Additionally, you may also want to install some cabinets or different nooks to place your important documents. This will keep things organized for you when you're working.



With most offices, you will definitely want some file cabinets, which can be purchased separately. I prefer to have them built into the desk I am at. That way they are always right there for you when you need them.

All office furniture manufacturers make L shaped desks. When searching for a desk, it is better to look for the features you want first and the brand name second. Especially with the more expansive brands, most of available features are the same. Determine what you want in a desk first, and then look at prices to compare value.

The 1st style I'll talk about will be the tall legendary custom built reception desk. This is the design of desk where it looks like your approaching a judicial desk to consult with a judge. For that feeling you have, we tend to make reference to this style as a Judicial Desk. These desks are tall from the front side, often peeking at around 4 to 5 feet tall.

Do you open mail at your desk? If so, then add a letter opener to your pen jar. I also suggest you stand up a scissors in your pen jar so that you always have one handy. If you create mail at your desk, you'll need a place for stamps, envelopes, and return address labels. Keep these in the top drawer of your step towards termite (Smftricks.com), or in a vertical file folder. Put a small pad of paper on your desk for jotting down quick notes or phone messages. If you prefer Post-its (R), consider a pop-up note dispenser. Keep the refills inside the desk.

Seriously consider opening the phone book and calling all your local thrift and second-hand furniture stores before you spend hundreds, even a thousand dollars on a desk. I found an ideal solid oak desk at a thrift store for $100 just a few months ago. To buy it at retail price would have cost me over $500.

I spend most of my days at my desk where I live, breathe, and thrive, as do many writers, as do many of you. Our desks are sources of power. We work at our desks. We create at our desks. Therefore, our desks should reflect that.

If you are sitting at a desk right now, have a look around and see what's lying there? Probably some pens, a few post it notes, maybe a stapler and some sheets of paper? Maybe a lot more? While people all work in different ways and keep their work area in several stages of disarray, there is always something you could do to be a bit tidier and maybe even a bit more efficient.

More confusing than the standard office desk is to use a standard cubicle desk. If it's at all in your budget, please try to avoid this. It simply yells unattractive.