Desks For Home

Desks For Home

Desks can be placed in just about every room in the home. They are used for work and study, as well as entertainment. Whether you are a student, gamer or a full-time work at home businessperson, desks are important to the home. Custom-built desks are generally fastened to a wall, while pre-made units are positioned near a wall. An office desk in the home that stands alone allows others to sit in front perhaps to take notes or chat.

Here is a list of the many types of desks in the home.

• Computer Desk
• Hall Desk
• Bedroom Desk
• Workshop Desk
• Kitchen Desk
• Make-up Desk
• Study Desk
• Office Desk

Desks are generally 28″-30″ high allowing any standard chair to be used. The knee space is a standard 24″ high. This allows 4″-6″ for a pencil drawer or keyboard tray to be placed above the knees. Smaller desks can be sized down to 24″-26″ for children. The depth of a desk is 20″-24″ in most situations, if it is facing a wall anything deeper will be wasted. In the case of stand-alone office desks it can be 30″-36″ deep.

Most desks today have a place for a desktop computer; this requires a cabinet to one side with no shelf to allow the tower to be enclosed inside. The monitor is placed on top directly in front of the user while the printer often times has a designated spot. A hole located on the desktop or in the back allows components to be connected.

Desks with cabinets on each side of the knee space have drawers and doors built in, while some desks have upper cabinets mounted above providing additional storage. There are several forms of desks like pedestal desks and rolltop desks as well as different styles like U-shaped or L-shaped.

With so many different designs of desks it pays to do some research and find out which suites you best. If you are buying a pre-built desk, your options can be limited. Your local cabinetmaker can custom-design a desk for you and build it exactly the way you want.

By Chris Looney

Article Source: ezinearticles.com