A desk is the fundamental and key piece to be able to have a work space at home or a place where your children can study. The following practical guide will help you choosing the best desk for your home that adapts to the needs of your family and your space, no matter how small.
The small size of the houses and the tendency to create diaphanous spaces make it difficult to have a room dedicated exclusively to an office or a place of study. However, it is always possible to create a work zone in the bedroom, living room or kitchen if you know choose the most suitable desk. In Comifort desks there is a wide variety of desks that adapt to all types of rooms and needs, as you can see below.
How to choose the best desk according to the available space
A comfortable and functional desk must be as large as the space you have available, as well as robust and resistant. In addition, if it has drawers or chest of drawers, it will allow you to have everything organized and always at hand.
extendable desk
A extendable desk It consists of a fixed part and an extendable part with wheels at the base. In its closed position it has a small background, but enough to carry out reading or study tasks. If, for example, we need to expand the area to place a laptop, we just have to slide the bottom part to duplicate the background.
It is ideal for placing in narrow rooms or passageways. It is also a very versatile type of desk, since it can be used as a dressing table in the bedroom and transformed into a desk according to our needs.
wall desk
The main advantage of a wall desk is that it goes completely unnoticed when it is closed, since it is very easy to integrate it with the rest of the furniture. It is ideal to place it in any room or small corner, especially if we do not need a permanent work area.
Unfolding and folding it is very simple and it only takes a few seconds to have a work area ready in the living room, kitchen or bedroom.
On the other hand, if the space we have is so small that it does not allow us to unfold the desk, we can also opt for a wall-mounted desk like the one in the following image, which only needs a depth of 40 cm. Its light and compact appearance makes it practically unnoticed.
Bookcase with integrated desk
The bookshelves with desk integrated are ideal for youth rooms, but can also be used in the living room as a work area and room divider, to give a few examples.
They require more space than other types of desks, but they have the advantage that they allow us better organization thanks to their large storage area. In short, the space they occupy is very well used.
industrial style desk
A industrial style desk It is ideal for diaphanous and functional spaces, as well as for youthful or more formal environments. It is a type of multifunctional desk that can be used both as a piece of furniture for the computer or as a desk thanks to its large surface and different storage compartments.
In addition, its design brings personality and character to any room, enriching its decoration.
Desk and dining table
Without a doubt, having a dining table that we can also use as a desk will save us space and money. To do this, you have to choose a table that can adapt to both functions, both for its style and its dimensions.
Specifically, the model in the following image is 120 cm wide and 70 cm deep, so it can be used as a dining table for 4 people and as a large desk to improvise a work area in the dining room or kitchen.
Tips for creating a work area at home
As we have seen, a desk or table is a fundamental piece in any work area, but there are also a number of aspects that you must take into account:
- Give priority to well-lit areas, better if it is next to a window. You will also need artificial lighting oriented towards the desk, as well as a nearby outlet to be able to connect it.
- Find a quiet space or adapt your working hours so that they do not coincide with the most used hours in the room. For example, you can work in the kitchen outside of meal times, even in your children’s bedroom when they are playing in the living room.
- Do not rule out any corner of your home to enable a work area. The stairwell or a built-in closet can be good options.
- Try to complement your desk with items that inspire you and allow you to get organized without distractions.
I hope that all these ideas and tips will help you when it comes to choosing the best desk for your home to create your work or study space for your children. If you liked this post, you can see many more guides on DIY and decoration at .
