Buyer's guide to desks

2. Unusual form

Will love the simplicity of this ultra ultra–cool, award–winning Kant Sekretar desk (£795) from Flujo. It's clever folded rear section neatly stows files, books and anything else that might mess up your desk.

3. Push your luck...

Show you're rebel streak and invest in this cheeky Baobab Desk (£2,049.30) from Nest – you'd never be allowed it in an office. Designed by Philippe Starck for Vitra, it's curves will wrap around you so that you never have to stretch to reach your files. Take your pick from the five tasty colours.

4. Flexi–space

This classicly pretty oak desk (£635) from OKA sports handy pull–out shelves so that you can spread out during the day – and fold away when the work is done. It's perfect those of you without a dedicated office space, who are forced to steal part of the living room to set up work. Small and unobtrusive.

5. Slim and sleek

Want something light–weight and flexible? We love this super–dainty Scrittarello writing desk (£995) from The Conran Shop. It has ample surface space, with some nifty shelving, and you can move it around the room as you need.

6. New York glam

Home offices don't have to mean spartan, melamine surfaces and bulky filing cabinets. This Faux Snakeskin Desk (£495) from Graham & Green swaps serious for seriously stylish, and features three neat drawers for storage. It’s the Manolo Blahnik of desk designs – perfect for the Carrie Bradshaws among us.

7. Glossy chic

Imagine looking forward to getting to your desk each morning. We can’t stop thinking about this incredibly slick curved glass desk (£395) from Dwell. It might not solve your storage problems but it'll cut a striking figure in your home. Work will no longer be a chore! Browse more modern desks from Dwell.

8. Out of sight, out of mind

'A cluttered space is like a cluttered mind,' says Emma Jones, author of Spare Room start up: How to start a business from home. This Campaign Desk (£235) from OKA has a desktop lid, which traditionally kept army officers' belongings in place while moving bases. So, come five o’clock you can clear the clutter.

9. Storage solved

If practicality is key there's no better solution than this modular corner desk from Furniture Village (now £694, was £868). It tucks away in a corner and caters for all your storage needs in one. Files, CDs, scanners or printers – they've all got their designated place. Don't let work take over the house.

10. Rise to the occasion

Like to work on the go? This slick and versatile Bellato Navigator Workstation (£1746) from Nest is perfect for multi–taskers with little time for sitting still. Stand up to work. Its shelves can be manouvered at your whim and it takes up next to no space.

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