The 28 Best Modern Home Office Desks

At a time when there’s been an enormous surge of people working from home, it’s more important than ever that your home office desk is something you can comfortably sit at and remain productive for many hours during any given day. That said, like most products, not every office desk is made equal. And when you add in the consideration that you don’t just want any old piece of furniture with four legs like a modern office desk, instead, you’d like something that matches your decor or fits into a small space; there are a lot of factors to consider. And sure, you might also need a beautiful desk lamp and a minimalist desk fan, but ultimately you need a desk first. In case you’re looking for a list of great standing desks, I’ve written about those elsewhere.

First, where will your office desk reside? Is it in your living room, bedroom, or dedicated office space in your home? Next, do you have lots of room for a more massive office desk, or do you need a genuinely compact desk that can even fold-away into a wall to save a maximum amount of space? Then there is, of course, the question of whether you want to have the flexibility of standing for part of your day, and as a result, must consider a standing desk for your setup. And finally, there is the design of your new workspace. Do you want a subtle natural wood finish, or perhaps you’re looking for a neutral tone such as an all-black or all-white desk? Maybe you’re looking for something more contemporary with a glass top, or built-in shelving. These days there are more choices than ever for a minimalist, gorgeous home office desk. And since I’m currently in the market for one, I decided to make my way into the bowels of Internet retailers and home office desk manufacturers across the world to bring you, what I believe to be, some of the best modern home office desks available in the world.

1. CubiCubi – Home Office Computer Desk 55″

I wanted to start this list with a home office desk that I thought the vast majority of readers would appreciate. One, because it’s a very simple and spacious desk, but also because while I understand that the rustic wooden finish won’t appeal to everyone, there is also a more straightforward black wooden finish as well. Made of a combination of faux board wood and dark, almost black metal legs, I like the size and look of this desk. It combines an industrial charm along with the ability to handle a good amount of weight. It also comes with two handy features. First is the additional small table/monitor stand that you can place on top of the desk and gain some measure of desktop organization as shown in the photo above, as well as an iron hook on the side of your desk on which you can easily hang a pair of headphones or your messenger bag. 

Available in two finishes and two sizes, this is an excellent home office desk for almost any space and comes in at a surprisingly low price. 

2. CB2 – Drommen Desk

This is the type of office desk that, that despite its unitary warm tone, resulting from its construction out of Acadia wood, will still most likely fit in with most types of surrounding decors. I think it manages to do this as a result of its striking shape, which is somehow altogether mid-century modern, but also rather contemporary. With this level of care put into its design, its no surprise that this isn’t an overly cheap piece of furniture. But then again, most works of art that double as a functional item aren’t. With its sleek and architectural looks, this wood desk includes a centre drawer that flips down for easy typing, as well as two side drawers and built-in cord management.

3. Tribesigns Computer Desk – 55 inch Large

With its sturdy four leg, two frame design, this desk captured my gaze due to its overall shape, which is a simple but striking design. Because even though the desk seems sparse, its compact design makes it perfect for small or medium-sized office spaces. With a construction consisting of E1 particle board with veneer and matte black metal legs, this desk has plenty of features. The surface has been designed to be easy to clean, anti-scratch, and waterproof for those unfortunate times you spill some water or coffee at your desk.

4. JOISCOPE – Computer Desk with Shelves

It’s a rare thing to find a desk with built-in shelves that doesn’t look like something that came out of a 1970’s government office. Trust me, I tried hard to find ones that didn’t wholly offend my aesthetic sensibilities, and it wasn’t until I came across this black office desk with a set of side shelves that I felt like I had finally landed on one I could feature. With a refined and minimalist and modern style, this office desk should serve most of your needs if you’re looking with something that gives you direct access to more storage space and still looks great in your home office.

5. Artifox – Desk – Walnut

This minimalist desk from excellent furniture maker Artifox is made from a beautiful combination of walnut and steel, which naturally gives the desk a sturdy feel. That said, there are some charming features this desk has, which I would say makes it one of the more tech-friendly desks on this list. First, it’s available in two elegant finishes, a gorgeous and warm looking walnut wood finish, and a Bone coloured desktop finish. Second, it’s built-in dock helps you store your phone, tablet and has a very advanced cable management system using a grid that can anchor your charges below the surface of the desk. And finally, the two-built-in pegs can serve as handy hooks for a wide variety of objects you might want to keep off the floor or desk, including bags, headphones, scarves and other personal items.

6. Gracie Oaks – Donohoo Desk

There are plenty of people that prefer the look and feel of a solid wood surface as a home office desk. You can count me as one of those. This wonderful and unique looking desk comes in a modern style and uses a variety of angular shapes to achieve its overall sleek look. Designed for small to medium sized workspaces, the Donohoo Desk is made of a solid wood and is available in a number of varying colour finishes. It includes a built-in keyboard tray for easy operation with a desktop computer. You can alternatively use that keyboard tray as a handy drawer storage space.

7. Furinno Simplistic A Frame Computer Desk

This simple, small, and incredibly compact yet functional home office desk caught my eye because of one simple reason. It’s clean, it’s modern, but is simply perfect for home office spaces that simply don’t have a lot of room for an extra desk. Available in four different finishes, including the black and french oak combination pictured above, this desk is made from E1 grade composite wood. This desk is also very lightweight, meaning its easy to move around in your office. And my final but favourite feature is the handy shelf at the bottom of the desk that provides space for more storage or can serve as a comfortable foot rest.

8. XDESK – Air Desk

I could write volumes about this desk. It is beloved by the tech crowd and is the desk that famous YouTuber and technology review giant, Marques Brownlee, a.k.a MKBHD uses in his studio. The XDESK Air is a modern and powered standing-desk that allows you to change its position from sitting to standing quickly and quietly. The entire desk is crafted from one piece of anodized aluminum, providing an ungodly amount of stability and strength. But of course, that’s just the start. The Air derives its name from the fact that the surface of the desk is only a remarkable 0.25″ thick, giving it the appearance of nearly floating on air. The thin top-layer of tempered glass provides for a stunning finish. Available in five unique finishes, including a variety of brushed aluminum colours from nearly white to solid black, this desk is truly a work of art. It’s also available in two sizes. 

9. Mr IRONSTONE L-Shaped Desk 50.8″ Computer Corner Desk

Available in this gorgeous vintage finish as pictured above as well as black and white marble this simple yet elegant l-shape office desk has been designed to fit into most situations where you need a sturdy desk with an open and clean aesthetic. Made by Mr. Ironstone the steel frame and thin legs ensure that you’ll have enough support for most office desk uses and the large surface area will provide plenty of space for your computer, and other home office work activities. Additionally, the desk comes with a built-in, space-saving monitor shelf. Use it as a computer, desk, a gaming desk, a writing desk, or a simple office desk.

10. Orange22 Modern – Minimal Wall Desk

This unconventional wall desk that is simply mounted to some studs in your walls comes in two sizes (large or small) and can be used as a perfect multi-use home office desk or even a display shelf. The clever use of curved end caps and geometry allows for the lack of legs while still providing plenty of strength and weight-supporting prowess. With its beautiful slants and curves as well as smart use of wooden material, this laptop, desktop or writing station comes fully assembled and includes a full keyboard pull-out tray with room to spare. This stunning and compact desk is available in a Walnut or Rift Oak finish.

11. The Office Oasis – Sturdy Writing Desk for Small Spaces

If there were one thing I wish modern office desk manufacturers would not do is insert fake-looking Photoshopped computers into the product images they use. I mean look at that Macbook… did it transport onto this otherwise fine-looking desk from some brandless parallel universe? This black and wood office desk made of light-weight but strong MDF wood is vaguely reminiscent of the type of desk that you would sit at in your college library. Built with high strength steel tubing, this small and compact office desk comes with a built-in cable organizer.

12. Structube – Sergio Desk

Clean and architecturally appealing, this office desk from Structube is clearly inspired by the mid-century office and furniture design of the ’50s and ’60s and includes some unique angles and finishes such as the angled solid beech wood legs that provide the structural support for this fine desk. With one drawer set on a single metal railing, you can easily store some of your gadgets or home office desk clutter.

13. CubiCubi Study Computer Desk 32″

Quite possibly the best home office desk for anyone working in a small space. Don’t get me wrong, it’s an excellent desk for anyone, but this desk is nice to look at and takes up a very modest footprint if you’re working with limited room. Now there are no drawers, which means you’ve got nowhere to hide junk. Although that’s probably for the best. The side pocket does give you a spot to place notebooks and a small bit of gear, but it’s not huge. Opposite the pocket is a solid metal hook for headphones, purses, or even your ball cap. Built using a double iron strut design, the adjustable leg pads provide incredible stability.

14. IKEA – IDÅSEN Desk

This simple, yet clever home office desk from the world’s largest furniture maker, your friendly neighbourhood Swedish shop, otherwise known as IKEA, is unique in the sense that it’s leg adjusting mechanism will give you the ability to change it’s height from a minimum of 24″ to 30″. The veneer surface is durable, stain-resistant and apparently somewhat scratch-proof. And as an added bonus, it has a handy cable management net underneath the surface to keep all your cables off the floor.

15. BoConcept – CUPERTINO Desk

This home office desk is a minimalist’s dream. And given its name, I suspect that this desk was more than moderately inspired by the white void room that Apple’s world-famous former chief industrial designer, Johnny Ive used to reside in. And just like the clean lines and aesthetic simplicity of Apple’s products, the Cupertino desk from BoConcept takes an otherwise ho-hum piece of furniture and turns radically into something more! With a considerable amount of different top accessible compartments, this stunningly beautiful desk will most definitely keep your work area clean while you toil away on whatever it is you’re working on. With integrated cable management, and reversible lids that allow you to vary the look of your desk, this desk doesn’t come at a low-price but just look at the thing; it’s worth every penny.

16. Article – Culla Desk

Two drawers on this elegant walnut desk from Article keep your papers and other desk accessories neatly tucked away while you spend the best years of your life chained to your desk. Woah… that turned dark. I’m not bitter about being a knowledge worker… no sir, not me. All kidding aside, this finely crafted desk also includes a small middle-shelf for stashing your keyboard and is made out of solid and veneered walnut. I think my favourite part about this office desk is that it’s not quite any style of furniture as it toes the line somewhere between mid-century and more contemporary styles.

17. Wrought Studio – Mong Credenza Desk

This simple and minimalist home office desk from Wrought Studio offers a beautiful work surface that is available in two finishes. In the case of the desk pictured above, we have a gorgeous gray tabletop finish along with unique glass frames. What’s nice about this desk is that it easily slides alongside a second one to create a nearly seamless larger surface area. No extra-frills with this home office desk, just a nicely built and finished desk also available in a Brown finish. With simple and clean lines as well as a handy small drawer, this desk will offer a touch of understated pizzazz to your home office.

18. XDESK – Terra 2S

While I know that this office desk won’t be for everyone, due to its specialized nature, it is another finely crafted and heavy-duty sit and standing desk. A lot of people might find this desk to be the perfect setup for their home or business office. A couple of weeks ago, we featured some fantastic monitor stands and risers in another article here at WornSimple, and while those are all amazing stand-alone items, this XDesk Terra 2S comes with one built-in. Additionally, the desk comes with a level of storage that might remind you of the type of desk you sat at as an elementary school child. This dual column electric desk has both a modern and simplified aesthetic as well as plenty of features.

19. Allmodern – Burnes Desk

Yes, we’re all perpetually stuck doing the Work From Home grind. But you can make it a far more pleasant experience with a desk that you can be proud of owning. This retro-inspired desk features a blend of solid and engineered wood and is available in a solid white or natural wood finish. It also includes a very svelte drawer set that will let you keep slim items like notebooks, pens and a keyboard safely ensconced within. The bottom shelf is another little bonus that will either get your PC off the dusty ground, or give you some extra storage space for things like USB hubs, books or maybe just your feet.

20. ModernDigs – Currant Writing Desk

Three functional drawers sit beneath a stylish and large worktop in this stylish writing desk from ModernDigs. The mid-century lines and finish are a testament to the endurance of the furniture style. It’s nice on the eyes, but indeed nice on the environment as well as this desk is made from 100% solid Moso Bamboo. Now sure, you know what Bamboo is, but what exactly is Moso Bamboo? Well, it’s a type of bamboo species that tends to grow large and is native to parts of Taiwan and China. The Bamboo is known to reach heights of up to 92 feet, and once it matures is also the densest and most robust type of Bamboo anywhere in the world, which makes it ideal for timber production and furniture production applications. It’s also extremely renewable, meaning that it can grow up to a meter in height in a single day.

All that to say that you can feel good about the durability and environmental friendliness when buying this stunning home office desk.

21. AFEO-TVMount – Computer Desk Wall Shelf

If space is an issue, like it is for a lot of people now working from home, this floating computer desk that doubles as a bookshelf with drawers might be the right solution for your small home office. In addition to its functional features, this computer desk comes in three different sizes and two different colour finishes, which provides you with plenty of options. Pictured above is the medium-sized office desk in the Walnut colour.

22. Union Wood Co – Essentials Adjustable Desk

As far as desks on this list of the best home office desks goes, this one is a beast. Yes, it’s a height-adjustable desk meaning you can use it as a home-office desk while standing at it, but the real feature of this desk is the sheer solid nature of the table-top which is really thick, and the sheer size of the surface area. It would be foolish of me to lie to you and pretend that this is a desk for those of you who are strapped for cash. That, I assure you dear reader, it is not. Starting at nearly $3,000 this desk definitely makes a statement. Simple, modern and functional are a great starting point, but if you really want to have something beautiful in your home office that you can work at for probably decades to come, this Vancouver made standing desk is a true work of art.

23. Upper Square – One Desk

I haven’t included too many desks of this type thus far. But out of the many desks I came across in this style, with the two-tone design and curved sitting side, this one stood out to me as being quite lovely. While at first blush this desk may appear to be deceptively simple, there’s plenty of features to be had in this beautiful office desk. Just some of those features include a built-in AC outlet, cable-management, and a built-in USB port. Available in four different finishes including the white and dark grey combination you see above, this home and commercial office desk is also available in nearly black, light grey, and espresso. All very lovely colour combinations that are bound to keep up with an evolving office space.

24. Gracie Oaks – Tihiri Desk

Sometimes when you sit down at your desk, there’s nothing inspirational about it. Nothing about its design pushes you to more productivity or more creative ideas. But not with this combination of writing and computer desk. This beautiful desk combines a sterling combination of mixed materials that exudes a wonderous aesthetic. The two included drawers create plenty of space to keep your desk uncluttered, while the simple front and minimalist metal legs will give you the inspiration you need by providing a stylish workspace.

25. XDESK – Solo Plus

Without a doubt, this will likely be the smallest home office desk as far as surface area goes that you see on this list. But with its small size come considerable advantages. First, like most other desks from XDESK, this small but capable free-standing and space-saving design is height adjustable and also powered by an electric motor. This desk may be the perfect solution for any space-challenged office, apartment or room. Plus, if you ever simply feel like working from a more comfortable chair than whatever you’re used to sitting in at your office, the compact footprint of this desk means you can pull it up to almost any seating surface, including your couch!

26. Herman Miller – Airia Desk

In the world of furniture design, there are plenty of big names. But as far as prestige and renown, you’re unlikely to find a brand name more known than Herman Miller. So it’s no surprise that what the infamous furniture maker has created here with the Airia Desk is nothing short of astounding. Its form alone is enough for it to land on this list. But don’t mistake its sleek lines for lack of function. This gorgeous desk was inspired by the need for serious professionals who need a serious desk in their home office without sacrificing the desire for their desks to resemble the quality of the work they do. The desk also features gorgeous cork-lined organizers within the drawers and a serious cable management system that acknowledges today’s work-space that is heavily reliant on technology. I can’t gush enough about how much I love the design of this desk that mixes a blend of laminates, wood, veneer, and white-coated metal.

27. STIR – Kinetic desk M1

If you buy this desk for your home office, there is no way you will be able to go back to work unless you have one there too. It’s probably the world’s first smart-desk! Not only does it transition seamlessly from sitting to standing, but it’s ergonomically designed and beautifully finished. Oh, and it will sync with third-party devices like your Fitbit to help keep your fitness on track. With a built-in Capacitive LCD touch screen, multiple users can adjust their perfect settings. And because it’s Bluetooth and cloud-enabled, the M1 will sense which user is at the desk through their devices and set it to their unique presets.

28. ModernDigs – Walker Desk – White on Walnut Base

Function, meet fantastic form. That neatly summarizes what I think of this desk. It’s a bold design that can seamlessly integrate into most home-office settings while providing for a very striking wall-mounted design. It’s the type of desk you simply can’t take your eyes off of. It is made from high-gloss lacquer and natural wood veneers and merely is minimalistic and contemporary at the same time. Two small pencil drawers include enough storage space for some of your office supplies.

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