L Shaped Desk

The Lshaped desk is uniquely designed for the multipurpose office, a great solution when you don't have much space in your office, or you need that extra functionality, and even when the work space is shared and you don't want to sacrifice quality and convenience. Whether you're in need of a small L shaped desk, a large L shaped desk, or an L desk with hutch, you've once again come to the right place, as we've got an amazing selection to choose from!

And make sure you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page, for some good tips and considerations on how to choose the perfect desk for your needs!

Whatever the kind of office you need to furnish, a desk is of an essential necessity. There's a great variety of different types and makes of desks out in the market today, and when the time to buy the right kind for your needs arrives, there are some important things to consider before you make your purchase. As devoted experts in all things furniture, we acknowledge the need of our clients to know more about what's the right choice for them and how to make it. So, we've gathered some facts, things to consider when shopping for an office desk, and some insider tips on what to look for in a modern L desk.

Oftentimes, space is a luxury that you just can't afford, a limited commodity that needs to be smartly and efficiently made use of. Whether you're furnishing a commercial office or a home-based one, L shaped desks are a great solution, designed to be at least comparable with straight desks, in terms of usable working surface area, but without the drawbacks. An L shaped corner desk can be arranged in a way that allows to make use of a corner, which is usually the least utilized part of any room. You can fit your L shaped desk into a corner and get a great working space, while keeping the rest of the area of the room free to use for other stuff or just walk around. Their shape allows for more leg room, and there's also enough room for a hutch – a useful add-on which many of those desks come with.

So, let's briefly pinpoint the main advantages and drawbacks of different types of desk furniture, so that you can compare them and see what type would be a better solution to your needs:

The Corner Desk.

Those desks are flexible, allowing you to fit them in challenging room layouts. They're also great for shared spaces and multipurpose rooms, where you use the rest of the space for other purposes. The downsides of the corner desks are that they offer comparably less screen privacy and there's some space that you'll lose behind a corner computer monitor, that you would otherwise utilize. Besides, who wants to look at a corner all day?

The U-shaped desk.

This type of desk has got tons of desktop space, which can be also “divided” for even more versatility and flexibility. It also provides a better orientation for two people sharing the desk, or a single user who works with two or more monitors, without sacrificing much of the free surface space. However, it will inevitably take up a huge amount of the room space, and a specific U-shaped desk designed to fit well in one room, may not always work in another room with a different layout.

The Straight desk.

The most commonly used, good old along-the-wall desk is stable and will fit almost anywhere, and it moves well from one place to another. The entire work surface is usable, so you can hardly suffer from dead space. But then again, with one straight surface there is no division that could clearly split computer space from another area dedicated for writing or other work. And if you place it along-the-wall, you'd be looking at a wall the whole time. On the other side, if you put the desk in the center of the room, you'll feel the pain of the almost impossible wire management, plus if your monitor faces a window, you'll be constantly battling glare.

The Double-bar desk.

Now, this you might look at as actually two separate pieces of furniture, but this gives you the best of both worlds. It's technically two desks – a center-of-the-room desk and one straight wall desk (oftentimes you'll see a set like this with a wall desk that has a hutch), so there's tons of desktop space and it's divided into two separate surfaces. This gives you plenty of storage and can look great and awesomely executive-like. The only disadvantage we can think of, with this type of desk, is that it requires A LOT of dedicated floor space.

The L-shaped desk.

Now, to the point we're actually here for! A long L shaped desk provides considerably more desktop space than a simple corner or straight desk. You might get a straight desk with the same exact amount of surface area, but with the l-shaped desk everything is closer to you and within an easier reach to all parts of the desk. You can place or move your office chair on either side of the desk, and you can section work space into near portions, keeping things “divided” - the way that is most convenient to the user(s). It's ergonomically better than most other counterparts, allowing for a better, more adaptable work flow. The one setback is eventually losing some dead space behind a corner monitor, that is, of course, provided that you place your monitor at the corner, which may not be necessarily your case.

And now that you know and better understand what is the contemporaryt L shaped desk, and what are all the other types (in terms of shapes and layouts, with all the pro's and con's they come with), next off, we'd like to explain to you the differences between the commercial grade business furniture and the home, or residential office furniture. It is a consideration which is just as important as the proper type of furniture that will best suit you needs, according to the line of work and the practical requirements that it carries along.

Commercial furniture is designed to have better resilience and last longer, it's built using scratch resisting surfaces, higher gauge steel, non-corrosive materials and heavy-duty hardware, which significantly reduces the impact of multiple use, rough movement and generally harsher conditions in exploitation. It is mainly ideal for any business that doesn't have the budget to buy new furniture every few years or so and, quite frankly, doing this doesn't make much sense, even if you can afford it.

A commercial grade office desk L shape, for example, will certainly outlast and outperform their residential counterparts, in almost every case. Same goes for all other office furniture. As both office and residential furniture experts with many years of experience, we highly recommend that you invest in commercial grade furniture over the home furniture, regardless of the type of industry you work in, and provided that you need it for commercial or long-term, full-time office use. Nevertheless, if you're on the look for a good home office desk L shaped, we've got some great offers for those too. As you might have noticed, going through our products list, we offer great home office desks which are meant to be used for lighter duty work, yet they don't compromise on quality and you'll still be very happy with what you're getting.

Now you're armed with the all the knowledge needed to make the best choice, and we've got everything covered for you, so you can scroll back up and add that perfect L computer desk to your shopping cart and work happily ever after!