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Choosing Office Furniture: Your Desk

There are many things to consider when choosing your new office furniture which we will explain in this blog – today we are focussing on what you should look at when choosing a desk What do you intend to use your desk for? There are many different styles and choices, a lot of which is focussed around how you intend to use your new desk, do you want a laptop table, a writing desk, a computer desk, a corner desk or a gaming desk?  Lets take a look at the options: ·         Laptop table – these are typically not as deep or as long as a standard desk as they recognise that you will usually just have a laptop on them to work with, and not much else ·         Writing desk – these follow a similar set of sizing principles as laptop tables, however they can often be more traditional looking and complex designs. ·         Computer desk – now we are starting to go up in size as a computer desk will typically be deeper and longer than a laptop table to allow for additional work to be done at the same time as a laptop table, with space for wring and working as well as potentially room for a second monitor ·         Corner desk – of all the desks on offer these will typically be the most imposing and take up the most space due to their L Shape design.  The L Shape design gives you ample space for a full home office set up with multiple computer equipment, plenty of drawer and cupboard space and room for everything you need for a full day’s work ·         Gaming desks – the most heavy duty offering you can get.  These are typically designed with steel tube frames to support the weight of additional computer equipment. They will also normally come with built in cable management, as well as accessories such as headphone hooks, cup holders and monitor mounts. The premium models also come with built in lighting that syncs with your computer. What space do you have available for your desk? This is one that is easy to misjudge, so I would recommend spending some time working this out.  The best advice on this is to first work out where you want to put it, and then mark out on the floor where it will sit. Choices such as corner desks will take up a lot more space than others even with the chair tucked neatly under neath.  Something we discuss here in the desks category. Looking for extra storage with your desk If you are short on storage and would like to add extra without taking up more floor space then a practical option to consider would be a ladder desk.  There are more suitable to people who are looking for a laptop table or writing desk style solution, but then crucially due to the way their long tubular legs are designed extend up the wall to provide built in shelf space or drawers without increasing their footprint on the floor. Desk drawers vs Cupboards On the topic of storage – this is another key point to consider.  What if anything do you need to actually store?  Cupboards are great if you have a quantity of files of paper that you need to find a home for.  The space is typically more usable than a drawer, and a shelf is always going to be more robust than the bottom of a desk drawer given they are primarily designed for storing pens and accessories that you want to keep tucked out of sight to keep your working surface clear.  Need a combination of both, we can of course do that too. Still not sure what to go for?  Then why not start by having a browse and using the above to help narrow the choices down when you have found something you like.  Furniture is a big purchase, and as such you should always aim to go for something you like, not just something ‘that will do’.  Here at Price Crash Furniture we have literally hundreds of desks to chose from, all with free UK mainland delivery as standard.