitarian of all home office desks. These provide plenty of space for both a computer tower and monitor, as well as storage for any computer accessories, cables, and peripherals you may need.

Like the writing desk, this is built for efficiency and simplicity, but with added space for hardware components. Key elements include a keyboard tray and large storage area for the CPU.

That said, more and more people no longer have large desktop computers and instead opt for laptops and tablets since they have more than enough computing power to manage everything digitally.

This potentially renders the computer desk obsolete since you don’t need the typically computer desk features such as keyboard tray and CPU storage section.  Nevertheless, you may still want a computer desk for your home.