36 Desk Ideas Perfect for Small Spaces

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Multi-Tier Shelf monogrammed wood signs

Cathie Hong
Small spaces often require chất lượng solutions. If you don’t need a ton of surface area, using the lowest shelf of a bookcase, lượt thích in this room by Cathie Hong, can be a perfect solution .
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Midcentury Modern Style

Ann Living
Low-slung, midcentury modern furniture works in small spaces because pieces lượt thích these bởi not carry much visual heft. This wood desk in a Scandinavian apartment decorated by Ann Living is a terrific example. Its beautiful wood finish và compact thiết kế made it a chic fit for the small living room. The plush yellow chair completes a perfectly functional trang chủ office space .
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Tiny Alcove Workstation

Arbor và Co .
Making every inh count in a teensy dwelling can be tricky. In this rustic home page, interior designer Arbor và Co. rises mập the challenge by filling an empty alcove with a tiny built-in desk và additional shelves for storage .
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Custom Style Desk for Kid’s Room

Emily Henderson
In small spaces, including kid’s rooms, large pieces of solid furniture can be oppressive, so sánh why not opt for something different ? This one in a room designed by Emily Henderson captures a vintage phong cách with two iron cast legs that sit at the perfect height for your little one phệ bởi vì schoolwork or read .
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Thin Features

Nude và Novice
By choosing a desk with slim features, lượt thích in this apartment by Instagram tài khoản Nude & Novice, you can still have a stylish trang chính office thiết đặt without taking up too much space .
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Adjustable Desk

Domm Dot Com
It’s essential lớn get a desk that can work with you — especially if you’re working in a smaller space. This adjustable one from IKEA can have its height changed from a sitting bự a standing desk. Domm Dot Com claims that even the smaller phiên bản of this at 45 ” is still plenty of space lớn get work done .
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Flat Surface

JC Designs
Adding a desk Khủng your bedroom will certainly take up some space. Choosing an option with a flat surface, such as this one seen in JC Designs ‘ s bedroom, can serve as a table when not in use as a workspace .
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Repurposed Vintage Table

Mary Patton Design
We love cheap, vintage pieces loaded with character. Here, an old wood desk in this apartment decorated by Mary Patton Design is a perfect fit right next béo the window .
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Use a Basic Table

Kateryna Gonchar
Rather than purchasing an actual desk, choosing a basic table can still serve the purpose of a trang chính office without breaking the ngân hàng. This apartment from Kateryna Gonchar incorporates a simple table that can work as a place bự display decor or a place Khủng get work done, without taking up an unnecessary amount of room .
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Blend It In

Laquita Tate Styling and Designs
If you worry about a desk being an eyesore, then trying bự tone it lao dốc can be a helpful approach Khủng take. Laquita Tate Styling and Designs matched this White desk Khủng the exact same shade as the wall behind it — making it look almost invisible .
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Desk in a Closet

Design : Emily Henderson Photo : Sara Ligorria-Tramp
Thanks Khủng inexpensive, wall-mounted shelving, this closet featured on Emily Henderson conceals a small desk và storage shelves. Your home page office vanishes simply by closing the sliding closet door. Home storage retailers & home page improvement centers offer a variety of products that can be adapted lớn create a desk lượt thích this .
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Desk With Crossed Legs

Jenn Pablo Studio
Desks come in plenty of different shapes & sizes — meaning you can find a selection that will work well in any space in your trang chính. This desk in a room designed by Jenn Pablo Studio features a phối of crossed legs that give the appearance of a sleeker Model .
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Glass Top Desk

Jenn Pablo Studio
Looking for another way béo create the illusion of a smaller desk ? Glass top versions not only have a chic, elegant feel but can give appear almost invisible at times. In this living room by Jenn Pablo Studio, the combination of a glass surface và thin, silver legs looks as though you can see right through it .
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Go rồng

Kirsten Diane
Sometimes a smaller space requires a different approach. Rather than choosing a desk that is smaller, you can choose a table that stretches longer but thinner across the surface, such as this space from Kirsten Diane. This can depend on space but can work well Khủng ensure you have plenty of room béo walk around rather than choosing a smaller yet bulkier choice that won’t be as practical in the long run .
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Floating Nook Desk

Latham Interior Design
This nook sure is pretty, but its form size could easily deem it wasted space. Enter Latham Interior Design, who turned this funky spot into a functional work area with a custom-built floating desk shaped mập fit the space. Odd angled corners lượt thích this are awkward fits for most commercial furniture pieces, & a custom-built hanging desk lượt thích this one is the perfect solution .
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xuất hiện & Airy Furniture

Britt Design Co .
Sometimes the perfect space is right in front of you, even if it seems unconventional. This small nook in between rooms, in a trang chính designed by Britt Design Co., is the perfect kích thước for a simple desk, which is exactly what it is used for. While the nook may seem small, its position in the hallway still allows for plenty of space so sánh as phệ not feel cramped & contained .
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Floating Shelf Desk

KJ Design Mortar and Styling
Another take on the floating desk concept, KJ Design Mortar and Styling used thin gold braces béo mount a dark piece of wood mập the wall, creating a simple, elegant thiết lập .
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Between the Built-Ins

LeClair Decor
Making use of the space between built-ins is incredibly underrated. This thiết lập by LeClair Decor includes a small surface with drawers, as well as a few floating shelves, in between large cabinets, creating an all-inclusive workspace .
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Every Nook và Cranny

LeClair Decor
Another stunning example of putting a nook mập good use, this corner by LeClair Decor doesn’t waste any space — a wood desk, a pair of spacious drawers, & floating shelves that stretch mập the ceiling make an ideal trang chủ office out of a small space .
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Build Around It

LeClair Decor
A quality approach mập the usual small space dilemma, LeClair Decor didn’t opt béo cut xuống dốc this desk lớn fit between other furniture. Instead, the piece of wood extends all the way lao dốc the wall, where a phối of cabinets are built around the piece. The results are unconventional but stylish .
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Use The Wall For Support

LeClair Decor
Small spaces don’t always leave room for a đầy đủ desk. The solution ? Use the wall for tư vấn instead of an additional leg. LeClair Decor took this approach, using two pieces of wood lớn khung a desk, but mounted the top piece bự the wall for stability .
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Leave Room for Only The Essentials

COTTAGE + SEA
Realistically, selecting a desk for a small space may come lao dốc mập … getting a small desk. As long as it has room for all your essentials, a small desk can work exceptionally well, as COTTAGE + SEA proves here .
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Wraparound Desk

Mary Patton Design
Mary Patton Design proves that having a small space doesn’t mean you have béo scale xuống dốc your options. A corner desk can help work with the length of your room và still leave you with plenty of space for all your office supplies .
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Go The Minimalist Route

Michelle Boudreau Design
Truly, a small space may require just the basics, lượt thích this small office from Michelle Boudreau Design. A singular wood surface serves as a desk, holding only a lamp, computer, & small plant .
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Choose a Desk With Rounded Edges

Ashley Montgomery Design
Rather than a rectangular desk with sharp corners, try choosing a desk with rounded edges instead. This can work great in smaller spaces, lượt thích this trang chủ office by Ashley Montgomery Design. The desk is angled away from the wall, & the curved edges make the surrounding area appear more spacious .
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Build a Floating Desk

Tyler Karu
In nooks that aren’t big enough for a full-blown office space, but are certainly large enough phệ house a workspace, try implementing a floating desk lượt thích this one. It can double as a makeshift office & a place where you settle lao dốc with a good book on weekends .
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Complement the Surrounding Decor Theme

@ ann. living / Instagram
When you’re trying bự maneuver a desk into a small space, it helps when it matches its surroundings. The small wooden phiên bản seen here works wonderfully with the picture frames và the board behind it. When materials are cohesive, your workspace won’t feel intrusive or stick out lượt thích a sore thumb .
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Store Items và Study in One Spot

Arbor và Co .
Make the most of a small desk area by implementing storage space around it, too. Whether it’s mập hold extra office supplies, decorative objects, or something else unrelated mập work, don’t forget Khủng take advantage of the vertical space that often frames a small nook lượt thích this .
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Create a Cutout

@ cottageandsea / Instagram
To help designate a work spot in your trang chính without deeming an entire room your trang chủ office, you can carve it out with wallpaper, a divider, or a splash of paint. This room doubles as a dining space và a work room, which is perfectly punctuated by the striped divider .
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Look lớn the Windows

Dazey Den
The space beneath windows is prime real estate for a desk thiết lập & it’s normally not taken up by other furniture items. Measure the area before bringing in a table & then curate a comfortable work space — extra kiến thiết points if you pick a window with a good view .
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Incorporate a Foot-of-the-Bed Desk

JC Design / Instagram
When your bedroom also serves as your office, it’s smart phệ really separate the two ( và prevent your bed from becoming a workspace ). While many desks go up against a nearby wall, this foot of the bed configuration is a nice change. This mix up shows how even in smaller bedrooms you can still successfully place a desk .
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Opt for Desks That Double as Decor

Rikki Snyder
Don’t select a desk based on utility alone. You want it phệ fit in with the rest of your home page, so sánh when it’s not in use it doesn’t feel out of place. For example, a vintage-inspired room might be off balanced by an ultra-modern desk or a sleek, contemporary space won’t look right with a distressed wooden table. This special viết bài desk nicely displays how Khủng pick something right for the room that feels lượt thích a piece of decor all by itself .
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Plantify Your Desk

@ leafandlolo / Instagram
Desks can be cold, sterile places. To liven up the folders & pen holders, bring in a plant or two ( or five in this case ) mập reap all the benefits they provide while you work. This is a win-win situation for plant lovers who may not have space elsewhere in the trang chính phệ add Khủng their collection. Be aware if your desk is in a sunny or light-lacking spot, so sánh you can pick plants that work well in that specific environment .
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Turn Awkward Spaces Into a Desk Area

Michelle Boudreau Design
Once the furniture is in a room, there might be wall space or corners that aren’t big enough bự house other pieces, but will perfectly serve as a desk space. This bedroom shows how room left between two dressers can become an ideal spot for your work surface .
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Go for Simple

Tyler Karu
Life extends beyond work, so sánh when it comes lớn blending the worlds of your career và your home page, choose simple pieces mập avoid always feeling lượt thích you’re sitting in your office on days off. This simple desk và chair configuration is stylish, design-friendly, & not extremely corporate, but it still provides a nice place bự buckle lao dốc & tick items off your to-do danh sách .
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Implement Shelves for Extra Storage Space

Tina Ramchandani Creative
If you prefer mập keep your desk minimally decorated và stocked, look mập additional shelving units lớn make room for other decor bits và work staples. Utilizing floating shelves means you won’t have béo find extra space for housing a tệp tin cabinet or floor-bound side table .