Good Home Office Desk?

NICHOLAS_2

I have been looking online for an office desk for in the home, maybe 2, but all of the desks i see look horrid.

I've looked on the ikea website, they're well priced, but they don't look that nice.

Can anyone recommend a desk that is big enough for laptop, printer, paper work etc that looks nice but also doesn't cost the earth?

SailorSam

I wanted a desk to fit the space it was going in, in the end i gave up and went to B&q for Mdf and made one, it wasn't difficult.

DKLS

My friend bought a off-cut of a kitchen worktop and bought two chrome legs from Ikea and has made a great looking desk for less than £50

Savvy_Sue

Look around second hand office furniture shops and see if you spot anything you fancy.

Opinion

IKEA. One with pink trim, one with green trim. Not badly priced, especially if you're heading that way anyway. On top of that you've got the massive deal breaker;

Swedish meatballs, mashed potato and gravy.

Vectis

Does it need to 'look nice'? It's there to do a job, not to be admired!

We use pine tables from IKEA. No drawer space - it actually means you collect less clutter because there's no where to put it!

SailorSam

Vectis wrote: »

We use pine tables from IKEA. No drawer space - it actually means you collect less clutter because there's no where to put it!

I think draw space is important in a desk. As i said earlier i made my own desk with Mdf but wouldn't even think of trying to make draws. So i got some draw size plastic boxes. When you're working you can sit them on the desk beside you and you don't get that clutter of stuff which always hides at the back of the draw.

NICHOLAS_2

Opinion wrote: »

IKEA. One with pink trim, one with green trim. Not badly priced, especially if you're heading that way anyway. On top of that you've got the massive deal breaker;

Swedish meatballs, mashed potato and gravy.

You taking the MICKE? Or talking about the MICKE rather.



They do that in black and white with pink all around it.

Trouble is my home is mostly light colours, cream, light coloured flooring, the black will stand out too much. I'm probably over thinking it. The depth is a bit poor at only 50cm and it looks a bit flimsy in the pic. I guess i could buy two of them so i have more space and they are cheap...

NICHOLAS_2

Vectis wrote: »

Does it need to 'look nice'? It's there to do a job, not to be admired!

We use pine tables from IKEA. No drawer space - it actually means you collect less clutter because there's no where to put it!

When i work at home i can't work unless the place is tidy and everything is in its rightful place. I get derailed and distracted by the slightest things, especially my cat when he stands next to my legs and just stares at me which means food and i have to get up

If my desk isn't attractive i will struggle to do anything LOL

I'm having a semi nightmare working out where i am going to put it or them, depending on how big it is or how many i need.

pinkteapot

What looks nice to me may not look nice to you. People have very different taste in furniture!

Do you have any furniture in your house (bookcases, dining tables, whatever) that you can give us links to so we can at least see the style you prefer?

I like quite old-fashioned furniture and recently got a second-hand Edwardian style desk. To me it looks lovely (and will look even better once I've repainted it) but to everyone else it would look like it belongs in their nan's house!

PlutoinCapricorn

I work from home too, and wanted something special that matched my decor. I found a multi-level tempered glass workstation, with a picture on the desk part and chrome legs. I love it. It was reduced to £149, which may seem a bit expensive, but I hated all the standard same old wooden desks.