A
corner desk is a useful piece of furniture. If you already use one for
your office or at home, then you already know what a great option it is.
If you don't, but are trying to decide what type of corner desks to get, then take a look at the pros and cons of a corner desk to help you make a good decision.
I've
used all sorts of desks over the years. Probably my favorite one is the
corner desk I use now. It works great in my home office. I can freely
move my office chair around in the space in front of the desk. This is
extremely important to most people, as it is for me. Being able to
access not only my keyboard, but also my filing cabinet and printer
easily is something facilitated by having a corner desk. A regular
rectangular shaped desk tends to get over crowded. So, pro number one is
ease of access to office machines and work spaces.
The second
pro of using a corner desk is that it is an efficient use of space that
otherwise would be wasted. You know how it is. If there is an extra
square foot of free space we tend to fill it up with something. Maybe
one of those awful fake plants I am sorry to say I have owned way too
long. Or some figurine or other useless object will be placed there. I'm
not sure why we do that, but we do. Obviously, having the desk in the
corner means nothing else can go there.
My corner desk also has
vertical space built in above the main work surfaces in the form of
shelves. These are really nice. I can't emphasize enough how important
it has become to me to be able to place objects up and out of the way. I
like to use part of the shelf to keep my extra cds and DVDs, a few
basic office supplies, and a few personal items like a picture and
plant. On the other part of the shelf I tend to store my external hard
drive, digital camera, card reader and flash drive. These things are
nice to have close by since they are regularly used, but up and out of
the way of my normal working area.
The biggest con to owning and
using a corner desk is really only applicable if you are one of those
people who just has to have their back to the wall. I don't know if that
comes from the old west thing where you always want to have the room
and door in front of you at all times or what. You never know when you
might have a shoot out I guess, and you want to be prepared for
anything. All kidding aside, some people are just more comfortable when
they are situated more directly against a wall or in a corner facing
out. I, for one, am not one of those people so having a corner desk that
forces my chair to be more out in the room with my back to the door
doesn't bother me at all.
There are many sorts of desks that come in all shapes and sizes, and any number of these may work great for you. A corner desk
is something I have come to prefer over the years because of their ease
of use and organization as well as accessibility to everything you need
while working. If you are considering a corner desk, I would recommend
one without reservation.