No Home Office? No Problem! You Can Put These Versatile Desks Anywhere
With a majority of us answering our emails on our sofa or attending Zoom meetings at the dining room table, having a dedicated spot to do your best work is more important than ever.
Even if you don’t have a home office, don’t fret: you can still maximize creativity and productivity with these savvy, versatile desks for every budget. Scroll down and start shopping!
The Winter desk pivots 360 degrees and can turn into a console.
Mobilia
Winter Swivel Desk with Glass in White, $999, mobilia.ca
Ikea’s Lommarp desk includes a small niche to thread cables.
Ikea
Lommarp Desk in Dark Blue-Green by Francis Cayouette, $199, ikea.com
There’s plenty of storage in this handsome five-drawer desk with beautiful burl patterning.
Union Lighting and Furnishings
Five-Drawer Art Deco-Inspired Writing Desk, $5,180, unionlightingandfurnishings.com
This table still resembles a rustic, farmhouse find, but there are hidden shelves on either side that pull out for a printer or extra storage.
Stoney Creek Furniture
Boheme Trappist Writing Desk by Hooker Furniture, $1,971, stoneycreekfurniture.com
These white desks can tuck into tight spaces and has a sweet, Scandi spirit.
Ikea
Ingatorp Drop-Leaf Desk by Carina Bengs, $189, ikea.com
This classic desk is perfectly scaled for a bedroom, and has a dreamy duck-egg blue finish and fluted legs that look at home in a boudoir.
Ethan Allen
Emily Petite Desk in Robin’s Egg Blue, $1,570, ethanallen.ca
This multifunctional Modern desk by Namik Ozkaynak doubles as a dining table, extending to seat four — perfect for condos or other small spaces.
Soho Concept
Modern Desk by Namik Ozkaynak in Champagne Frosted Glass and Champagne Powder Coating, $429, sohoconcept.com
Marc Newson’s electric teal Rigga desk is inspired by a jeweller’s table and has a sinuous, playful shape.
Kiosk
Rigga Desk in Petrolio by Marc Newson for Cappellini, $9,256, available at Kiosk
Short on floor space? You need the floating Nubo Occasional wall desk that can be flipped closed at the end of the work day.
Home Société
Nubo Ligne Roset Writing Desk in Aquamarine by GamFratesi for Ligne Roset, $2,647, available at Home Société
This distressed finish of this desk would look at home in a French farmhouse, but it has a drawer front that drops down to accommodate a keyboard.
Stoney Creek Furniture
Arturo Writing Desk by Hooker Furniture, $2,698, stoneycreekfurniture.com
The sleek Alex desk is modern yet moody; the black finish accents its strong, spare lines.
Ikea
Alex Desk in Blue by Johanna Asshoff, $149, ikea.com
The Biblio Modern desk boasts leather privacy panels, but it’s the combo of persimmon and black that makes this curvy stunner extra chic.
Calligaris
Biblio Modern Desk by Archirivolto, $3,244, calligaristoronto.ca
The Hailings secretary neatly locks up after hours with nesting drawers and an angled top to save space in a narrow hallway.
Cocoon Furnishings
Hailings Secretary by Thomas O’Brien for Century Furniture, $10,536, cocoonfurnishings.ca
Channel a Scandinavian state of mind with the streamlined Laval writing desk — it even has a fold down top that conceals clutter.
Klaus
Laval Writing Desk by Stellar Works x OEO Studio, $3,780, klausn.com
Technically a console, this piece could do double duty as a desk with the addition of a stool. The joyful citrus hue would be at home in a child or teen’s study area.
Canadel
Sofa Console Table in Sun Flower, $985, available at Canadel
This svelte piece features a white leather inset, but the real genius is the narrow lip around the table top: no more knocked phones or tipped over coffee mugs.
Paramount Home & Design
Elton Desk in Black Truffle, $2,655, available at Paramount Home & Design
Who wouldn’t want to pull up a chair to this luxe beauty? Shagreen-cast drawers and metallic accents earn the Toby desk style points.
Julian Chichester
Toby Desk in Bleached Oak, $5,250, julianchichester.com
Delicate brass legs give the Eden trestle desk a chic and airy Brooklyn-loft look.
Home Société
Eden Desk in Marble, White by Maison Corbeil, available at Home Société