The home decor industry may still be in a post-recession slowdown, but if fall furniture collections are any indication, consumers are supremely busy in one particular room: the home office. High demand for residential desks may not exactly bode well for the nation’s workforce, but at least it has spurred more options for those setting up a shop at home.
Little things
Swedish designer Helena Svensson’s desk, called For Every Little Thing, may be a clutterholic’s nightmare, but it is quite the coup for neat freaks. No more opening multiple drawers in search of stamps, keys, rubber bands or that dry-cleaning receipt. Just look, then pull. The desk is constructed of painted beech and Optiwhite glass, a translucent top that is free of the green tint seen in most glass panels.
Cost:
$4,300. E-mail the designer at
helena@helenasvensson.com
Ledge
Looking to save space without sacrificing style? The Ledge is a 4-foot-wide, 18-inch-deep desk that cantilevers from the wall. The right side has a slide-out surface for your laptop; the left has a drawer for everything else. A nook in back helps manage cords.
Cost:
$1,500 (walnut) or $1,300 (red).
urbancase.com
or
aplusrstore.com
Secret
For a refined take on the cord-conquering desk, look to the German firm Zeitraum’s new Secret. The desk’s graceful lines are carved of solid wood and finished in natural oils. Twin flaps at the rear of the desktop open to storage compartments — one for cords, perhaps, and another to keep pens, scissors, staplers and such out of sight.
Info:
suiteny.com
Cant
The Cant desk from Blu Dot takes its name from the cantilevered desktop. The walnut-veneer work surface is perched atop giraffe-like walnut legs and equipped with an opening to let cords out the back. The design is topped with a petite perforated steel shelf that comes in gray or red.
Cost:
$599,
bludot.com
French Factory
Restoration Hardware has been emphasizing a humble-meets-luxe look, mixing reproductions of industrial antiques with burlap-upholstered wing chairs and distressed leather steamer trunks. The new French Factory Metal Desk is a hefty, 154-pound piece with twin curved storage cubbies. A hidden panel slides out from the demilune desktop to provide a work surface for a laptop.
Cost:
$1,995.
restorationhardware.com
